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                 GLU Extension Course News
               "Creating & Maintaining GLUs"

                         
                       Support
		      NON SUPPORTIVE

Support
GLU Seattle
One of the main points in all the GLU/Seattle efforts is to be
as supportive as possible to prospective GLU type creators. To
people that have taken the course.

Locally
Local support seems to be at the top of the list as far as needs
go for people starting GLU type projects. Talking GLU up.  
Approaching locals. Getting the word out is the only way you
ever get any feed back.  By applying much of the rest of the
text in these chapters you might get this support. 

GLU/Seattle does not have that much support. But if you have 
been around the activism bizz much, you probably already know 
that generally there is not that much support out there for 
anything. 

GLU Networking
Networking with others that are interested in sharing their
experiences is an great way to gain good support. Teach and 
learn from those that are doing.  To date 3.1.93 nobody else is
interested.  I assume that is because a number of reasons. Lazy
not creative and or they have been to cheap to help support GLU
with the tuition.  The tuition has been dropped so everyone can 
now sneak around and take this junk and read it for free. How
about that for service.

NON SUPPORTIVE
RIGHT WING
Verbal and other attacks
	Dealing with
Or not dealing with.  This topic goes well with support issues.
GLU/Seattle has found it important to keep people around it
in the community aware of any acts of abusive nature from 
right winger and other crazies.  Silence in this case can mean
death.  Let others in on any nuts that come your way.

GLU/Seattle has been verbally assaulted at the street information
table on a regular basis.  The public seems to be more 
comfortable with the idea now and they don't yell and 
scream as much.  Also GLU/Seattle is less sensitive to
be out in the public in this fashion.  Being on the cutting 
edge.  Yuuuck.

GLU/Seattle was attacked on one occasion by a small band of very
angry religious nuts.  The situation was such that it was very
important to clear the area. It was fortunate that no phsyical
violence occured.  Ever been whacked by a big cross. 

This was the type of situation that GLU/Seattle feared would
happen. But instead of hiding this information from the public
an article about the incident was written and published in 
the local press.  GLU/Seattle thinks it impotant to not allow
this sort of bull to go unoticed.


HOMOPHOBIA ETC
From homosexuals and others.  It must be understood from the 
beginning that there are going to many people that are not
gong to give positive feed back.  Don't take these lossers to 
heart.  Take what you want from them and leave the rest.

GLU/Seattle has heard some wild comments. GLU has received 
unfriendly calls and mail from as far away as Fairbanks AK.
It takes all kinds.

Having quality people in ones life to be able to share when
the times are less then positive is always very important.,


Dealing with non supportive
	Don't isolate keep up with the positive folks
	Leave situations that are uncomfortable.
	Be assertive but don't be insane.


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