Recent Articles
- APSU Volleyball: Lady Govs ousted in first match of OVC tournament
- Lylewood Inn to hold Christmas Open House
- The Tennessee Art League announces December exhibitions
- The Monocle, the 2008-09 APSU yearbook is now on sale
- Classism: How We Talk about Earnings
- Do you want Foreign Nuclear Waste in TN?
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate expands to Tennessee and Kentucky
- Govs set for third annual Glenn Wilkes Classic
- Tanner: Senate Action Is Step Toward Fort Campbell, Montgomery Co. VA Investments
- Humdrum Season Paves the Way
- Gifts Teachers Really Want for the Holidays
- Radio Talk Show Hosts vs. Common Sense: The Lost Article “Left vs. Right”
- Clarksville Foxes holding sign-ups on November 21st
- 9th Branch Now Open for Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union
- APSU Volleyball: Champine named OVC “Player of the Year,” three receive All-OVC recognition
Official Sites
- City of Clarksville, TN
- Clarksville Department of Electricity
- Clarksville Gas and Water Department
- Clarksville Montgomery County School System
- Clarksville Police Department
- Clarksville, Montgomery County Economic Development Council
- Clarksville, TN Ordinances
- Fort Campbell, Ky
- Montgomery County, Tennessee
- Montgomery County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office
- Parks after Dark
The Silent Treatment: Day of Silence Comes to Austin Peay
This Wednesday, April 18 2007 the Austin Peay Gay Straight Alliance will bring GLSEN’s Day of Silence to the campus followed by a Breaking the Silence Rally that evening at 6:00PM in the Morgan University Center Ball Room. The day’s main events revolve around participants in the even being completely silent for the day handing out speaking cards when questioned about their silence. Afterwards, participants and the community are invited to “break the silence” with the GSA and guest speakers David Shelton and Dr. Marisa Richmond as well as a screening of the movie The Average American provided by Mr. Bill Larson.
A video dedicated to the Day of Silence. A day dedicated to those who have been silenced over the years. Not the Average American
As the last event the GSA is hosting this year, it hopes to help give a voice to those whose voices cannot be heard. According to the GSA leadership, the message of the Day of Silence is a very important one. James Butler, GSA secretary, notes how the decision was made to bring the event to the Austin Peay campus, “Basically, we [Butler, David Shelton, and Curtis Davis] were sitting around at one of our weekly get-togethers and we said ‘wouldn’t it be great if?’ and things went from there.”
In the end, the GSA hopes that everyone will take the time to think about the voices that they aren’t hearing and decide to listen.
About James Butler 
James Butler is a student at Austin Peay State University pursuing a double major in both Chemistry and French. On campus he is particularly active with the Gay Straight Alliance and also somewhat less so with the AP Playhouse. Politically, he is often described as a libertarian, although he would personally affiliate himself with Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism.
Web Site: http://
Email:
jbutler19@apmail.apsu.edu
Comments
You must be logged in to post a comment.