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July 25, 2007

In this issue of GSA Network News, you'll find:

GSA Network Highlight
A Day in the Life of Two GSA Network Interns!
Go directly to GSA Network highlight

GSA Network Announcements
1. Become a GSA Network Board Member!
2. "Dear Governor" Postcards – Send Your Thoughts to Sacramento
3. Wear Your GSA on your Sleeve! Buy a GSA Power T-shirt!
Go directly to GSA Network announcements

Other Announcements
Southern California
4. Save the Date! Models of Pride Conference in October (Los Angeles)
Go directly to Southern California listings

Central Valley
5. Stop by the Stanislaus Pride Center and Save $2/Person to the Fair (Turlock)
Go directly to Central Valley listings

Northern California
6. HIV Health Planning Work Group (San Francisco)
7 . 4th Annual LGBT Family Weekend (Guerneville)
Go directly to Northern California listings

Scholarships
8. Queer Foundation Scholarships
Go directly to Scholarships listings

Jobs
9. National Program Director (San Francisco)
10. HIFY Director of Finance and Administration (San Francisco)
11. HIFY Associate Director (San Francisco)
12. Outright Vermont Education & Outreach Coordinator (Vermont)
Go directly to Jobs listings

News
13. NEWS: Second Lawsuit Filed in Gustine Hazing Case
Go directly to News listings

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A Day in the Life of Two GSA Network Interns

Sasha Alexander Goldberg is a transracially adopted mixed race (black south asian) queer transmale artist/organizer hailing from the Jersey/Philly area. While in high school Sasha founded and ran his high schools’ GSA as well as an anonymous support group for LGBTQ folks. Sasha is now in his senior year at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts where he is primarily focused on exploring personal/political identities through collaborative video, ethnography, mixed media, and social change. While at college Sasha has been involved with Queer People of Color/International, the Trans Student Alliance, SOURCE: Mixed Heritage, the Queer Community Alliance, the Hip Hop Collective, and Video Vanguards, a program for youth of color and their allies to produce socially conscious videos.

This summer is Sashas’ FIRST time on the west coast, working an internship, and in San Francisco, and he loves his internship at the GSA Network statewide office. The decision to mobilize to California came after Sasha realized that he didn’t want to work another 70 hour week summer where problematic gender and race politics made him sad. Sasha knew he wanted to be involved with youth-driven activist movements, particularly People of Color (POC) LGBT communities, and the GSA Network stood out; Sasha knew GSA Network would be great space to immerse himself in a new organizational, social, and political community/culture. After getting in contact with the GSA Network and inquiring about, and applying for, an internship Sasha applied for and received a $3000 Hampshire College Community Partnerships for Social Change grant. He was drawn to the GSA Network, after working closely with GLSEN and learning a great deal from his high school youth-organizing with his GSA, and he was motivated to reenter as a college-aged student and intern with new skills and insights. Sasha is super excited to get the opportunity to work with an organization that empowers youth activists to combat multiple oppressions and he is hyped to get a chance to do some video/media projects involving youth activists.

Sasha arrived in San Francisco mid June, loved his plane ride but thought the mountains went on forever, and plans to leave mid-August to return back to his home on the east coast. Sasha currently lives with his partner in the sunny Mission District, and after his 1⁄2 hour walk to work, where he passes the SPCA and (his) kittens, he spends the day in the statewide office at his intern desk. Sasha is currently working on a new arts and activism resource, editing a new video: a Brief History of the GSA Network, attending the Northern and Southern California GSA Network Activist Leadership Camps, and updating the film/books resource. Sasha has had an amazing summer: from PRIDE weekend to activist camps to finally getting to put his toes in the Cali sand. Sasha is excited to return home for his last year of college with a new understanding of youth-led activism, multi-oppression organizing skills, and with an amazing network of friends and organizers.

Sasha is sad to be leaving San Francisco and his friends at the GSA Network but has a strange feeling he’ll be back soon enough.

Lea Gee-Tong, born and raised in the East Bay, will be a high school junior at Marin Academy (MA) in the fall. At MA she is the co-leader of the Gay-Straight Alliance and a member of the school's group of Student Leaders of Equity and Identity Clubs. She has been involved in a number of social justice campaigns and community awareness events, such as World AIDS Day, Save Darfur Week, the Conference on Democracy, and protests against local immigration raids. Last year she also facilitated a workshop on heterosexism at the school's first annual diversity conference, Uncensored: Conversations We're Not Having. She hopes for the day when every person in the world can go to sleep at night feeling warm and happy. Lea loves all music—primarily playing flute and saxophone in her school's World Music/Jazz program as well as in a youth klezmer band on weekends. In addition to laughing and spending free time with friends and family, she admits to being sadly addicted to her iPod and bad TV reality shows!

For Lea, being an intern at the GSA Network this summer has been both an educational and enjoyable experience. This internship has allowed Lea to participate first hand in a non profit organization that helps her tremendously with her GSA during the school year. Before this internship, Lea had no idea what went on behind the scenes of GSA Network's programs—such as the YES Conference and Queer Youth Advocacy Day to the Liberation Art posters and website updates. Being an intern has given Lea the opportunity not only to observe others working around her, but to also personally take part in the everyday tasks of the organization.

A typical day for Lea begins with checking emails and saying hi to the staff in the office. From there, she moves on to complete a variety of tasks. She completes registrations of new GSAs in California, fills Liberation Art poster orders, makes evaluation phone calls, and adds this information to the database. One day a week, Lea focuses on Advocacy related work. By following two important bills, AB 394 and SB 777, and making charts and announcements relating to them, she has learned so much both about the structure of the state government and the importance of the law in creating safer schools.

It has been an amazing experience to work with the GSA Network and has definitely been a highlight of Lea’s summer!

For more information on being a fabulous GSA Network intern, please contact Tanya Mayo at: mailto:tanya@gsanetwork.org or 415.552.4229.

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+++++++++++++ GSA NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS +++++++++++++

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1. Become a GSA Network Board Member!

Are you...
- Passionate about GSA Network and our mission of empowering youth activists to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools?
- Able to commit to attending 4 board meetings a year (in person) plus committee calls by phone?
- Interested in learning how a nonprofit organization works and eager to help GSA Network?
- You are: 1) in high school now, 2) no more than a year past your graduation from high school, or 3) 19 years old or younger?

If you answered yes to these questions, you should apply to GSA Network's Governing Board.

GSA Network's Governing Board is a group of youth and adult allies who oversee the organization. Board members are responsible for organizational planning, evaluating, fundraising, and governing. The board meets four times a year in person, rotating between Southern, Northern, and Central California. Youth board members' travel expenses are paid. Youth board members' terms are for 1 year.

To apply, email mailto:carolyn@gsanetwork.org to request an application. We hope to fill several board slots in July, so don't delay!

All youth from California are welcome to apply. People of color, female and transgender people, and straight allies are especially encouraged to apply!

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2. "Dear Governor" Postcards – Send Your Thoughts to Sacramento

Have you educated Governor Schwarzenegger about safer schools yet? A few weeks ago, GSA Network mailed all of the CA GSAs packets of "Dear Governor" postcards. These super-snazzy postcards have a photo from the rally of this year's awesome Queer Youth Advocacy Day, and on the back is a support message for AB 394 (Safe Place to Learn Act) and SB 777 (Student Civil Rights Act). All you have to do is write down your opinion and fill in your address.

