Subject: Strictly FYI: 'Knock Off' the Hate Speech, Says LGBT Super Bowl Ads, NJ Anti-Bullying Law, and more

From: "Corey Bernstein ~ Safe Schools Coalition" <corey@safeschoolscoalition.org>

Date: 2/2/2012 3:31 PM

To: NEWS@safeschoolscoalition.org


Dear Safe Schools Coalition Members and Friends:

 

(1) ‘Knock Off’ the Hate Speech, Says LGBT Super Bowl Ads

(2) Uniting Gay and Straight at School: Once Rare, Alliances Are Now Common in Jewish Day Schools

(3) Christie Open to Ways to Remedy Anti-Bullying Setback

(4) Young Activists Plot the Future of the LGBT Rights Movement

(5) One Town's War on Gay Teens

(6) Montclair State University police investigate anti-gay bias crimes

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(1) ‘Knock Off’ the Hate Speech, Says LGBT Super Bowl Ads

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/02/01/knock-off-the-hate-speech-says-lgbt-super-bowl-ads/

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(2) Uniting Gay and Straight at School: Once Rare, Alliances Are Now Common in Jewish Day Schools

http://www.forward.com/articles/150223/

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(3) Christie Open to Ways to Remedy Anti-Bullying Setback

http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/12/0131/0200/

Original article about the ruling on NJ’s anti-bullying law: http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/12/0130/0032/

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(4) Young Activists Plot the Future of the LGBT Rights Movement

http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/01/creating_change_2012.html

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(5) One Town's War on Gay Teens

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/one-towns-war-on-gay-teens-20120202

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(6) Montclair State University police investigate anti-gay bias crimes

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/01/montclair_state_university_pol_1.html

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