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In this issue of GSA Network News, you'll find:
GSA Network Highlight
Visalia Unified Approves Peer Education Program
GSA Network Announcements
1. Upcoming Leadership/Make It Real Trainings
2. Liberation Ink Poster Orders Due Friday, Nov. 1st!
3. Support Anti-Homophobia Education at Goleta Valley Jr. High
Other Announcements
4. More Vigils for Gwen Araujo (Novato and LA)
5. Triangle Speakers Bureau Training (Santa Cruz)
6. Theater Activism Workshops for LGBTQ Youth and Allies (LA)
7. Queer Youth Pride Day (LA)
8. New Social and Support Group for LGBTQQ Jewish Youth (Bay
Area)
9. 2nd Annual Black Lesbian Conference (LA)
10. NEWS: Anti-Homophobia Education Under Attack in Santa Barbara
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Visalia Unified Approves Peer Education Program
The Visalia Unified School District is one step closer to peer led workshops on anti-discrimination and harassment based on actual or perceived sexual orientation.
On October 22nd, the Visalia Unified School Board endorsed by a vote of 7-0, the anti-discrimination and harassment curriculum to be used throughout the district in 9th grade health science classes beginning this semester. The curriculum, focused on anti-harassment and discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, will be delivered by juniors and seniors who have been trained by GSA Network as peer educators on the topic. Peer Educators will receive a small stipend for each workshop led.
If you are a junior or senior in the Visalia Unified School District and are interested in becoming a peer educator, contact Diana at GSA Network (mailto:diana@gsanetwork.org) or Carlyn Lambert at VUSD (mailto:clambert@visalia.k12.ca.us), or speak to your high school principal. Use your voice to change your school!
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1. Upcoming Leadership/Make It Real Trainings
Wanna learn about your legal rights as a GSA activist?
Wanna meet other people fighting homophobia?
Wanna learn how to improve your GSA?
Wanna become a leader?
Then attend one of our upcoming GSA Leadership Trainings!
This year, we've combined our Leadership and Make It Real (AB 537) materials to make our regional trainings better than ever!
South Bay:
Saturday, November 2rd, 10am-6pm
Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center
938 The Alameda, San Jose 95126
For information contact Emilie at 415.552.4229 or mailto:emilie@gsanetwork.org.
Pasadena:
Saturday, November 9, 10am - 6pm
Neighborhood Church, 301 North Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, 91103
For more information or to RSVP call CC Sapp at the GSA Network at
323.662.3160.
Santa Cruz:
Sunday, November 17th, 10am-6pm
Location TBA
Palm Springs:
Saturday, November 23, 10am - 6pm
Gay Associated Youth Center
45-645 Monterey Ave., Ste A, Rancho Mirage, 92270
For more information or to RSVP call CC Sapp at the GSA Network at
323.662.3160 or Angela at Gay Associated Youth Center at 760.776.1744.
Spread the word!
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2. Liberation Ink Poster Orders Due Friday, Nov. 1st!
FREE FOR GSAs!!
Seven poster designs are available for GSAs, organizations, and individuals to make change by building a presence of youth voices for justice, peace, and youth empowerment and against hatred, harassment, and discrimination of all kinds. Every GSA in California can receive 30 FREE posters to use at your school. You can order more than 30 for $1 each. From community organizations and individuals we request a donation of $5 each for 1-10 posters, $4 each for 11-30 posters, and large quantity discounts are available.
You can view the designs and order posters on the Liberation Ink website: http://www.gsanetwork.org/freezone/liberation.
Please place your order by Friday, November 1st.
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3. Support Anti-Homophobia Education at Goleta Valley Jr. High
Recently, there has been strong backlash against the inclusion of anti-homophobia & anti-heterosexism into Goleta Valley Junior High's "Diversity Days" program. For more info, read the article from the Santa Barbara News-Press (see #10 in "Other Announcements.")
GSA Network wants to show our support for diversity and anti-bias education at Goleta Valley Jr. High and the Santa Barbara High School District. You can help!
Call, write, fax, or e-mail the district and let them know that:
* You support the inclusion of anti-homophobia and anti-heterosexism
in diversity education.
* You support the principal's efforts to address homophobia and anti-LGBT
bias at Goleta Valley Jr. High.
* You call on the Goleta School District to develop a plan for implementing
AB 537 and ensuring a safe environment for all students.
Dr. Deborah Flores, Superintendent @ mailto:dflores@sbsdk12.org
Mike Couch, Asst. Superintendent@ mailto:mcouch@sbsdk12.org
Phone: 805-963-4338 ext 201
Fax: 805-962-3146
Mail: 720 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Speak up for anti-bias education!
