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Three adult scouts attach outdoor string lights to two poles lashed together at a right angle.

Stringing lights on their archway, Rovers near completion of their pioneering project for campfire. Pathfinders and Rovers gathered for Fandango, a national scouting event, at Camp Happy Hallow near Brenhan, TX for a weekend of scouting and learning new skills. #everybodyscouts #pioneering

Celebrating our independence and thoughtful of how we can continue to "form a more perfect union."
#IndependenceDay #scoutingforeverybody

At OSG, we believe that scouting is for everyone — regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or identity — because every scout deserves a place to grow, lead, and thrive. (2/2)

Today, we honor the progress made in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights — and commit to the work still ahead. (1/2)

#PrideDay #LoveIsLove #ScoutingForEverybody #diversity #equity #inclusion

Outdoor Service Guides is an alternative scouting program based primarily on the idea that scouting is for everybody, working to build strong, compassionate leaders who understand the importance of unity, respect, and shared responsibility.

Today, we honor Juneteenth—a day of liberation, remembrance, and resilience marking when freedom reached the last enslaved Black Americans. While we celebrate, we also recognize the incomplete, ongoing fight for equity and justice. 1/2

#Juneteenth #diversity #equity #inclusion #scoutingforeverybody

#lunarnewyear #everybodyscouts

Today we remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for his leadership in the civil rights movement.

It is also Inauguration Day for a deeply divided country, and some are celebrating while others are feeling anxious . . .

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Picture of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC with the quote "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

#martinlutherking #everybodyscouts

Source: “Native American Heritage Day.” Native Hope. St Joseph’s Indian School, blog.nativehope.org/native-ameri.... 28 Nov 2024. 9/9

#everybodyscouts

Here’s a suggested activity for today: What stolen ancestral lands do you live on? Enter your zip code and see. Learn what you can about these nations. And celebrate the contributions of Native Americans any other day of November, Native American Heritage Month (or really any day of the year). 8/9

"Our voices unheard. When a national civil holiday occurs that hardly anyone knows about...I begin to wonder.” (“Native American Heritage Day”) 7/9

"Not a word or mention in the mainstream media about Native American Heritage Day, just videos of adults fist fighting at 4:00 in the morning in stores over the last trendy toy in stock for this year's season of giving. Are we, Native Americans, the Forgotten America? . . . 6/9

"It is a day when the American consumer plots out the best bargains at the best retailers at the best times to contribute to the American GDP . . . 5/9

"The day after Thanksgiving is one of the most irrelevant days of the year. Most people are off work, families travel, and there is very little in the news cycle. What is the day after Thanksgiving known as in America? Black Friday—not Native American Heritage Day . . . 4/9

"With November being Native American Heritage Month, there are 28 other days to select from with of course Thanksgiving having its long established day to itself. Why must we take a backseat to Thanksgiving? Why not the day before Thanksgiving? . . . 3/9

Brian Perry, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, explains: "As a Native American, I feel slighted. The day after Thanksgiving? Almost an afterthought . . . 2/9

Today is #NativeAmericanHeritageDay.

In 2009, President Barack Obama signed a bill designating the Friday after Thanksgiving as “Native American Heritage Day.”

But the bill was only formally supported by 184 out of 567 federally recognized tribes. 1/9

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Learn more about thanksgiving and ways to support Native Americans here: dosomething.org/.../truthsgi...

What is a day of celebration for many is also a Day of Mourning for Native Americans: www.uaine.org

Happy Thanksgiving. OSG acknowledges that this can be both a day of friends and family and a day with troubled origins. Read the links in the comments to learn more.

Home - Outdoor Service Guides Scouting for Everybody! Outdoor fun, leadership skills, and community building for everyone. Age Levels We offer scouting for children as young as 3-years-old to adults.  Each age level, or section, ...

Our association (Outdoor Service Guides) is totally inclusive and practices traditional scouting, teaching outdoor skills and the importance of community service or "service over self." Our leaders are also (adult) scouts called Rovers. Learn more at outdoorserviceguides.org.