| Subject: strictly FYI: Events in WA, NC and Online |
| From: Tara DeZao <texxorswriter@gmail.com> |
| Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 10:08:21 -0700 |
| To: NEWS@safeschoolscoalition.org |
Dear Safe Schools Coalition
Members and Friends:
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(1) Girl Justice Workshop (June 4, Seattle, WA)
(2) Online Course, Supporting Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth (Online)
(3) Fighting the 'Ex-Gay' Myth (June 8-10, Asheville, NC)
(4) Creative Strategies to Engage Youth in Prevention (June 16, Tacoma, WA)
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(1)Girl Justice Workshop (June 4, Seattle, WA)
Registration is now open for this interactive one-day workshop that covers Powerful Voice's gender-specific and strengths-based approaches to serving adolescent female-identified youth. The work is rooted in girlhood and social justice, so this workshop will be full of anti-oppression fun! The workshop is offered by Powerful Voices http://powerfulvoices.org/ . For a full description and/or to register, visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/175431. This workshop is open to adult allies, ages 18 and older, wanting to support female-identified youth in our community. Male-identified folks are highly encouraged to attend.
The **Girl Justice!** workshop will be held at 1122 23rd AVE in Seattle (the Casey Family Program building) on Saturday, June 4th from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., with one hour for lunch on your own. Advanced registration is required. For scholarship opportunities, please contact devond@powerfulvoices.org.
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(2) Online Course, Supporting Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth (Online)
Course
Description
Supporting GLBTQ youth in school or
community-based agency settings can provide some unique
challenges. Unsupportive administrations, family opposition,
lack of comfort with talking about adolescent sexuality, and a
lack of resources can get in the way of providing the support
GLBTQ youth need to live healthy and productive
lives.
The course will address sexual orientation and
gender identity development and expression in adolescents,
skills for providing one-on-one support for GLBTQ youth,
strategies for supporting families when a young person comes
out, and approaches for creating a safe, supportive
environment for GLBTQ young people.
This is a hands-on,
interactive course based on GLBT 101: Risk and
Resiliency, one of our most popular in-person
trainings.
Intended
Audience
This course is designed for
educators, educational administrators, and community-based
health and human service providers working with
youth.
Course Length and
Structure
This is a four-hour course
that participants may take any time during the eight days
in which the course is scheduled. The course does not need to
be completed in one sitting.
CEUs
This course provides four continuing
education units (CEUs) for social workers, CHES, and nurses.
Others may receive a certificate of
attendance.
Cost
The
cost for the course is $50. CEUs will be provided for an
additional $10.
Scholarships
Thanks
to generous support from the Brockton Community Health Network
Area and the Blue Hills Community Health Alliance, we are able
to offer this course at no cost to a limited number of
providers and educators from the towns served by these two
groups.
These towns include:
Abington, Avon,
Braintree, Bridgewater, Brockton, Canton, Cohasset, East
Bridgewater, Easton, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Milton, Norwell,
Norwood, Quincy, Randolph, Scituate, Sharon, Stoughton, West
Bridgewater, Weymouth, and Whitman.
To apply for a
scholarship, follow the instructions on the registration
page. Read more
or register
now!
E-Mail: glys@healthimperatives.org | Web: www.healthimperatives.org/glys
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(3) Fighting
the 'Ex-Gay' Myth (June
8-10, Asheville, NC)
Last week, Exodus International
visited West Virginia to teach local pastors how to reject LGBT people and
"cure" them of their homosexuality.
Fortunately, TWO joined Fairness West Virginia and its
talented new leader Bradley Milam (pictured in suit) in fighting
back. Together, we refuted their insidious lies with a
heavy dose of truth. This included TWO Executive Director
Wayne Besen (pictured) speaking at West Virgina University to
a packed house, followed by a student-led protest outside the
church where the Exodus event was being held.
TWO's next stop is Asheville (June 8-10) where we will counter Exodus International's "The Reality of Grace" ex-gay extravaganza. If you want to help us confront the lies of the "ex-gay" industry, please contribute now.
Our counter conference will take place at Tressa's, 28 Broadway, in Asheville. All programs will begin at 7:00 p.m.
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(4) Creative
Strategies to Engage Youth in
Prevention (June 16, Tacoma, WA)
We hope you can join us for this upcoming prevention training presented by Jennifer Rauhouse of Peer Solutions. Peer Solutions has been nationally recognized for violence prevention programs that integrates models of community change, youth development, and primary prevention.
Jennifer will be sharing some of the creative strategies she has used over the years in engaging youth to take ownership of prevention messages and activities.
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