These postcards are an easy, quick way for you, your GSA members, and your friends to start connecting with the Capitol. We all educated and lobbied lawmakers at QYAD, and we are continuing to reach out to them via visits, phone calls, and letters. But we also need to teach the Governor about the importance of protecting student from harassment and discrimination too. If both bills make it through the Legislature, they will end up on his desk for his consideration. He needs to hear from us early and often.

Suggestions for using the postcards:
1. Arrange a postcard-signing party with your GSA before the school year ends.
2. Take the cards to your local hangout spot, community center, or youth group meeting and get your friends to sign cards too.
3. Are you going to Pride this year? You can probably get lots of folks interested there!

GSA Network will be distributing free packets of the postcards all summer and into the fall. If you need more cards, just send an email to mailto:advocacy@gsanetwork.org with your name and address or send a message to the MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/qyad2007.

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3. Wear Your GSA on your Sleeve! Buy a GSA Power T-shirt!

Another GSA Network T-shirts hot off the press... Cafepress that is.

Do you just love our GSA Power postcard? Well, now it's a shirt. Buy it today and help support GSA Network!

Order one of our three New T-shirts and help support GSA Network
* GSA Power
* A is for Ally
* Activist
* Male, Female, Other / Neither / All of the above

Also in stock
* I heart GSA
* I HELLA Heart GSA
* and our classic GSA Organizing Shirt

These new designs can ONLY be purchased at our on-line store. For every item you buy GSA Network gets a small donation ($3-5) to keep doing all the good work we do!!!

So, help support GSAs and look cool doing it.

To Buy Today: http://www.cafepress.com/gsanetwork

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++++++++++++++++ OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS ++++++++++++++++
GSA Network News is a publication of Gay-Straight Alliance Network. Events, resources, and news items listed under "Other Announcements" are not sponsored or written by GSA Network, and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of GSA Network.

Southern California
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4. Save the Date! Models of Pride Conference in October (Los Angeles)

We are officially announcing our Models of Pride conference (MOP 15). This is our 15th annual conference for youth, ages 14 to 23. The focus is on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans issues. All youth are invited to attend, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

This a free one-day event that will be held at Occidental College in Eagle Rock (L.A. area) on Saturday, October 6, 2007, beginning with registration and breakfast at 8:30 am and ending with a dinner and dance finale at 8:30 pm. We will have icebreakers, workshops, a fabulous resource fair, roundtable discussions, and entertainment. Shuttle busses will be made available for transportation to and from the conference from the Goldline Station in Highland Park (morning and evening only)-details will be posted on the website).

Currently, we are seeking workshop applicants (applications due August 3, 2007), adult volunteers, and agencies and organizations for the resource fair (we are a nonprofit and, hence, no items can be made available for sale).

Please visit the MOP 15 website at http://www.modelsofpride.org to download applications.

Feel free to contact us at 626.577.4553 or mailto:friendofproject10@hotmail.com

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Central Valley
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5. Stop by the Stanislaus Pride Center and Save $2/Person to the Fair (Turlock)

The annual Stanislaus County Fair runs from July 27th through August 5th at the fairgrounds in Turlock. This year's performers include Smash Mouth, LeAnn Rimes, Tanya Tucker and the Bellamy Brothers, and Hootie and the Blowfish. Entrance to the stage area at the fair is included with admission, which is $8.00.

The fair has partnered with the SPC to give YOU $2.00 off admission for Wed, August 1st and Sun, August 5th. Pick up your discount coupons at SPC (Wednesdays through Saturdays from 3 PM to 7 PM).

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Northern California
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6. HIV Health Planning Work Group (San Francisco)

A community-based collaborative effort to improve long-term HIV health in San Francisco

Community Forum

The Future of HIV Health
In San Francisco
Thursday July 26, 2007
6 PM - 8PM
Milton Marks Conference Center
California State Building
455 Golden Gate Avenue (between Larkin & Polk Street.)

We Need You!
Your Voice Is Important!!
This meeting will solicit input from the general public and people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. At that time, attendees will have an opportunity to enroll in smaller focus groups that evening and throughout August to continue involvement in development of the plan and to address specific issues.

A Light Meal Will Be Provided

For more information about this event please contact Juan Acosta at 415-292-3420 ext. 327 or by email at mailto:juan@apiwellness.org

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7. 4th Annual LGBT Family Weekend (Guerneville)

Come together with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families from around Northern California for an incredible experience for children, you and parents alike.

COLAGE, in conjunction with Our Family Coaltion, the Charles M. Holmes Campus and Mamas & Papas, presents The 4th Annual LGBT Family Weekend in Guerneville, August 17 - 19.

Registration is $30 per family and includes these activities: welcome barbecue, pool party, programs for youth by COLAGE, and a jazz and wine evening.

To register and for more information, including lodging, click here: http://www.ourfamily.org/guerneville.html

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Scholarships
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8. Queer Foundation Scholarships

$1,000 College Scholarships for High School Seniors Attending a U.S. College or University in 2008/09

To the winners of the 2007/08 high school seniors English essay contest, $1,000 scholarships are available for studies in queer theory or a related field at the U.S. college or university of their choice.

As Queer Scholars, these young writers can positively affect the conditions of their fellow LGBTQA students and other queer youth. Collected, their writings can become queer-the-curriculum materials that schools and teachers can use for positive change.

For more information about these scholarships, the essay contest, queer-the-curriculum materials for use in schools, or general information about the Queer Foundation Effective Writing and Scholarships Program, visit http://home.comcast.net/~threepennynovel/queerfoundation.

Application deadline: February 29, 2008

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9. National Program Director (San Francisco)

The Respect For All Project (RFAP) is a successful organizing campaign to address issues of prejudice among young people and the adults who guide their development. The RFAP is a program of Women's Educational Media (WEM), a highly acclaimed progressive social issue documentary film production company and a leader in the field of anti-bias, diversity education. (WEM will be changing its name in September 2007 to better reflect our mission, staff, and donor community). Through the distribution of award-winning films, accompanying curricula, and a training program aimed at educators, youth service providers and parents/guardians, The RFAP strives to create safe schools and communities by opening up dialogue about diversity and discrimination. The RFAP has been a national pioneer advocating for the inclusion of age-appropriate curricula that addresses anti-gay bias. WEM has been highly successful in forging collaborations with local, regional and national organizations to work on campaigns related to the issues in its films.

The films in The Respect For All Project include It's Elementary--Talking About Gay Issues in School, That's a Family! (about growing up in different kinds of family structures) and Let's Get Real (about bullying and prejudice). A new film is in production to challenge high school students to think about gender roles and anti-gay prejudice.POSITION SUMMARY
The National Program Director (NPD) provides the leadership, strategic direction, management and coordination for developing and maintaining WEM's collaborative relationships and projects with other organizations, with the goal of enabling as many youth and adults as possible to see and discuss our film, actively address bias and create safe and welcoming schools for all children and families. The NPD manages and monitors our professional development program, pursues wide scale distribution of our films through training and advocacy partnerships with local, statewide, and national organizations and educational entities, and secures key opportunities to showcase our films and programs as part of professional development opportunities in many fields. The NPD is part of senior management and reports directly to the Executive Director. The NPD supervises the Community Projects Manager, National Organizer, Program Associate and a team of facilitator consultants.

