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		<title>S.O.N.G. says &#8220;The Day After Amendment One &#8230; OUR WIN IS BIGGER&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis</dc:creator>
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		<title>Mississippians participating in Annual Day of Silence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2010, 14 schools in Mississippi participated in Day of Silence. You can help make that number even larger this year by holding an event at your school, campus, or place of work. It is particularly important in states like Mississippi to show that involvement in national organizing is happening here. Many school administrators have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation hosts 3rd annual Summer Youth Institute</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Winter Institute This summer, the Winter Institute will be hosting the third annual Summer Youth Institute June 10-24 at the University of Mississippi. SYI is for Mississippi high school students currently in their freshman and sophomore years. The program emphasizes relationship building, history, diversity, and civic engagement through fun activities, field trips, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Annual Second Chance Prom to be May 19th in Hattiesburg</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[written by Anna C. Davis (anna@mssafeschools.org) HATTIESBURG &#8211; MSSC in partnership with the Gay Straight Alliance at The University of Southern Mississippi are proud to announce the 4th Annual Second Chance Prom. The Prom which will occur May 19th, 2012 in the Thad Cochran Center at the USM &#8211; Hattiesburg campus, is open to individuals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSSC is looking to start a new adult ally discussion group</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[written by Anna C. Davis (anna@mssafeschools.org) If you are a parent, teacher, staff member or other supportive adult ally, MSSC is hoping to get some feedback from you and offer support. Much of our work over the past four years has focused on empowering youth. We know that youth are empowered and are building their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QYAB (and 3,000 others) attend Creating Change 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[written by Anna C. Davis (anna@mssafeschools.org) This past week three members of MSSC&#8217;s Queer Youth Advisory Board (QYAB) attended the 24th Annual National Gay and Lesbian Task Force&#8217;s Creating Change Conference. To say the least, we had a blast! What happens when you take 3,000+ queer and allies, throw them in a hotel in downtown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want an all-expenses paid trip to D.C. to become a better advocate?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I thought you might. Head over to GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) to check out their Safe Schools Advocacy Summit (SSAS) application. This year it will be held March 24th – 27th. &#8220;For selected participants, SSAS is a completely free annual four-day conference focused on bullying and harassment in Washington, D.C. for students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ashley J. reflects on the film &#8220;Pariah&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MSSC&#8217;s very own Ashley J. shares her opinions with CNN on the film Pariah and how it plays out in her own life. Check out her post &#8220;I will support as many &#8216;Pariahs&#8217; as I can&#8221; on CNN.com by visiting &#8211; http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/12/opinion-i-will-support-as-many-pariahs-as-i-can/]]></description>
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		<title>MSSC plans visits to GSAs across the state</title>
		<link>http://www.mssafeschools.org/2012/01/mssc-plans-visits-to-gsas-across-the-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the new semester starting, MSSC would like to find out more about the GSAs throughout the state. Last semester, Anna had the opportunity to visit with a number of university GSAs and student groups. We want to reach out again this semester to the groups across the state. The Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ceara Sturgis WINS Tux Lawsuit Against Mississippi School!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Anna C. Davis (anna@mssafeschools.org) WESSON, Miss. &#8211; In a tremendous victory, Ceara Sturgis saw the end of a two-year battle with her former high school, Wesson Attendance Center. In 2009, Ceara was preparing for her senior portraits like most high school students her age. She took her photos in formal wear like many of [...]]]></description>
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