GAY LESBIAN UNIVERSITY
          K N O W L E D G E   =  E M P O W E R M E N T

                 GLU Extension Course News
               "Creating & Maintaining GLUs"

                            
                     Public Relations


Public relations is possibly the most important aspect of GLU
health, growth,  survival, support.

In all the sections mentioned the PR is really got to be a top
priority. Here is a short list of things that need to be 
addressed when thinking of PR.  This is not written in stone
and probably will change over time.
	Press releases
  	Contacting groups/organizations
	Speaking to groups/organizations
	General advertising
	Attending events
		Pride rallys
		Parades
		Political events
		Social
		Fairs

GLU type of projects are competing with a wide variety of things
out there in reality.  Some of the competition is on a budget 
scale that GLU concepts could never compete with. So it takes 
extra effort to get the GLU information out there above the rest
so that others can see it.

The large part of this can be viewed as selling.  Marketing GLU
concepts is a lot like selling most any product.  Some how
the public needs to be informed that GLU exists in your area.

Making contacts with the people that are active in organizations
in your area is very important.  They will be able to assist 
GLU by passing the information along to there membership.  You
can also "invite" yourself to speak, do a presentation for their
organization.  You might be surprised at the amount of positive
responses that you will receive. You will also find a great deal
of support and good ideas to add to the GLU concepts.  

These are good out reach points to get other people actually 
involved in teaching being students and sharing some of the work
load that GLU can create. 

By neglecting the PR  GLU will have a very difficult time at 
success.






----------------------------------------------------------------
Tom Hicks   
tomh@halcyon.com
GLU - Gay Lesbian University/Seattle  
anonymous   ftp halcyon.com   /pub/GLU                                  
POB 20771                                                   
Seattle,WA 98102                                           
206-323-7483  
     F I G H T   B A C K   W I T H   T E C H N O L O G Y                                                 
----------------------------------------------------------------