Position Responsibilities
- Contribute as part of the senior management team to ongoing strategic planning and organizational development, continuously striving to implement best practices in program delivery and organizational systems, messaging, and positioning.
- Direct The Respect For All Project (RFAP) professional development program for educators, youth service providers, community members, and parents and guardians in cities and communities around California and across the nation. Cultivate and maintain a talented team of professional facilitators, overseeing workshop program content and creation of accompanying materials. Promote the professional development program.
- Lead the development of a new campaign (including professional development, curriculum, and national organizing and outreach) centered around our forthcoming new film about the pressures teens face to conform to gender stereotypes.
- Cultivate strategic partnerships and relationships with relevant agencies and ally organizations and other national, regional, and local organizations to pursue film distribution and collaboration opportunities.
- Represent the organization and The RFAP at conferences, screenings, workshops, forums, and in the media. Provide leadership in organizational messaging about strategies to reduce bias and prevent violence.
- Direct the work of The Respect For All National Coalition (a partnership with the National Education Association, Child Welfare League of America, Association of Children's Museums, National Association of School Psychologists, and the After School Alliance) to provide professional development in conjunction with our films in cities across the country.
- Oversee The RFAP program budget; contribute to grant reporting and written narratives for grant proposals; assist with presentations about outreach and training programs to funders.
- Oversee The RFAP program evaluation and analysis, maintaining relevant evaluation tools and instruments to assess the impact of The RFAP on workshop participants, professionals, and students.
- Keep abreast of key developments in the anti-bias educational movement, the safe schools organizing network, and other social movements related to the content and themes of the RFAP films.
- Supervise and mentor program staff.Desired Professional Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following experience and qualifications:
- Proven experience in program management or organizing large-scale initiatives for progressive or educational issues;
- Experience conducting diversity or anti-bias training;
- Demonstrated knowledge of the public education arena and infrastructure;
- Demonstrated familiarity with the current landscape of safe schools advocacy work;
- A track record as a highly effective communicator--superior written and oral communication skills; adept at crafting proposals, detailed correspondence, agendas, summary reports, and making persuasive oral presentations;
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining collaborative organizational relationships with diverse constituencies, both progressive and mainstream;
- Demonstrated experience in managing and inspiring staff;
- Demonstrated experience in crafting and monitoring programmatic budgets;
- Computer literacy on Macintosh OSX and skill with essential software including Microsoft Word, Excel; strong internet research skills; strong analytic skills;
- Strong database management skills and high comfort level with using a database as a management tool; ability to keep clear, systematic electronic records;
- Bachelors degree or equivalent; Masters preferred.

Personal Attributes
The Program Director will be:
- Committed to and enthusiastic about WEM's mission and programs with a demonstrated commitment to social justice issues and expertise with LGBT and racial diversity issues;
- Highly entrepreneurial; resourceful and flexible, with an ability to anticipate and take initiative on events and opportunities which may advance WEM's program locally, regionally, and nationally; enthusiastic and motivated about how successful implementation of our campaigns also contributes to the financial viability of the organization.
- A strategist who is adept at planning, prioritizing, organizing and following through; highly energetic and able to balance multiple competing priorities; systematic and thorough;
- A team builder and player who is adept at management, leadership, and collaboration; able to provide strong, clear supervision and motivation for staff and consultants;
- Willing and flexible for periodic travel;
- Confident, diplomatic, able to listen and share information well. Emotionally mature with a strong sense of humor

Salary and Benefits
Minimum salary will be $68,000 with consideration for higher placement based on experience and within the parameters of WEM's scale, plus excellent benefits including three weeks paid vacation, medical, dental, and vision coverage for staff and their dependents (eligibility for spouses or domestic partners), eligibility for 403 (b) plan.

To learn more about Women's Educational Media, please visit: http://www.womedia.org

To apply, please submit no later than August 17th, 2007 a substantive cover letter, resume, and writing sample from the last five years to: mailto:jobs@womedia.org

Please put "National Program Director" in the subject line.

No phone calls please. Position open until filled.

Women's Educational Media is an equal-opportunity employer and actively strives for a diverse, dynamic workforce.

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10. HIFY Director of Finance and Administration (San Francisco)

Reports to: Executive Director
Salary: $55,000
Start date: Immediate
Application deadline: Open Until Filled

About HIFY
HIFY’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of young people through education, advocacy and leadership opportunities. We believe in providing complete, accurate health information to young people and supporting them in making their own decisions. Our work is grounded in harm reduction, positive sexuality, youth development and anti-oppression principles.

Position Summary
The primary duty of this position is to oversee all aspects of financial management, including accounting, budgeting, financial and financial grant reporting for a $1.1 million organization. Secondary duties include supervising the Operations Manager to ensure coverage of human resources, facilities, and information technology.

Job Duties
- Maintain general ledger and journals of record
- Process bi-weekly agency payroll with outside payroll company and accounts payables and receivable; maintain vendor and contractor information; reconcile invoices to statements; prepare and process disbursements, and maintain records of paid invoices; receipt and disbursement of funds
- Prepare monthly financial reports
- Oversee banking activities including deposits and monthly reconciliations
- Coordinate program and fiscal reviews, prepare monthly invoices, negotiate budget requirements with federal, state and city entities and other funding sources
- Work with Executive Director to prepare organizational budget and budget narratives as necessary.
- Work with Associate and Development Directors to prepare grant budgets and financial narratives as necessary.
- Create cost allocation policies that maximize revenues in accordance with funding regulations
- Coordinate the preparation of the annual agency audit
- Process payment of property and sales taxes
- Manage finances for HIFY’s sponsored projects, including preparing monthly financial reports, and funder reports
- Share in supervising the Operations Manager
- Maintaining adequate insurance and other risk management functions

Qualifications
HIFY does not require specific degrees for its positions. Experience requirements can be met through educational, professional or life experience.

Candidates Should:
- Have at least 3-5 years experience in the area of finance, preferably in a non-profit organization
- Have at least 2 years experience overseeing and/or creating program and organizational budgets
- Feel equipped to hand nonprofit/fund accounting and bookkeeping duties for a midsized organization
- Have experience in or capacity for managing federal grants
- Be able to multi-task
- Embrace HIFY’s mission and the services we provide.
- Idave experience or interest in managing human resources functions
- Ideally have experience or interest in managing information technology

How To Apply
Please send resume and cover letter by regular mail or email to: HIFY, Attn: Esperanza Macias, 235 Montgomery St., Suite 430, San Francisco, CA 94104. Fax: 415-274-1976. E-mail: mailto:macias@hify.org

HIFY is an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage women, people of color and LGBTQIQ people to apply.

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11. HIFY Associate Director (San Francisco)

Reports to: Executive Director
Salary: $55,000
Application deadline: Open until filled

About HIFY
HIFY’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of young people through education, advocacy and leadership opportunities. We believe in providing complete, accurate health information to young people and supporting them in making their own decisions. Our work is grounded in harm reduction, positive sexuality, youth development and anti-oppression principles.

Position Summary
The Associate Director is primarily responsible for the implementation of HIFY’s mission. S/he monitors all program activities and operations, including curriculum and materials development, planning, evaluation, budgeting and reporting. Since this person is central to HIFY’s programs, applicants should be mature but compassionate, professional but fun, and willing to hold themselves and others accountable.

