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in my school there is too many people that do not agree with glbt [gay, lesbian, bi, or transgender] kids. on april 25th we participated in the day of silence, there was a threat of someone being killed because one of the kids didnt agree with what we were doing.

by getting this grant i hope to help the staff at first and then hopefuly help the student body by having a DPI certified person come to the school and talk to the school.

thank you for taking the time to read this,
mike pagel

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Bringing community together and educating people. Tolerance, diversity, respect and love towards one another by understanding differences and celebrating them.

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The mission of Jer's Vision: Canada's Youth Diversity Initiative (the Jeremy Dias Foundation) is to support youth who are addressing issues of discrimination in their schools and communities. Discrimination is still a major problem in Canada, and youth are part of the solution. The potential of youth is all too often overlooked, and we want to change that.

Jer's Vision seeks to support youth through programs and services that are open to everyone. We work to address all kinds of discrimination, including discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, location, colour, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, income, and mental or physical disability.

Jer's Vision seeks to support and encourage youth to work to stop discrimination against in all communities across Canada.

We are proud to have over 800 volunteers, over 36 programs and services and do education and engagment work with over 10,00 people annually.

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Project Alliance is the area's (Fulton/Montgomery Counties, New York) first group dedicated specifically or otherwise to supporting LGBTQ (Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Questioning) youth, and raising public awareness in respect to the social pressures faced by said youth.

Currently Project Alliance is communicating and working with local school districts in an attempt to form Gay Straight Alliances with in schools. GSA have a proven record of effectiveness in easing some of the pressures faced by teens who identify as being a sexual minority.

Beyond the creating of GSA's, Project Alliance hopes to provide community oriented activities both within, and out side of school to promote public understanding of GLBTQ issues in addition to many other goals.

Since our creation in June of this year, we have started and nurtured a community of like minded youth from our area via myspace, and other electronic means. Nearly all those interested, and involved agree that we need gay-friendly programming within our schools and communities, and expressed interested in pursuing such goals.

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Sol Kelley-Jones founded Proud Theater in Madison, WI to educate teens about how homophobic words and actions hurt other youth and to educate adults about the struggles faced by LGBT youth today. Sol won a BRICK Award in 2004.

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1997 BRICK Award winner Rachel Timoner worked as a community campaign director of the San Francisco’s Women’s Building. She also co-founded the Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC), an organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth.