Dear Safe Schools Coalition Members and Friends:
(1) The latest film from PUT THIS ON THE {MAP}, "Reteaching Gender and Sexuality" is available free online
and their original 34-minute documentary will be out next month
as a DVD!
(2) Queer Foundation's Sixth Annual English Essay Contest 2010–11 (for High School Seniors' English Essay Contest) … Deadline: February 28, 2011
(3) Local Teens in Asian Counseling and Referral Service’s (ACRS) Teen Peer Advocate Program (TPAP) Launch Healthy Relationships Advocacy Website
(4) Call for Presentations: From Structure to Instruction Conference (annual conference of Educators for Social Responsibility) … proposals due Dec 1
(5) Plan ahead … see the 2010 GLBT History Month exhibit winners and start planning now to enter your GSA's exhibit in October 2011!
(6) Count Me In: A Toolkit for Building LGBTQ-Inclusive Schools … new 300-page safe schools toolkit released by Ally Action!!!!!
(7) New book: Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment
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(1) The latest film from PUT THIS ON THE {MAP}, "Reteaching Gender and Sexuality" is available free online
and their original 34-minute documentary will be out next month
as a DVD!
The new 2 minute, 48 second film,
"Reteaching Gender and Sexuality," by filmmaker Sid Jordan, is available free online here:
http://vimeo.com/17101589
And, exciting news: Their original documentary,
PUT THIS ON THE {MAP} will be available on DVD in December for about $45! Reserve yours now ...
mailto:DVD@putthisonthemap.org
About PUT THIS ON THE {MAP}:
Fed up with a lack of queer visibility, twenty-six young people in Seattle’s eastside suburbs weave together this ground-breaking narrative of shifting identities and a quest for social change. From getting beat-up in a schoolyard to being picked up as
a runaway, queer youth exercise courage daily. PUT THIS ON THE {MAP} is an intimate invitation into their stories of social isolation and violence, fearlessness and liberation. Professing expertise over their experiences, queer youth provide a candid
evaluation of their schools, families, and communities and move an audience from self-reflection to action.
An award-winning 34-minute documentary, PUT THIS ON THE {MAP} speaks to the goal of reteaching gender and sexuality. Decisively instructive in its call to action, PUT THIS ON THE {MAP} is available as a ground-breaking tool for leading educational
efforts.
Audience Award for BEST LOCAL FILM: Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Jury Award, Honorable Mention for BEST SHORT: Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Frameline34: San Francisco’s International LGBT Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Tampa’s International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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(2) Queer Foundation's Sixth Annual English Essay Contest 2010–11 (for High School Seniors' English Essay Contest) … Deadline: February 28, 2011
Dear Friends and Patrons of the QF,
The Queer Foundation's sixth annual High School Seniors English Essay Contest is now underway. Based on past years' experience, we expect this year's contest to attract LGBTQA students from all regions of the United States as well as from abroad. For many
students, this contest is a significant part of their senior year—an opportunity to demonstrate they are out and proud community members. The recognition they receive for participating is itself rewarding and raises awareness
of queer youth as positive contributors in their schools. The top essayists are awarded $1,000 scholarships to attend the U.S. college or university of their choice. QF scholarships help these most gifted and talented young queer writers realize their dreams.
As 2010-11 Queer Scholar Jesus Zuniga wrote from UC Santa Cruz recently, "Going into the arts is my passion but it is an expensive field. Your help will really make the transition into the college culture a lot easier." The overall aim of the QF remains the
same as it was in our founding year 2004: improving the educational situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.
In the past many of you have supported us in this effort not only by spreading the word about the QF's activities, participating in the selection process, and mentoring scholarship recipients, but by making an additional monetary contribution. We hope
that you will consider making a gift again this year. To donate online, go to
http://networkforgood.org. For the charity name, enter Queer Foundation. Your contribution, of whatever
amount, will help build the scholarship endowment fund guaranteeing a solid future for the Essay Contest and for the students participating in it.
Essays can be downloaded from our website at
http://queerfoundation.org and are available for use in schools and classrooms everywhere. Please take time and enjoy the work product
of these talented young QF writers.
Sincerely,
Joseph Dial, Ph.D.
Executive Director
jdial@queerfoundation.org
The Queer Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) Washington corporation, serving the LGBTQ community everywhere.
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(3) Local Teens in Asian Counseling and Referral Service’s (ACRS) Teen Peer Advocate Program (TPAP) Launch Healthy Relationships Advocacy Website
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 1, 2010
Contact:
Melinda Mizuta, Communications Coordinator, (206) 774-2460 or melindam@acrs.org
Local Teens Launch Healthy Relationships Advocacy Website
Youth Program Responds to Statistic That One in Three Girls Will Be Abused By Dating Partner
SEATTLE
– Asian Counseling and Referral Service’s (ACRS) Teen Peer Advocate Program (TPAP) has launched its official website,
www.acrsteenadvocates.org,
to increase awareness and knowledge among teens, parents and community members about sexual assault, abuse and interpersonal violence. TPAP was created in response to the startling statistic that 1 in 3 girls will be abused by a dating partner by the time she
graduates from high school. Asian Pacific American (APA) women are more vulnerable.
The website was created and designed by 12 youth during TPAP’s Summer Program. “By doing this project ourselves, we were able to really experience the value of teamwork and responsibility, two very important skills,” says Teen Peer Advocate Christina
Lee, who’s been in the ACRS program for three years. “We all worked together to brainstorm, design and create the site and everybody had a role. This statistic really saddens me, to think that that many youth, just like us, would go through such a horrible
experience at such an age. There's a lot of ignorance about the issue of dating violence out there, ignorance and confusion and misunderstanding. That's why I think it's very important to reach out and spread awareness, clarity and knowledge of this extremely
prevalent problem - and not just to youth. I feel that if we can make even the tiniest positive difference in the community, even the slightest impact, then everything is worth it. This statistic can and will be reduced with a bit of hard work and perseverance.”
ACRS implemented TPAP in 1999 at Franklin and Garfield High Schools in Seattle, and in 2004 at Interlake and Sammamish High Schools in Bellevue. The program is comprised of 15 young women offering community education and 45 high school girls participating
in peer-to-peer support groups. Trained teen peer advocates provide education and outreach to other APA youth at area schools, communities and other youth services. The school-based support groups offer a safe space for young women to discuss healthy relationships
and prevention of dating violence. In addition to their website, TPAP youth utilize social media to access peers through Facebook (search TPAP ACRS) and MySpace (myspace.com/acrstpap).
For more information about TPAP, contact Leanalynn Aguila at 206-774-2441 or leanapa@acrs.org or visit
www.acrsteenadvocates.org.
TPAP is funded by the City of Seattle Human Services Department, the City of Bellevue Human Services Division and the State of Washington Office of Crime Victims Advocacy.
ACRS, a nonprofit organization, promotes social justice and the well-being and empowerment of Asian Pacific American individuals, families and communities – including immigrants, refugees and native
born – by developing, providing and advocating for innovative, community-based multilingual and multicultural services.
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(4) Call for Presentations: From Structure to Instruction Conference (annual conference of Educators for Social Responsibility) … proposals due Dec 1
ESR, Education Northwest and a host of partners, is once again offering the National High School redesign institute: From Structure to Instruction. It will be held in Atlanta, GA from June 26- 29, 2011. The call for presenters is up, and we're looking
for cutting-edge, reflective school and district practitioners to share successful strategies. How have you used small structures to improve instruction? What lessons have you learned that could be groundbreaking for other schools and districts?
We are particularly interested in presentations that address difficult challenges of high school transformation:
- Using common planning time for effective instructional improvement
- Shifting roles with high school transformation: administrators, counselors, teachers
- Innovative strategies for on-time graduation (e.g. proficiency-based grading, effective interventions to prevent failures or recover credits, team-based tutoring)
- Effective inclusionary practices across structures (e.g. ELL, special education)
- Using data for instructional decision-making
- Integrating career themes and core
- Ensuring and documenting post-secondary readiness
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(5) Plan ahead … see the 2010 GLBT History Month exhibit winners and start planning now to enter your GSA's exhibit in October 2011!
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(6) Count Me In: A Toolkit for Building LGBTQ-Inclusive Schools … new 300-page safe schools toolkit released by Ally Action!!!!!
It refers to U.S. (federal) and California law, but parts of it will be VERY useful to people everywhere!
It is absolutely THE BEST TOOL for LGBTQ-safe/inclusive schools work I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS!
- I especially like the "Legal Perspective for Administrators" section.
- And the model policy for Accommodating the Needs of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students and the AWESOME model Harassment/Discrimination Incident Report form!
- I love the tool for assessing your districts LGBTQ "compliance" and while many states and countries won't have equivalent laws with which schools should comply, students and other activists everywhere will find the tool
useful as a way to determine your priorities as a change agent.
- I am awed by the LGBT Inclusion by Design section!!!
- I am thrilled with the Intervention tool.
- And wait 'til you see the "What to Say When" Guide.
- And the How Do I File a Complaint?" page!
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(7) New book: Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment
by Leticia Nieto with Margot F. Boyer, Liz Goodwin, Garth R. Johnson & Laurel Collier Smith
Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment, by Leticia Nieto Psy.D. and co-authors, brings a long-awaited breakthrough to the fields of liberation and cultural studies. Nieto offers a powerful analysis of the psychological dynamics of oppression and privilege,
and shows readers how to develop the skills that can promote social justice for themselves and those around them. More:
http://beyondinclusionbeyondempowerment.com/
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