Today is the National Day of Silence.
Its purpose is to bring attention to anti- LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual) bullying, name calling and harrasment in schools. It began in 1996 by students in the University of Virginia. Now over 8000 middle and high schools as well as universities take part.
I went to a Christian high school and i wish that i could make them realise how important an event like this is. Although its school holidays at the moment im going to try and get in contact with them and see if i can perhaps have a talk with the kids about this.
Taken from the Day of Silence webpage….
http://www.dayofsilence.org/
“Last year’s Day of Silence on April 25 was held in memory of Lawrence King, a 15-year-old eighth-grade student in Oxnard, California, was shot and killed by a 14-year-old classmate because of his sexual orientation and gender expression. Hundreds of thousands of students at more than 8,000 schools participated. Their efforts were supported by hundreds of community-based “Breaking the Silence” events at the end of the day. Together, concerned students created a powerful call to action in order to prevent future tragedies.”
