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PostPosted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:27 pm


More infomation/support here:

http://dayofsilence.org
PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:15 am


My GSA's doing it.

Cute story:
Someone was writing a science article for my school newspaper with the word 'homogenous' in it. Homogenous means the same throughout [ie, in a mixture]. It's pronounouced "huh-mah-juh-nis".

My principal heard someone pronounce it "ho-mo-gee-nious" and banned the article from being published. stressed

So on our DoS shirts, we're writing on the back:

WE'RE ALL HOMOGENOUS.

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EmilysShadow


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 1:56 pm


EmilysShadow
My GSA's doing it.

Cute story:
Someone was writing a science article for my school newspaper with the word 'homogenous' in it. Homogenous means the same throughout [ie, in a mixture]. It's pronounouced "huh-mah-juh-nis".

My principal heard someone pronounce it "ho-mo-gee-nious" and banned the article from being published. stressed

So on our DoS shirts, we're writing on the back:

WE'RE ALL HOMOGENOUS.

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Dude, you can't ban that word. D: Wth, it's a very important word in many sciences, particularly chemistry. What an idiot! He's being detrimental to your learning. :[

AWESOME play on that, though. X]



We're also organizing the event at our school. We're in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, so our region is fairly liberal, as is our high school (although it's located in a rather conservative suburban area).

The thing is, there are a lot of people who are supportive, but few of them care enough to participate and actually speak out all the time about it. We're hoping to get enough participating to make this a fairly "loud" event anyway. X3

Gay-Straight Alliance members will be wearing t-shirts to mark us (we'll be handing out speaking cards to anyone who wants to participate). A lot of the other participants will be wearing their standard "Eat, Drink, and Be Gay" shirts--our GSA has been selling them. ^___^ A lot of positive comments about them~ People keep telling me that it's a really cute shirt<3
PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:07 pm


Nee. Lucky people. Attending tolerant schools with GSAs.

I go to a Catholic school, so there will definately be no mention of the day of silence. And I don't own anything rainbow either.

But it sounds very nice. 3nodding

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:14 pm


I probably won't be since I go to a Catholic school and I'm always called on in classes, but I will do something to show my support. Maybe I'll make a rainbow bracelet or a rainbow charm to hang on my backpack to show my support.
PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:22 pm


I want to go to my friend's college for Pride week or whatever. I know they'll be having parties and what-not because it's known as a Gay-Pride school.

There is also Charlotte Pride. Im not sure when it's being held this year but Im sure it's sometime in May. I might talk to my mom about it and slip down there this year for it.

Im so wearing my armband on the day of silence. If I dont participate in the silence, then Im going to at least show my homo colors. mrgreen

AkureiKnight


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:23 pm


AkureiKnight
When is the day of silence anyways? I want to try. I dont hang around many people but I still might participate, and wear my rainbow bracelet all day. 3nodding


Day of Silence is a day (April 26 this year) when people don't talk to honor people who are silenced because they are gay.

My school doesn't have a G.S.A. (we used to but it broke up because no one felt it was necessary because my school is very tolerant) but the queer history class I'm taking is making posters to put up and giving out cards explaining what Day of Silence is about. We're also coming up with ideas for what teachers can do if they participate.
PostPosted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:31 pm


I hope I'm not working on the 26th, cuz then I can't participate seeing as how I work frontline and have to talk to customers u.u

Tenaku


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 6:03 pm


I, personally, am doing DoS. My school refuses to support it because of 'problems in the past' and 'students doing it wrong'. I wish the principal would look around this issue and let us have our DoS...We desperatly need something of this sort in my school.
PostPosted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:46 am


lunarspirit
Is anyone here going to participate in Day of Silence? If so, what are you planning?
oh definately! i prolly wont even come onto gaia or aol that day.

ShmexayVamp3000


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:02 am


Tenaku
I hope I'm not working on the 26th, cuz then I can't participate seeing as how I work frontline and have to talk to customers u.u

XD Well, it's a protest mostly intended for school (staff and students), so I wouldn't be too worried about that. You can just participate for the school day; most people do that.
PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:27 pm


ShmexayVamp3000
lunarspirit
Is anyone here going to participate in Day of Silence? If so, what are you planning?
oh definately! i prolly wont even come onto gaia or aol that day.
I've organized a bunch of people who are going to do it. I only made 10 cards thinking that that was about how many people who would want to do it, but now I've had to make about 20 more! I'm so happy! People I don't even know are coming up to me and asking if they can do something! I'm so excited!!!

ash_nazg_durbatuluk01


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:12 pm


Whoo I get to register kids at school tomorrow for the DoS, we do registration a day earlier.
PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:25 am


there's no GSA at my school but i want to do it xp . Well, even if I can't participate I still wanna go to the breakin the silence party I WANNA GET A BALLOON stressed !! (we got to write on balloons last year Do they do that every year or was that a theme? I've only started doing this last year Yeah this makes no sense but wutever!! i'm really excited!)

rofl

Eebie


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:14 am


My friends and I are making posters and handing signs out to people about it. So far, we have quite a few people participating.

Our retarded school doesn't have a GSA, so it's harder to find people willing. But if I come here again next year, I'll be starting one~
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