unisaursdactlyphantoe:On the National Day of Silence hundreds of thousands of students nationwide ta
unisaursdactlyphantoe:On the National Day of Silence hundreds of thousands of students nationwide take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in their schools. April 15, 2011 is the National Day of Silence, a student-led action sponsored by Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) in which thousands of students around the country will remain silent for all or part of the school day to call attention to the harassment and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. (Visit the website.)And before anyone can say, “how does being silent do anything”, know that silence will make people stop and think, whereas yelling and screaming will make them simply walk by you.SILENCE WILL FALL -- source link