Soulforce Confronts James Dobson   May 1, 2005
Soulforce is a national interfaith movement committed to using the nonviolent principles of Gandhi and King to end spiritual violence perpetuated against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.  On May 1, 2005, they led a confrontation of James Dobson at his "May Day for Marriage" rally in Colorado Springs.

Ten of our members traveled to Colorado Springs to join hands with Soulforce.  Click on the thumbnails below to see photos of their experience.
 

Participants from Suquamish United Church of Christ (94 K)	Participants from Suquamish United Church of Christ (105 K)	Non-violence training with Soulforce (146 K)
Non-violence training with Soulforce (118 K)	Non-violence training with Soulforce (159 K)	Non-violence training with Soulforce (179 K)
Non-violence training - meeting with local police (115 K)	Demonstration (106 K)	Demonstration (109 K)
A group of Native Americans who performed at the demonstration. They talked about how in their tradition, GLBT people -- or "two-spirited people" as they call them -- were revered and considered holy. (127 K)	Discussion (160 K)	Counter-demonstrators from the Fred Phelps organization (106 K)
Jeanneane Hill talking with kids and doing activities with them to help them understand what the demonstration was about (257 K)	Singers Jason & DeMarco, a young gay couple who sing Christian Pop/Rock with a mission of reaching other youth (135 K)	Singers Jason & DeMarco (110 K)
Suquamish delegation - we're proud of you! (115 K)