News
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Night of Noise 2008:
Congratulations to the Alliance's Youth Committee on a fun and successful Night of Noise 2008. (Pictured above: youth listen to one of their peers during the speak out portion of the evening). Over 200 students came together to celebrate their participation in the Day of Silence, demand more from their schools, and have some fun! Please see the Windy City Times article at http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=18167 and the Chicago Free Press article at http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/1735
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Illinois Safe Schools Alliance Featured in Article about LGBT Parents:
Please see the link below and the April 30th edition of the Windy City Times for an article featuring the Alliance's Executive Director, Shannon Sullivan, and the Principal at Jones High School and former Board member, Don Fraynd discussing how LGBT parents can get involved with their childrens' schools. http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=18158
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Making Our Schools Safe for LGBTQ Youth, Bloomington/Normal, April 22nd:
Congratulations to the Central Illinois Safe Schools Alliance (CISSA) in Bloomington/Normal on an amazing and successful town hall forum, Making Our Schools Safe for LGBTQ Youth, which featured a panel of local youth, parents, and teachers on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at Normal Community High School. The forum was co-sponsored by the Alliance and the ACLU of IL--please see the article in the Pantagraph at http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/04/23/news/doc480ec85f8a631418463241.txt and the story and video from WMBD-TV Channel 31 at http://centralillinoisproud.com/content/fulltext/?cid=7320 Pre-forum press can be found at http://pantagraph.com/articles/2008/04/17/news/doc48069930e381b418897999.txt Also, please listen to the news story on WGLT featuring panelists from the forum at http://www.wglt.org/newsroom/audio/080421bullygaydepth.mp3
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Summer Institute for Educators:
Please join the Alliance for our annual Summer Institute--an intense 2.5 day professional development opportunity for school personnel held at Oak Park/River Forest High School June 16th-18th, 2008. Please contact Shannon Sullivan at shannon@illinoissafeschools.org for more details or to register.