Job Duties
Supervision
- Hire, supervise and support and review three Program Managers and one Program Administrator.
- Oversee work performance and completion of program goals for 10 program staff.
- Facilitate interdepartmental and cross-department communication.
- Provide practical guidance and responsible leadership within the organization.
- Oversee and guide program staff development, in conjunction with program managers.

Program Development and Outreach
- Actively participate long range program planning and goal-setting for HIFY’s work in youth health education and youth development.
- Guide health-related curriculum development.
- Guide development, production and distribution of publications and other media.
- Keep informed of new research and emerging health needs related to HIFY’s mission, and facilitate incorporation of these into programs
- Oversee program participant outreach and recruitment.
- Work with independent evaluator to facilitate evaluation of HIFY programs,in conjunction with program managers.
- Represent HIFY at community and professional meetings, conferences and workshops, making presentations where appropriate and sharing information with HIFY staff from these meetings
- Collaborate with relevant staff on website content development.

Grants Management
- Collaborate with Program Managers, Finance Director, and Executive Director to develop and monitor program budgets.
- Assist Development Director in identifying program grant sources and reporting on existing grants.
- Monitor, prepare written reports, and ensure document compliance with grant agreements and program contracts, including federal grants.
- Oversee the collection, analysis and production of data, reports and forms as required by HIFY and by program funders.

Qualifications
HIFY does not require specific degrees for its positions. Experience requirements can be met through educational, professional or life experience.

The ideal candidate will have:
- At least 5 years management experience with increasing responsibility.
- Extensive supervision and/or conflict resolution experience.
- Curriculum/program development experience.
- Experience in materials/publications/multimedia development and production.
- Significant experience in adolescent health and/or youth development.
- Community health experience, including a working knowledge of harm reduction principles, and HIV/hepatitis/STD prevention.
- Direct experience working with youth, and an understanding of youth development principles.
- Strong writing and editing skills.
- High comfort level and excitement for working with diverse groups , including youth of color, LGBTQIQ youth, immigrant & Spanish-speaking youth, and formally incarcerated youth.
- Specific experience working with communities of color.
- Embrace HIFY’s mission and the services we provide.
- The capacity to work in a small, but active organization.

How To Apply
Please send resume and cover letter by regular mail or email to Esperanza Macias at: HIFY 235 Montgomery St., Suite 430, San Francisco, CA 94104. Fax: 415-274-1976. E-mail: mailto:macias@hify.org

HIFY is an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage women, people of color and LGBTQIQ people to apply.

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12. Outright Vermont Education & Outreach Coordinator (Vermont)

The Mission of Outright Vermont is to build safe, healthy, and supportive environments for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth. Currently Outright Vermont works toward our mission by providing social, support and educational opportunities for youth and also by offering outreach to schools, youth serving agencies, and communities in order to identify, develop and train allies for LGBTQ youth, and create safe environments for all youth. The past year has been fabulous for Outright Vermont. In that past year Outright Vermont was awarded a grant of $100,000, we doubled the size of our staff, and we increased the size of our Board of Directors.

The Education & Outreach Coordinator is responsible for scheduling and delivering workshops and presentations on a variety of queer youth issues to diverse youth and adult audiences. Ideal candidates will have experience in some or all of the following areas: developing outreach materials; coordinating a youth speakers' bureau; have previous experience working in educational environments; non- profit settings; experience developing or using established queer-based or anti-bullying curriculums; experience as a facilitator or trainer; a working knowledge of safe schools for queer youth; understanding of gender variant and transgender issues; and undoing racism principals. Excellent communication, computer, and organizational skills are a must! Bachelor's Degree in a related field required. Ideal candidates will excel both independently and within a team.

This position requires a vehicle to meet our statewide education request demands. This position also demands a very flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends. Must enjoy working with youth while being able to function in a busy youth space/office. Success in this position necessitates both an ability to work individually and as part of the Outright Vermont program team.

Salary and benefits will be based on experience and livable wage standards for Vermont. Base salary begins at $27,500.

Transfolk, people of color, differently-abled people, and bio-men are encouraged to apply.

Candidates who match the above requirements should submit a cover letter detailing relevant experience, resume, and (brief 2-3 page) writing sample by Friday, August 31st to:
mailto:Lluvia@outrightvt.org or mail to: Lluvia Mulvaney- Stanak, Executive Director Outright Vermont P.O. Box 5235 Burlington, VT 05402.

No Phone Calls Please!

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13. NEWS: Second Lawsuit Filed in Gustine Hazing Case

July 12, 2007
The Modesto Bee Newsroom
BEE Staff

A second boy who attended a football camp for Gustine High School players last summer filed a civil lawsuit Thursday, alleging he was assaulted and sexually abused by older teammates.

The lawsuit, filed by the boy and his mother in Madera County Superior Court, said three teammates attempted to sexually assault the boy with the nozzle of an air-mattress pump during a three-day football camp at Liberty High School in Madera County.

It names the players along with their parents and guardians, coaches and school officials.

Another player who also attended the camp as a 14-year-old filed a lawsuit in federal court May 30, alleging four upperclassmen sexually assaulted him with a battery-operated air pump while others restrained him.

The older players also slapped boys with a used condom and called the boy names that "established a collective belief among the student athletes that plaintiff was a gay student," the federal lawsuit states.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.modbee.com/local/pmupdates/story/13781096p-14361327c.html

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July 11, 2007

Please note that during the months of July and August GSA Network News will be bi-weekly instead of weekly.

In this issue of GSA Network News, you'll find:

GSA Network Highlight
National Association of GSA Networks and New National Program Manager!
Go directly to GSA Network highlight

GSA Network Announcements
1. This Weekend! Join GSA Network at the SF AIDS WALK (San Francisco)
2. Extras Needed for Film About a GSA! (Agoura Hills)
3. Nor-Cal Activist Camp Deadline is July 20th! APPLY ONLINE!
4. Interested in Non-Profit Work? You Could Be a GSA Network Board Member!
5. "Dear Governor" Postcards – Send Your Thoughts to Sacramento
6. Need Something to Wear? Buy a GSA Power T-shirt!
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Other Announcements
Southern California
7. LGBT-Friendly Youth Opportunities (Los Angeles)
8. New Location for Jeffery Owens Community Center/RPYA Youth Council (Riverside)
9. Save the Date! Models of Pride Conference in October (Los Angeles)
10. Looking for A Classy Affair? Volunteer for Outfest's Gala Events! (Los Angeles)
11. Upcoming Events at the Pacific Pride Foundation (Santa Barbara)
Go directly to Southern California listings

Northern California
12. Free Screening of LYRIC's Project Voiceover (San Francisco)
13. Body Image Workshop (Berkeley)
14. Movie Night at the Pacific Center (Berkeley)
15. Queer-Friendly Youth Pizza Nights (San Francisco)
16. Volunteers Needed for the AIDS Walk (San Francisco)
Go directly to Northern California listings

National
17. "Dude, You're a Fag" – New Book on Masculinity and Sexuality in High School
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Jobs
18. After School Site Coordinators (Oakland)
19. Instructors for After School Programs (Oakland)
20. COLAGE Bay Area Coordinator (San Francisco)

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News
21. NEWS: Some Say Film's Gay Content an Issue
22. NEWS: Schools Told to be Tough on Homophobic Bullying
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+++++++++++++++ GSA NETWORK HIGHLIGHT+++++++++++++++

National Association of GSA Networks and New National Program Manager!

