NORTH CAROLINA
Campus Scene
Allies matter
CHARLOTTE — “The power of an ally can
never be underestimated — giving voice to
those silenced, standing up for others in the
face of adversity and reaching out to raise new
consciousness,” says Campus Pride.
In sharing these thoughts, it now has a free
download for it’s “Power of an Ally Action
Guide” to support LGBT and ally student lead
ers with its event planning and outreach
efforts. This step-by-step guide provides ready-
to-go resources for implementation of year
long campaigns around the “Power of an Ally”
theme. Other resource guides tools are being
developed and will be available in the future.
To obtain one, visit
www.campuspride.org/power_of_ally.
Statewide
Jump in!
STATEWIDE — The Lambda Rainbow
Network is searching for hosts, organizers, fea
ture writers, columnists, local LGBT
NewsHounds, editors, moderators and co
owners for its 2,000-member world-wide
chapter group site.
Want to bring the Network to a town near
you? Then contact Bob and Dave Cozzoinger
at cozzoinger@yahoo.com.
Lend your support
STATEWIDE — Research participants are
needed to complete a 20-mlnute survey being
conducted on experiences of same-sex identi
fied Affican/Afflean-American women by
Monique Carry with Emory University.
The information gained through this
research will be used to better understand
perceptions of sexual identity among racial
minority women.
Qualifications include being African/
African-American/Latin descent; female; same-
sex identified; and 18 years of age or older.
Participants are eligible for a drawing for
two $50 Visa cards.
To be part of this study, visit
emory.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bskzTzOW
mmBp^8&SVID=Prod.
For more information, email
moniquecarry@gmail.com.
PAC the house
RALEIGH — A reception to benefit
Equality NC PAC will be held on June 9,6:30-
8:30 p.m. at the RBC Plaza, 23rd Floor, 301
Fayetteville St.
Special guests will be House Speaker Joe
Haclmey (D-Chatham, Moore, Orange), Sen.
Julia Boseman (D-New Hanover) and Rep.
Rick Glazier (D-Cumberland).
A group of supporters have said that they
will match all sponsorships, admissions and
donations for this year’s reception up to
$12,500. If Equahty NC PAC meets the chal
lenge, they will be $25,000 toward their 2009
PAC fundraising goals of $33,000.
Admission is $100 or two for $150. A spe
cial admission rate of $45 for students and
people with income challenges is also avail
able. Become an event sponsor and Equality
NC PAC will acknowledge you in printed
materials, on its website, and at the event
itself. Sponsorship levels are $500, $1,000,
$2,000 and $4,000. Can’t attend. Then consider
making a donation of $250, $100, $50 or $25
and your gift will still be doubled.
Food and drinks will be provided.
To register, purchase tickets, contribute or
become a sponsor or for more information,
email Kay Flaminio at 919-699-3501, email
kay@equalitync.org or visit eqfed.org/
equalitync/events/20090609_pachallenge
creception/details.tcl.
Tie it up
STATEWIDE — White Knot for Equality, a
website initiative founded by Californian
Frank Voci in November 2008, was created as
an outcry against the passage of Proposition 8
and same-sex marriage bans and equal rights
denial for LGBT persons across the U.S. and
the globe.
It’s mission is to work to achieve equal
rights for the LGBT population by educating
people on the importance of Marriage
Equality, engaging people in the conversations
needed to change hearts and minds and
showing the wide-spread support Marriage
Equality truly has.
White Knot says it believes in “peaceful and
conscientious displays of support wherever
there is injustice.” They work to support other
organizations by providing “tools for visibility
and awarene.ss to complement their activities.”
Using the traditional combines symbols of
marriage — white and tying the knot. White
Knots are now seen worn in all 50 states and
14 countries by celebrities, clergy, activists and
others, plus a plethora of members of the
LGBT and ally community members.
The organization offers its symbol royalty-
free to any organization or individual advocat
ing and working for marriage equality and
other civil rights for gays and lesbians. White
Knot for Equality does not necessarily
endorse, support or participate in the activi
ties or views of any organization or individual
using the White Knot symbol and all such
activities and views are solely the responsibili
ty of those organizations and individuals.
A 501-c(3) non-profit corporation under
California and federal law, it serves to educate
and inform primarily and has no political
affiliation.
Groups get together for a couple of hours
to make ribbons. The website has a wide range
of products available, including ribbon-mak
ing kits, T-shirt art, blog badges, web promo
tions, maps to show U.S. and world-wide lev
els of legiity for marriage equality/same-sex
recognition to name a few.
There is a list of cities in the Carolinas that
have supporting groups. Check the website to
see if there is one available in your area. If not,
then consider joining the effort. There is also
training tools to learn how to share one’s story.
White Knot has its own Facebook Page
atwww.facebook.com/pages/White-Knot/
55529072975. This page has news, informa
tion on current events, updates on its initiative
and more.
For more information, email
info@whiteknot.org or visit whiteknot.org. i
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Friday, May 15,2009
MAY 2.2009