Subject: strictly fyi: help needed, tools, and events in Canada, CO, India, KY, South Africa and everywhere
From: "Reis, Beth" <Beth.Reis@kingcounty.gov>
Date: 8/11/2011 4:31 PM
To: NEWS@safeschoolscoalition.org

Dear Safe Schools Coalition Members and Friends:
 
(1) Know of successful middle school Gay-Straight Alliances? Willing to share contact information?
(2) Volunteer with one of our member organizations!
(3) Tools from the ADL for Responding to Cyberbullying
 
EVENTS:
(4) American Association of School Librarians announces Banned Websites Awareness Day (Sept 28; everywhere)
(5) 2nd International Conference on Human Rights Education (Nov 14; Durban, South Africa)
(6) Social Justice and Human Development conference (Dec 18-20; Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India)
(7) Engaging Hearts and Minds: An Agenda for Global Citizenship Education (April 16-17, 2012; Toronto, Canada)
(8) Bullying Prevention Institute (Sept 21, Montrose, CO; Oct 19, Fort Collins, CO; Dec 8, Pueblo, CO; Jan 25, Denver, CO)
(9) Greater Cincinnati GLBTQ Youth Summit (Sept 24; Newport, KY)
 
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(1) Know of successful middle school Gay-Straight Alliances? Willing to share contact information?
 
A subscriber has asked me to ask all of you to send her contacts at middle schools with successful GSAs, so that she can be in touch with them about their policies on the GSA's development and visibility within the school.
 
If you know of such a club and can provide contact information for its advisor or an administrator, please contact Nancy Mullen, Executive Director of Youth Outlook: mailto:nancy.mullen@youth-outlook.org. Thanks.
 
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(2) Volunteer with one of our member organizations!
 
Find them here: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org/about_us.html#OurMemberOrganizations
 
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(3) Tools from the ADL for Responding to Cyberbullying
 
Go to: http://www.adl.org/cyberbullying/tips/ad-cyberbullying-tipsheet.pdf
 
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(4) American Association of School Librarians announces Banned Websites Awareness Day (Sept 28; everywhere)
 
More information here: http://ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pr.cfm?id=7873
 
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(5) 2nd International Conference on Human Rights Education (Nov 14; Durban, South Africa)
 
More information here: http://www.hre2011.ukzn.ac.za/
 
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(6) Social Justice and Human Development conference (Dec 18-20; Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India)
 
More information: http://www.psychology-au.in/conference/
 
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(7) Engaging Hearts and Minds: An Agenda for Global Citizenship Education (April 16-17, 2012; Toronto, Canada)
 
More information: http://www.centennialcollege.ca/HeartsMinds2012
 
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(8) Bullying Prevention Institute (Sept 21, Montrose, CO; Oct 19, Fort Collins, CO; Dec 8, Pueblo, CO; Jan 25, Denver, CO)
 
More here: http://colegacy.org/2011/07/bullying-prevention-institute-september-21-2011/
 
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(9) Greater Cincinnati GLBTQ Youth Summit (Sept 24; Newport, KY)
 
Watch here for more: http://www.cincyyouthsummit.org/
 
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