National Youth Call to Action -- Conference Call

Campus Pride & GetEqual are teaming up to recruit youth organizers and we need your help.

GetEQUAL is an organization that encourages LGBT folks and allies to take bold action in order to gain full LGBT equality -- without delay and without compromise. Both Campus Pride and GetEQUAL are concerned about the fact that young LGBT students across the country are encountering hate-filled rhetoric from our political and religious leaders, and we want to do everything possible to fight back.

That's why GetEQUAL and Campus Pride are partnering to pull together a national conference call for young people (in college and not in college) who are interested in taking bold action for equality on campuses and in communities across the country. If you -- or if people you know -- are interested in joining this call to brainstorm ways that young people can take action and take control of a student-led movement towards LGBT equality, please forward this information or join this call.

Here are the details:

Day: Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm Eastern / 12:30pm-2:00pm Pacific

Link to RSVP: http://bit.ly/rcBwLv

Please be sure to RSVP for the call using the link above. We'll be using a tool called Calliflower that lets us call on folks who have comments/questions, and there's a chat feature that lets everyone talk on a back channel throughout the call -- but it's important to register ahead of time so that you can fully participate in the call.

We're really looking forward to this call, and we can't wait to hear all your great ideas. This generation of young people is, we're convinced, going to lead the movement for full LGBT equality -- Campus Pride and GetEQUAL want to help support youth leaders in doing just that!

Please RSVP using the link above, then forward this email along to youth organizers you know who might be interested. We all know that American social movements -- and even movements abroad -- have been rooted in and pushed forward by young people. We need masses of young people on the line who are willing to own their equality!!

Shane Windmeyer, Campus Pride
Robin McGehee, GetEQUAL