GSA Network is proud to announce that we are expanding our work on a national level! Following great success last year, we are excited to host the 2nd Annual National Gathering in Albuquerque, NM on August 9th – 12th. The National Gathering brings adult and youth leaders from state and regional networks of GSAs to share ideas and best practices about running effective networks or coalitions of GSAs, increasing youth leadership and diversity within our organizations, developing strong advocacy campaigns, and building a stronger National Association of GSA Networks. We are confident that this years gathering will further energize and strengthen established and aspiring GSA networks nationwide!

In addition, we are also very excited to announce we have hired a National Program Manager, Ruth Obel-Jorgensen, to further develop our national expansion work. Ruth has worked within the nonprofit sector for the past six years and comes to the GSA Network from the University of California Student Association (UCSA) where she worked as the Organizing and Communications Director. While at UCSA, she organized statewide grassroots campaigns to increase access to the UC through a youth empowerment and leadership development model. Ruth was born and raised in the rural Central Valley where she began her path as a social justice organizer and anti-war activist. Ruth graduated from CSU Fresno with a Masters in Social Work, emphasizing in community organizing and advocacy, and an American Humanics certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership. While on campus, she led a notable campaign to protect the civil liberties and academic freedom of students and faculty following the discovery of undercover police surveillance of a peace and social justice student group. Ruth has organized with numerous organizations such as the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Women in Black, and the Blue Triangle Network. As a member of the National Coalition Building Institute, she has facilitated numerous prejudice reduction workshops and developed a series of diversity awareness panels. Ruth is excited to continue her path in the nonprofit sector as an activist and social worker fighting for equality and justice for the queer community.

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+++++++++++++ GSA NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS +++++++++++++

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1. This Weekend! Join GSA Network at the SF AIDS WALK (San Francisco)

Activism doesn't end with the school year! Join GSA Network at the San Francisco AIDS Walk and help raise dollars for AIDS service organizations in the Bay Area. The GSA Network team will be walking together with thousands of other participants in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, July 15.

Not only do you get enjoy to a fun day at the park, raise $$$ for a good cause, you can also work on your fundraising skills! Once you sign up, the AIDS Walk web site will give you tips on how to raise money from your teachers, friends, and family members who will sponsor you be part of the event.

To get involved, the first thing you need to register to participate. Here's how:
1. Go to http://www.aidswalk.net/sanfran/
2. Click on "Register Now!" in the far left-hand column.
3. Select "Join a Team" and then select "GSA Network-7460"
4. Fill out the info.

See you on July 15th!

Get Moving: AIDS Walk San Francisco - July 15, 2007
Get Info: Contact Lai-San at GSA Network (mailto:lai-san@gsanetwork.org) or 415.552.4229 if you have questions.

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2. Extras Needed for Film About a GSA! (Agoura Hills)

GSA Network is proud to partner with a new film in production called "Tru Loved": Sixteen-year-old Tru is uprooted by her lesbian moms from her comfortable gay-friendly home in San Francisco and moved to a conservative, suburban community in Southern California.

Tru's only friend is a closeted football player, and even that friendship is jeopardized when she starts the school's first Gay-Straight Alliance.

Wanna be an extra in this film?
Extras are needed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. All scenes are being shot at Agoura High School, 28545 Driver Ave, Agoura Hills, CA 91301.

On Thursday, July 12 they are looking for 10 extra students. Come dressed in typical high school student clothing and bring a few changes of clothing. Be on set 7:30 am - 7:30 pm.

On Friday and Saturday, July 13 and 14, they need 10 extra students AND football players dressed in workout outfits. Be on set 11 am - 11 pm.

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to be part of a film that will help tell the GSA story!

For more information, contact Bing Tell at mailto:bingtell@gmail.com

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3. Nor-Cal Activist Camp Deadline is July 20th! APPLY ONLINE!

Northern California Activist Camp - San Francisco
August 3rd - 5th, 2007
Join our Camp Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/activistcamp2007

APPLY ONLINE! Click here to get more info and apply online: http://www.gsanetwork.org/camp/camp2007.html!

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4. Interested in Non-Profit Work? You Could Be a GSA Network Board Member!

Are you...
- Passionate about GSA Network and our mission of empowering youth activists to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools?
- Able to commit to attending 4 board meetings a year (in person) plus committee calls by phone?
- Interested in learning how a nonprofit organization works and eager to help GSA Network?
- You are: 1) in high school now, 2) no more than a year past your graduation from high school, or 3) 19 years old or younger?

If you answered yes to these questions, you should apply to GSA Network's Governing Board.

To apply, email mailto:carolyn@gsanetwork.org to request an application. We hope to fill several board slots in July, so don't delay!

All youth from California are welcome to apply. People of color, female and transgender people, and straight allies are especially encouraged to apply!

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5. "Dear Governor" Postcards – Send Your Thoughts to Sacramento

Have you educated Governor Schwarzenegger about safer schools yet? A few weeks ago, GSA Network mailed all of the CA GSAs packets of "Dear Governor" postcards. These super-snazzy postcards have a photo from the rally of this year's awesome Queer Youth Advocacy Day, and on the back is a support message for AB 394 (Safe Place to Learn Act) and SB 777 (Student Civil Rights Act). All you have to do is write down your opinion and fill in your address.

These postcards are an easy, quick way for you, your GSA members, and your friends to start connecting with the Capitol. We all educated and lobbied lawmakers at QYAD, and we are continuing to reach out to them via visits, phone calls, and letters. But we also need to teach the Governor about the importance of protecting student from harassment and discrimination too. If both bills make it through the Legislature, they will end up on his desk for his consideration. He needs to hear from us early and often.

Suggestions for using the postcards:
1. Arrange a postcard-signing party with your GSA before the school year ends.
2. Take the cards to your local hangout spot, community center, or youth group meeting and get your friends to sign cards too.
3. Are you going to Pride this year? You can probably get lots of folks interested there!

GSA Network will be distributing free packets of the postcards all summer and into the fall. If you need more cards, just send an email to mailto:advocacy@gsanetwork.org with your name and address or send a message to the MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/qyad2007.

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6. Need Something to Wear? Buy a GSA Power T-shirt!

Another GSA Network T-shirts hot off the press... Cafepress that is.

Do you just love our GSA Power postcard? Well, now it's a shirt. Buy it today and help support GSA Network!

Order one of our three New T-shirts and help support GSA Network
* GSA Power
* A is for Ally
* Activist
* Male, Female, Other / Neither / All of the above

Also in stock
* I heart GSA
* I HELLA Heart GSA
* and our classic GSA Organizing Shirt

These new designs can ONLY be purchased at our on-line store. For every item you buy GSA Network gets a small donation ($3-5) to keep doing all the good work we do!!!

So, help support GSAs and look cool doing it.

To Buy Today: http://www.cafepress.com/gsanetwork

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8. New Location for Jeffery Owens Community Center/RPYA Youth Council (Riverside)

Jeffery Owens Community Center/RPYA Youth Council is Still Mondays, @ 5pm but NEW Location:

3845 Tenth St (near 10th and Market)
Downtown Riverside
(10th & Market stop off RTA Buses 1, 13 or 15)

Join us for summer fun...games, movies & trips. San Diego Pride coming 21 July!

All LGBT Queer & Questioning youth ages 13-20 yrs, Friends and Family of LGBTQ welcome.

