visit to OBU, part 2

On our second day at Oklahoma Baptist University, we assembled a community tapestry made of individual pieces of fabric that community members brought to us. The pieces had bible verses on them and names of individuals who are openly LGBTQ or who have been expelled from universities like OBU for being LGBTQ. We sewed all the pieces together and attempted to present the entire tapestry to the school, but our group was stopped on our way to the Geiger Center on campus, and 6 were arrested by the school.

The group had to drop the tapestry on the ground, but two OBU students picked it up and carried it into the center for display. (It was taken down two minutes later)

On both days of arrest, it took around 6 hours to get everyone out of jail. I am police liaison, so I spend a lot of time waiting in jails and getting bail money, etc. It is an interesting experience. I am finding that the police are generally annoyed with our presence.

The latter part of the second day, we hung out with students at a park in town and had great dialogue about how to be effective allies on campus.

Right now we have a two-person film crew following us so that they can create a short documentary to pitch to networks soon. They want to create a four-part series or something of the like about the ride. They are hoping to stay through the entire stop at Baylor all the way through our stop at Mississippi College.

Amy and I have been working tirelessly on our next stop at Baylor University. We have a lot of fun things planned like a community rally and community potluck. We are also attending two chapel services on campus. I think it's going to be a great stop if we can just help empower the LGBTQ and allied community at Baylor and Waco.

More to come soon. <3

P.S. the Clinton School gave me a scholarship!!!