NATIONAL SHINE NIGHT - 2011 Homeless Youth Campaign

We call our rallies "Shines", because it is more meaningful to us. To Shine......is to be Authentic. Youth attend Shines to celebrate authenticity without fear. OSA 2011 homeless youth campaign called: "Shine With Whatever You Got!" The primary event for the campaign is May 14, 2011, called, "Purple Hand Day and National Shine Night". 22 cities are already organizing events of up to 300+ people, including smaller family events in solidarity. To register your Shine event, endorse the campaign, or volunteer for OSA, please go to their website: www.operationshineamerica.org On May 14, 2011, nationwide participants are painting their hands purple in honor of homeless Queer youth. Later that evening they are celebrating, "National SHINE Night", using tea candles, flashlights, glow sticks, and even cell phones in order to light up America and raise awareness of homeless youth. Organizers are also creating dances, drum circles, picnics, flashmobs, open mics, or guerilla theater.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• homeless
• youth
• Operation
• Shine
• America
• Acceptance
• Authenticity
• queer
• LGBT
• LGBTQ
• progressive
• movement
• civil
• rights
• homelessness
• poor
• OSA
• poverty