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4. More Vigils for Gwen Araujo
Los Angeles:
Candlelight March and Vigil, Followed by a Press Conference
Sunday, November 3, 7:00pm
The march will begin on Highland and Santa Monica and end at the Hollywood
forever cemetery on Bronson and Santa Monica, where there will be a press
conference.
Bring candles, volunteers, your family, etc.
Media Contact: 323 660 9680, Maria Román EXT 21, Adrián Aguilar EXT 22
Sponsored by: BIENESTAR, GLAAD, CHLA, MAP, APIT, Gay Lesbian Center,
GLASS, Vaness Prevention
Novato:
Candlelight vigil in memory of Gwen/Eddie Araujo
Tuesday, November 5th, 6:30pm
823 Grant Ave., Suite E, Novato, CA 94945
A group of students and allies will gather in front of Tully's ( 823
Grant Ave., Suite E, Novato, CA 94945) and will walk with lighted candles
from
Tully's to the Novato Unified School District building. Please
bring your own candle. We anticipate that the walk will take approximately
20 minutes and we will then spend a bit of time honoring Gwen as well as
other transgendered people who have been murdered.
For more info, Contact Cristin at Spectrum: 415-457-1115 x203 or
mailto:cbrew@spectrummarin.org.
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5. Triangle Speakers Bureau Training (Santa Cruz)
Educate youth and other community members to not be homophobic - Become a Triangle Speaker!
All of our speakers are volunteers. There is no minimum time requirement - we work out times that fit volunteer schedules.
Sign-up to attend the next speaker training, which will be held on
Saturday, November 9, 9:00 am to 4:45 pm
Cabrillo College
We are looking for people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and people who are the parents and family members of GLBT folks.
To sign up, call Triangle Speakers at (831) 457-2934 or send an email to them at: mailto:triangle@trianglespeakers.org.
For more information, visit http://www.trianglespeakers.org.
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6. Theater Activism Workshops for LGBTQ Youth and Allies (LA)
Fringe Benefits cordially invites you to:
THEATRE ACTIVISM WORKSHOPS for GLBTQ youth & their allies!
Fringe Benefits Theatre is sponsoring 9 Theatre Activism workshops the 2nd Sunday of each month, 2-to-5pm, from now thru June, 2003.
You're welcome to join us for as many workshops as you like!
GLBT and Straight youth, parents, educators, artists, activists, etc. are ALL welcome! Drop in ANY time!
Sunday, November 10 (workshop #2)
2-to-5 p.m.
Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre
6773 Hollywood Blvd, 2nd floor, Studio A
(at the corner of Highland Ave. & Hollywood Blvd.)
Call 323-465-4446 (M-F, 9am-6pm) for info about getting there on public
transportation.
FREE
Brainstorm, discuss, improvise FUN, creative, POWERFUL ways to tackle
homophobia in high schools!
Questions!?
Want more info?! Can't come to this workshop, but still want to
join us?!
Contact Cassandra at 626.399.2933 or to join the e-mail list by e-mailing
mailto:skorpeogrl@aol.com .
Fringe Benefits is a groundbreaking theatre company with a 12-year track record of collaborating with youth to fight discrimination.
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7. Queer Youth Pride Day (LA)
Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, in collaboration with China Town
Service Center, is hosting our first planning day for Los Angeles's first
Queer Youth Pride Day. Come join us on the planning committee.
Everyone is welcome. Youth are greatly encouraged to be involved
in the planning of this event. Please let everyone know.
when: Saturday, November 2, 1:00pm
location: China Town Service Center - 728 N. Hill Street # 212,
Los Angeles, CA
contact: Andrea Selva
phone: (213) 972-8840
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8. New Social and Support Group for LGBTQQ Jewish Youth (Bay Area)
SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP FOR LGBTQQ JEWISH TEENAGERS!
We will:
* plan events for LGBTQQ Jewish youth and their friends
* explore sexuality in a Jewish context
* celebrate our identities in safe and FUN conversations
It is not necessary to be "actively" Jewish or affiliated with a synagogue. All are welcome! The group will meet every other week in Berkeley.
JOIN US! Call Lisa Sargent at 510.704.7475 x253.
A program of Jewish Family and Children's Services of the East Bay.
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9. 2nd Annual Black Lesbian Conference (LA)
2ND ANNUAL NATIONAL BLACK LESBIAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED (Apr 11-13, 2003; Los Angeles)
Zuna Institute presents their Bi-Annual National Black Lesbian Conference (NBLC) at the Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Westside in Culver City, California on April 11-13, 2003. If you are interested in being a sponsor, vendor, workshop presenter, entertainer, or other capacity, contact Zuna Institute before November 1, 2002.
The weekend will consist of workshops, strategy sessions, vendors, networking, and an opportunity to enjoy the diversity of our community as well as learn about organizations or individuals around the country that support black lesbians.
