Press Coverage for Not In Newark Activities
``People are very open and willing to talk about issues of sexual orientation and in particular the safety of kids in the school,'' said Paul Clifford, a business owner in Newark and member of the local chapter of Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. ``They don't care what gender she was. They think Gwen should have been better taken care of in our community and in our schools.''
Read the full article: One year later, slaying of teenager still echoes
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Date: December 17, 2003
Publication: Argus, The (Fremont-Newark, CA)
Mission statement approved
The school board voted 5-0 to approve a mission statement for "human relations
and respect" to address students' anxiety about bullying in the wake of
the slaying of a local transgender teen.
When students and staff return to school after the holiday break Jan. 5, they
will see posters in every room listing the committee-crafted standards. Among
them is providing educational "opportunities" for its staff and diversity
education for
Newark City Council Member Al Nagy
NTAC Press Release
Posted: 10/8/2003
Family And City Remember
Gwen Araujo
Newark Mayor Dave Smith said the city is working with a grassroots group called "Not in Newark" to take steps that include training city employees to respond to anti- gay harassment.
One year since transgender teen's death Gwen Araujo's family still struggling to cope