For more information, please contact Maggie Hawkins at 909.725-0417 or mailto:MaggieHawkins@rpya.org

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9. Save the Date! Models of Pride Conference in October (Los Angeles)

We are officially announcing our Models of Pride conference (MOP 15). This is our 15th annual conference for youth, ages 14 to 23. The focus is on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans issues. All youth are invited to attend, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

This a free one-day event that will be held at Occidental College in Eagle Rock (L.A. area) on Saturday, October 6, 2007, beginning with registration and breakfast at 8:30 am and ending with a dinner and dance finale at 8:30 pm. We will have icebreakers, workshops, a fabulous resource fair, roundtable discussions, and entertainment. Shuttle busses will be made available for transportation to and from the conference from the Goldline Station in Highland Park (morning and evening only)-details will be posted on the website).

Currently, we are seeking workshop applicants (applications due August 3, 2007), adult volunteers, and agencies and organizations for the resource fair (we are a nonprofit and, hence, no items can be made available for sale).

Please visit the MOP 15 website at http://www.modelsofpride.org to download applications.

Feel free to contact us at 626.577.4553 or mailto:friendofproject10@hotmail.com

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10. Looking for A Classy Affair? Volunteer for Outfest's Gala Events! (Los Angeles)

Benefits: Volunteers see FILMS FREE THROUGHOUT FESTIVAL

Earn DOUBLE VOLUNTEER HOURS Toward OUTFEST MEMBERSHIP for Access to Great LGBT Films Throughout the Year!
To Volunteer: http://www.outfest.org/volunteer. Questions: mailto:volunteer@outfest.org.

Outfest 2007
Volunteer for Opening Night !
Volunteer for General Party Help at the Opening Night Gala, Closing Night, Awards Night, and at our Documentary Centerpiece Reception and earn:
DOUBLE VOLUNTEER HOURS for those shifts
Also: Volunteer as a Theater Usher on Opening Night and get into the party afterwards.
Opening Night: July 12th at the Orpheum
Closing Night: July 23rd at the Orpheum
Awards Night: July 22nd at the Ford
Documentary Centerpiece Reception: July 17th at the DGA

Sign up for shifts online at http://www.outfest.org/volunteer. Or get more information at mailto:volunteer@outfest.org.
Please talk to the Volunteer Coordinator for more information on this benefit of volunteering.

Check us out on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/outfest

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11. Upcoming Events at the Pacific Pride Foundation (Santa Barbara)

July 11 - Sunset @ the Andalucia. Kick off your PRIDE weekend with our monthly cocktail mixer atop downtown Santa Barbara's only luxury hotel. Enjoy fabulous views of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Barbara foothills with cocktails, poolside appetizers and an inviting community. This month will be better than ever as Sunset is the official Pride weekend opener. 6-10pm, 31 West Carrillo St. Contact Santiago for more details, mailto:santiago@pacificpridefoundation.org.

July 12 - Thrust at Club Couchez featuring DJ Gavin Roy, Thrust Go-Go Dancers, "Show Your Pride" Costume Contest, Late Night Happy Hour and No Cover all Night. 21 and up. 214 State Street beginning at 9pm.

July 13 - Pride Mixer at Jill's Place. Dinner, cocktails and community. 632 Santa Barbara Street. Call for reservations, 963-0378.

July 13 - Wildcat Lounge. Come together after dinner at Jill's Place for dancing and fun. 15 West Ortega Street.

July 14 - Pacific Pride Festival. 11am-7pm, Chase Palm Park (Cabrillo Boulevard near the Carousel).

July 14 - Aftershock at Club Couchez. The official Pride after-party beginning at 7pm. Bed/Table and Bottle service available and early arrival is suggested. A night full of celebration for 21 and up. 214 State Street. Contact Robert for reservations 403-9070.

July 15 - BBQ on the Patio. Gather at the Wildcat Lounge patio for a relaxing afternoon of food and happy hour specials. 5-8pm, 15 West Ortega.

July 15 - Release at Wildcat Lounge. Close out Santa Barbara Pride Weekend right with Pride Drink Specials, Red Room Go-Gos, Shot Boys, DJ Gavin Roy and a Special Drag Performance.

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12. Free Screening of LYRIC's Project Voiceover (San Francisco)

Join us as we celebrate the completion of 8 amazing short films by participants in LYRIC's Project Voiceover (formerly known as the Queer Young Women's Video Project)...

For three months, this group of young people learned about violence against women, media justice, and film production in workshops facilitated by Community United Against Violence, San Francisco Women Against Rape, and Third World Majority...

Covering topics like invisibility, sexual harassment, rape, abuse and harassment through technological means, self-hate, drug and alcohol use, sexism, heterosexism, abandonment, and the world's lack of empathy...these films will definitely move and inspire you.

Join us as these young filmmakers share their take on what violence means to them and their communities.

Refreshments provided...

Please join us July 13 from 6:30-8:30pm at the Film Arts Foundation, 145 9th Street at Mission.

For more info, please contact: Tonil at 415.703.6150 ext.12

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13. Body Image Workshop (Berkeley)

Pacific Center is having another exciting workshop here at the Pacific Center from the Center for Sex and Culture.

Thursday July 19th from 4-6pm the CSC is presenting a Body Image workshop, here are the details: A presenter from the Center for Sex and Culture will be holding a fun, interactive workshop exploring the interconnectedness of body image and sexuality.

The workshop will include discussions on sexual anatomy and physiology, fallacies of beauty in the media, and strategies for creating positive body image.

This workshop is for youth 14 and older, folks under 18 need written permission from a parent/guardian to attend.

If you are interested in attending please contact Erica 510-548-8283 x 514 or mailto:erica@pacificcenter.org

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14. Movie Night at the Pacific Center (Berkeley)

Nothing like cuddling up to a good movie and good food on a Friday (July 13) night right?

Pacific Center is showing Ma Vie En Rose (My Life In Pink)from 4-6pm.

We are located at 2712 Telegraph Ave in Berkeley @ Derby across the street from Willard Middle School.

Buse line 1 (Formerly the 40 and 40L) stop right out front. For more info Contact Erica Newport at 510-548-8283 x514 or email mailto:erica@pacificcenter.org

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15. Queer-Friendly Youth Pizza Nights (San Francisco)

Mingle with friends, meet new people, eat pizza and support the LGBT civil rights movement this summer.

Equality California Institute invites supporters of BIENESTAR, COLAGE, California Safe Schools Network, Family Pride, GSA Network, L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center Family Services Program and Pop Luck Club to our San Francisco office for Let California Ring Youth Volunteer Pizza Parties during the month of July.

EQCAI is looking for youth and young allies to support an important civil rights movement of their generation. Work side-by-side with coalition staff members on the new statewide marriage campaign. Coalition leaders will also lead a discussion about the important ways youth can make a difference in this campaign. Bring your typing skills!

It's a great way to connect with youth in a safe, LGBT-friendly environment. It's also a perfect summer activity for youth, and because we're a non-profit organization, students can fulfill community service hours by helping out.

Learn more about Let California Ring at http://www.letcaliforniaring.org.

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16. Volunteers Needed for the AIDS Walk (San Francisco)

AIDS Walk San Francisco is this Sunday, July 15, and we're looking for volunteers to help fill the remaining volunteer positions!

Over 1,500 volunteers help on the day of the AIDS Walk. Each one plays a very important role in the success of the event. If you haven't volunteered with the AIDS Walk before, we can guarantee that you'll have a fantastic time and meet other individuals dedicated to fighting AIDS in our community.

