For lesbian activists and grassroots organizers fighting the Christian Right.

Introduction Introduction: Lesbian Avengers Go to Maine LACROP: Getting Started Off to Idaho Basic Premises Section 1: Out Against the Right - A Hands-On Guide Section 1: Direct Action for Visibility Direct Action for Visibility Thinking Up Ideas for Actions Creating Powerful Visuals Visibility Issue #1: Does Everyone Have to be "Out"? Visibility Issues #2: Safety & Surveillance Visibility Issues #3: Backlash--Who's Responsible? Special Events Let the People Speak: How to Pull Off a Media-Grabbing Town Forum Getting Everyone Together: Rallies, Concerts, and Fairs Going Door-to-Door: Canvassing and Literature Drops So What Are You Waiting For? Building Grassroots Coalitions with Other Political Groups Section 2: Background: Our Communities & Our Movement Campaign Models and the Lesbian/Gay Movement The Mainstream Campaign Model How Does a Mainstream Campaign Form and Operate? Centralization, Message, and Media What's Wrong With This Picture? A Critique of the Mainstream Campaign Model. The Campaign Closet Activists as Volunteers/Professionals as Leaders Eliminating Communities Our Relationship to other Anti-Initiative Groups Know Your Enemy: Researching the Christian Right Community Research Section 3: Forming & Maintaining a working group Recruitment Running Core Group Meetings Constructive Discussion and Conflict Resolution Working Together and Taking Care of Each Other Access to Money and Resources Section 4: Getting the Word Out Attracting People to Your Events Media: Using What's There and Creating Your Own Section 5: Fundraising Fundraising Section 6: After the Vote Idaho Vote Analysis After the Vote After the Vote: continued Home