Some things never change. The brave activists involved with Soulforce’s Equality Ride woke to find their bus littered with anti-gay hate speech yesterday in Sioux Center, IA. On top of the graffiti the volunteers were also heckled in their hotel. Soulforce is on a tour in the Midwest and will be in Milwaukee from Sunday, March 11 – Tuesday, March 13.

An opening reception is being hosted at the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center on Sunday, March 11th at 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM. The Milwaukee LGBT Community Center is located at 315 W. Court Street in downtown Milwaukee. For more information call (414) 271-2656.

A farewell dinner for Equality Ride volunteers is being provided on March 13th from 5:30 – 7:00. (If interested in donating some nutritional supplements for this dinner contact Jay at 414-271-2656).

Soulforce Q is the young adult division of Soulforce, a social justice organization that works to end political and religious oppression of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. For more information go to www.soulforce.org or www.equalityride.com.