Volunteers are provided with breakfast or lunch and an official AIDS Walk Volunteer T-shirt, and are needed for the following positions:
Sign-In volunteers greet the walkers and process their pledges.
Monitor volunteers cheer on walkers along the route.
Teams volunteers help set-up and run the teams area.
Crowd Control volunteers direct walkers and guard restricted areas.

For more information please visit https://www.aidswalk.net or call the AIDS Walk office at (415) 615-WALK.

The funds raised by AIDS Walk San Francisco benefit the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and 42 other HIV/AIDS organizations serving the six Bay Area counties.

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17. "Dude, You're a Fag" -- New Book on Masculinity and Sexuality in High School

High school and the difficult terrain of sexuality and gender identity are brilliantly explored in this smart, incisive ethnography. Based on eighteen months of fieldwork in a racially diverse working-class high school, Dude, You're a Fag sheds new light on masculinity both as a field of meaning and as a set of social practices. C. J. Pascoe's unorthodox approach analyzes masculinity as not only a gendered process but also a sexual one. She demonstrates how the "specter of the fag" becomes a disciplinary mechanism for regulating heterosexual as well as homosexual boys and how the "fag discourse" is as much tied to gender as it is to sexuality.

"We know that schools are a central site for the construction of gender identity, but until C. J. Pascoe's careful and compassionate ethnography, we haven't known exactly how gender conformity is extracted from a slurry of humiliations, fears, and anxieties. Boys will not be boys unless they are made to be, by violence, real or implied. A troubling, thoughtful work."--Michael Kimmel, author of Manhood in America

"This is a strikingly original study of schoolboys renegotiating class, gender and ethnicity, along with the labeling as 'fag'. Here homophobia is at work in a path breaking study which is a highly readable 'must' read."--Ken Plummer, University of Essex, and editor of SexualitiesOrdering Information: Please visit http://go.ucpress.edu/pascoe or call University of California Press at (800) 777-4726.

Author Information: C.J. Pascoe is a sociologist at the Institute for the Study of Social Change at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies and teaches about teenagers, gender, sexuality, homophobia, education and youth cybercultures. For speaking engagements or author events please call 510-643-4227 or visit http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~cjpascoe.

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18. After School Site Coordinators (Oakland)

General Overview
The AspiraNet After School Program Site Coordinator will oversee the After School Program, which is funded by the State, Prop. 49 funds and the City of Oakland. The programs include three primary components: Academic, Enrichment and Recreation and operate after school, five days a week. The goals are to improve literacy skill levels and academic performance, develop enrichment for youth and to strengthen their social skills.

AspiraNet is a non-profit agency that works with the Oakland Unified School District to provide after school programs for low-income students in several elementary and middle schools in Oakland.

Duties and Responsibilities

Communication
• Develop and maintain a high level of communication and positive relationships with principal, teachers, office staff, lunch clerks, custodians, and after school staff.
• Be directly supervised by the School Site Administrator, and receive general supervision from the AspiraNet Director of After School Programs.
• Supervise a team of talented part-time Instructors who provide academic and enriching activites to youth.
• Develop and maintain positive parent relations.
• Provide program orientation, encourage involvement, and maintain monthly contact.
• Provide on-going parent workshops, services and special events.
• Respond promptly and courteously to parent concerns and/or complaints. Immediately notify School Site Administrator, the AspiraNet Program Coordinator and the of parent concerns and/or complaints.
• Communicate with parents/guardians regarding student progress and performance.
• Meet at least monthly with the School Site Council/ Leadership Team to coordinate program design, discuss evaluation processes and outreach efforts, and address any other issues.
• Work closely with Lead Teacher and School Site Council / Leadership Team to:
• Identify students and coordinate student outreach for the After School Program.
• Align activities with the regular school day.
• Conduct assessments and surveys.
• Implement evaluation tools.

Development and Implementation
• Manage day-to-day operations of the program.
• Facilitate regular after school staff meetings and trainings.
• Coach, supervise, and provide professional development for staff.
• Assure safety and supervision of children at all times, with a 20:1 ratio of adults to children.
• Maintain high visibility at the site of the After School Program.
• Assure classrooms and other shared school space is well maintained and left as found.
• Develop and maintain a schedule of academic, recreational and enrichment activities.
• Assure accurate distribution and accounting of snacks.
• Submit monthly student attendance and student snack reports on a timely basis.
• Coordinate with all site-based student support services.

Recruitment, Coordination and Collaboration
• Recruit and enroll program participants to meet grant average daily attendance requirements.
• Identify, train, and supervise teachers, paraprofessionals, volunteers, parent liaisons, and community partners to implement academic, recreation, and enrichment activities.
• Attend school staff meetings quarterly to provide information and updates on After School Program.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with community based organizations, public agencies, local universities, city agencies, and other collaborators.

Fiscal Management
• Oversee budget development and expenditure tracking.
• Coordinate payment of After School Learning staff, including timesheets and invoices.
• Help design a sustainability plan for After School Learning Program.
Comply with all District and grant guidelines
• Oversee facility management, including attendance, snacks, custodial, classroom, security, safety, and transportation.
• Submit all required documentation on a timely basis, including attendance, snack counts, emergency cards, permission forms, board resolutions, payroll, and surveys.
• Coordinate evaluation process, including surveys of students, staff, and parents.
• Participate in all meetings, workshops, and activities organized by Oakland AspiraNet and Oakland SUCCESS office.

Qualifications:
• Experience working in a school and/or agency setting.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse district/school staff, parents, and community members.
• Able to implement and supervise a positive learning environment, incorporating academics, enrichment and recreation.
• CPR/1st Aid certified – preferred.
• Fingerprint and TB test clearance.

Compensation: $35,000 to $42,000 depending upon experience and school site. Benefits included.
This is at a non-profit organization.
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

For more information or questions, please email mailto:lfortin@aspiranet.org

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19. Instructors for After School Programs (Oakland)

General Overview:
AspiraNet, a non-profit agency, working with the Oakland Unified School District, seeks part-time Instructors to work in after school programs throughout Oakland. Under the direction of the Site Coordinator, the After School Instructor will provide program support to students in the after school program, and will lead engaging academic, enrichment, and recreation activities to groups of up to 20 students. The After School Instructor will provide opportunities for students to develop and strengthen their academic, physical, and social skills. AspiraNet seeks applicants who possess a passion for any of the following enriching activities: visual arts, performing arts, technology, recreation and/or league sports, (such as basketball, soccer, track & field) or other skills that elementary or middle school students will enjoy learning.

Job Responsibilities:
• Under supervision of the Site Coordinator will develop daily lesson plans.
• Provide academic instruction with a fun, creative approach that engages low-level learners.
• As needed, differentiate lessons and activities so they are appropriate to students with various abilities.
• Middle school Instructors will lead project-based, "Club Groups" in subjects, such as, science, humanities, journalism, English language development, leadership, math enrichment and technology.
• Elementary school Instructors will teach an enrichment class 3-5 days per week, in addition to providing support in the academic areas.
• Review program work plans with Site Coordinator or classroom teacher for effective program implementation.
• Implement discipline techniques and classroom management.
• Participate in and evaluate the effectiveness of activities and events.
• Participate in cleaning and maintaining the facilities and equipment.
• Interact professionally and appropriately with parents, teachers and school staff.
• Participate in school site staff meetings and on-going training opportunities.
• Comply with all Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) policies and procedures.

Qualifications:
1. Minimum 1 year experience working with diverse youth in an organized setting
2. At least 44 junior college units
3. Health Screening/TB Clearance, Background/Fingerprint Clearance

Hours:
Elementary School Instructors work five days per week, four hours per day with an extra hour one day per week, on the school's minimum day. Middle School Instructors work from 5-18 hours per week, depending upon subject areas of instruction. The After School Instructor position is a 10-month job to begin in mid-August. Bi-lingual applicants encouraged to apply.Compensation: $13 to $18 per hour depending upon experience

This is a part-time job.
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

For more information or questions, please email mailto:lfortin@aspiranet.org

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20. COLAGE Bay Area Coordinator (San Francisco)

COLAGE is hiring a part-time coordinator for our COLAGE Bay Area Chapter. This is a new contract position that will require between 15-20 hours per month, September 2007- June 2008. The role of the COLAGE Bay Area Coordinator is to oversee programs, events and activities that provide community building and youth empowerment to youth with LGBT parents and their families in the San Francisco Bay Area. Supervised by the COLAGE Program Director, this person will coordinate one of COLAGE's largest and most dynamic local chapters.

About COLAGE
Founded in 1990, COLAGE engages, connects, and empowers people to make the world a better place for children of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (LGBT) parents and families. We break the social isolation and discrimination faced by children of LGBT parents and families and secure respect, dignity and rights for ourselves, our families and all marginalized children, youth and families. Through an integrated array of peer networks and community building, youth empowerment and leadership development, political advocacy and public education, COLAGE prepares and mobilizes children, youth and adults with LGBT parents to take action for systemic change and social justice. COLAGE Bay Area serves San Francisco and the East Bay with some reach into Northern and Southern counties by providing peer based recreational activities, youth leadership training, activism opportunities and community building events targeting youth ages 9-18 who have one or more LGBT parents.

Job Responsibilities
1. Serve as the primary representative and contact for COLAGE Bay Area
2. Plan and facilitate at least 6 events in San Francisco for youth with LGBT parents
3. Plan and facilitate at least 2 events in San Francisco for LGBT families including the COLAGE Bay Area participation in San Francisco Pride 2008
4. Coordinate and support other events and groups in the larger Bay Area,
5. Attend some collaborative meetings with partner organizations
6. Make referrals for additional supports and services to members and families as necessary,
7. Conduct outreach for COLAGE Bay Area programs and events,
8. Submit grant reports; record, collect and manage data for COLAGE Bay Area,
9. Maintain and build close collaborations with other local LGBT family and youth groups,
10. Recruit and support adults with LGBT parents as volunteers and facilitators for COLAGE Bay Area programs,
11. Publish email list serve and update online blog for COLAGE Bay Area.
12. Other duties as necessary.

Position Qualifications
1. Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of children, youth and adults with LGBT parents
2. Demonstrated experience working with young people
3. Demonstrated experience in areas of grassroots organizing, program design & implementation, leadership development and volunteer management
4. Demonstrated commitment to social justice, anti-oppression work, and LGBTQ rights
5. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and with people from a variety of different racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, religious, sexual, gender, and generational backgrounds
6. Demonstrated success in event planning
7. Knowledge of youth development, group facilitation and child/youth/family organizations/agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area
8. Excellent verbal, writing, computer/internet, and organizational skills. Experience with Microsoft Windows programs, FileMaker, Ebase, Desktop Publishing programs, and internet a plus;
9. Willingness to plan and attend regular weekend and evening events and meetings.
10. Current Driver's License

COLAGE is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
People of color and people with LGBT parents are strongly encouraged to apply.

Work Schedule, Compensation, and Benefits
This is contracted, part-time position that will require approximately 15- 20 hours a month for ten months (September 2007- June 2008). 10 month commitment required with possibility for extension. Work hours are flexible but will include some weekend and evening events. The Bay Area Program Coordinator will be contracted for a fee of $4000- $5000 depending on experience.

To Apply, Please send a cover letter and resume by August 8th, 2007 to:
Bay Area Chapter Coordinator Hiring Committee
COLAGE
1550 Bryant Street, Suite 830
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 861-5437

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21. NEWS: Some Say Film's Gay Content an Issue

6/27/2007
Daily Bulletin
By Will Bigham, Staff Writer

CLAREMONT - School district officials have denied a request for a filming permit that was submitted for a film with gay themes, citing a conflict with summer school schedules.

But some people in the community aren't buying the School District's explanation.

School board member Steven Llanusa, the parents of several Claremont High School students and the director of the film believe the permit was denied because of the film's content.

School officials and other board members deny the rejection was discriminatory.

They have also raised concerns about Llanusa's friendship with the writer and director of the film. Llanusa originally suggested Claremont school facilities for filming, and assisted the filmmaker in setting up meetings with district officials.

The main character of the film, titled "True Loved," is a closeted high school football player whose best friend is a straight girl with two lesbian parents. The female character forms the school's first Gay-Straight Alliance club.

The only content in the film that may be perceived as sexual is an off-campus kiss between two male characters that is "kind of a sad farewell kiss," said Stewart Wade, the writer and director of the film. "It's not anything sexual."

Wade asked to use Claremont High School's football field, theater, weight room and two classrooms for 10 days of filming, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., said Carrie Allen, the school's principal.

Allen said the request was denied because summer programs at the school last all day in different locations.

Wade said he was willing to work around school schedules, even stating on his permit application that the filming dates were negotiable. But, he said, he was not able to negotiate with Allen because she did not contact him before rejecting the permit.

"We could have arranged it so that we were never on campus when there were students on campus," Wade said. "But they never gave us that option."

According to the school district, the decision to deny the permit was made solely by Allen, who left Wade a phone message Tuesday to inform him of the denial.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.dailybulletin.com/> letin.com/news/ci_6247498

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22. NEWS: Schools Told to be Tough on Homophobic Bullying

July 5, 2007
The Times (UK)
by Alexandra Frean

Teachers who turn a blind eye to casual name-calling of pupils as "gay" and "queer" are colluding in the homophobic bullying that is rife in schools, a government minister will say today.

In a speech to the gay rights organisation Stonewall, Kevin Brennan, the new Children's Minister, will say that schools have a clear and urgent obligation to end the widespread use of homophobic language as supposedly "harmless banter".

His comments follow recent research by the Schools Health Education Unit suggesting that half of teachers fail to respond to homophobic language when they hear it. He will make clear that such language should be viewed in the same way as racist abuse and punished accordingly.

"To ignore this problem is to collude in it. Turning a blind eye to casual name-calling, looking the other way because it is the easy option, is not acceptable - not only because it is disrespectful and hurtful, but because it is often the precursor to more serious bullying. We need to create a culture where homophobic bullying is as unthinkable as racist bullying," Mr Brennan told The Times.

He particularly wanted schools to get tough on the use of the word "gay" as a synonym for "uncool" or "bad". This, he said, contributed to a culture that could be threatening or uncomfortable for gay and lesbian pupils.

Mr Brennan said that the Government would be developing new curriculum materials for use in schools, "so that children and young people are taught about the importance of equality and diversity in ways that are appropriate to their age". He wanted schools to be at the forefront of tackling lower-level homophobia in society in general by helping pupils to understand and tolerate diversity.

To read the full story, visit:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article2028708.ece

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