Zuna Institute is a National Advocacy Organization for Black Lesbians that was created to address the needs of black lesbians in the areas of Health, Public Policy, Economic Development, and Education.
Through community organizing, training, and networking Zuna Institute will focus on eliminating barriers that black lesbian's face within the black community based on sexual orientation and in the LGBT community based on race.
Additional information can be found on the organization's web site, http://www.zunainstitute.org.
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10. NEWS: Anti-Homophobia Education Under Attack in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS
Lesbian's school talk riles parents
Junior high principal to send letter of apology
10/25/02 By CAMILLA COHEE
Goleta Valley Junior High School's principal will send a letter of apology to parents today for failing to notify them about an eighth-grade event, Diversity Day, which included a lesbian discussing homophobia.
The day-long assembly took place last week and featured speakers ranging from a Holocaust survivor to a disabled man -- an effort to teach children to be sensitive toward people unlike themselves.
The presentation by the local lesbian ignited a firestorm that spread to the school board meeting Wednesday night. Parents and conservative Christians told trustees that schools should stick to academics and leave what they call "moral education" to parents at home. Some of them suggested that by discussing issues related to homosexuality, schools are promoting that lifestyle.
"As Christians, we think it's very sad that this culture has come to a point where our dear little children have to think about these things," said Evie Prohaska, whose son Steven is in the eighth grade at the school. "They shouldn't be burdened to have to think about someone's sexual preference."
"The Goleta Valley staff has violated our parental rights," she said. She and others at the meeting cited Education Code 51554, which states that "no student shall receive instruction on AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, human sexuality, or family life in an assembly led by a district teacher or instruction in any setting by an outside agency without the parent being properly notified."
But also present at the meeting were members of the local gay and lesbian community and their allies who cited laws that encourage schools to teach children about respecting diversity. And in light of the killing of a Santa Barbara gay man in February, they say education is essential to making campuses safe for gay and lesbian students, who are often tormented at school and experience the highest rates of teen suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, hate attacks and depression.
"This is about addressing hate and bias. That's what needs to be discussed. The rest is smoke and mirrors," said Janet Stanley, executive director of the Pacific Pride Foundation, a local nonprofit organization that provides services to gays and lesbians.
Had they been notified in advance that "homophobia and heterosexism" would be discussed, some parents said they would have excused their students from the presentation.
But even if parents had been notified, Mrs. Prohaska and other Christian conservatives take issue with schools even touching upon subjects related to homosexuality.
Goleta Valley Principal Kristine Robertson, who oversaw and helped create the assembly, deferred to Superintendent of Schools Debbie Flores to comment on concerns raised.
Mrs. Flores said Thursday she assisted the principal in crafting a letter of apology to parents that will go out today. The letter, signed by Ms. Robertson, states that parents should have been provided with advance notice of all Diversity Day activities and the lineup of speakers.
"The Diversity Committee and I did not mean to disrespect the views of any parent or student nor diminish a parent's right to make decisions that he/she feels is in their child's best interests. It was not our intention to surprise people or purposely break any policies or rules," the letter states. In the future, the school will notify parents about the event.
Ms. Stanley insisted that the school was not required to notify parents about Diversity Day, or about Monica Arrambide's presentation, because the focus was on combating hate and bias, not sexual orientation.
And indeed, Ms. Arrambide, 30, a native of Texas who has lived in Santa Barbara for eight years, stuck to the topic of bias behavior during her 10-minute talk. But during the question-and-answer session that followed, a student asked her when and how she found out she was a lesbian. Ms. Arrambide shared a story about how she was attracted to another girl in the third grade.
And some, including Superintendent Flores, believe that she may have crossed the line into the area of "human sexuality," which is inappropriate if parents have not been advised.
Ms. Arrambide spoke at the school board meeting, and later said, "The reaction from kids was very supportive. I didn't get any negative feedback."
Many Goleta Valley students say they benefited from Diversity Day, and Ms. Arrambide's talk.
Eighth-grader Fatima Mendez, 13, said some students appeared a little uncomfortable after the presentation and even mentioned in homeroom the next day that it seemed inappropriate.
"But a lot of us didn't feel that way, or that she was saying 'Hey, come be a lesbian.' I think the whole point was to make us acknowledge that there are different kinds of people out there," she said.
The Rev. Mark Asman of Trinity Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara, who is gay, told school board members Wednesday night that schools are the right place to teach children to be kind and sensitive toward others.
"I wish that diversity training would have been there for some of the people who spoke tonight," he said.
In this issue of GSA Network News, you'll find:
GSA Network Highlight
Transgender Teen Murdered in the Bay Area
GSA Network Announcements
1. Upcoming Leadership/Make It Real Trainings (NorCal)
Other Announcements
2. Dance of the Dead (San Jose)
3. Halloween Party (Walnut Creek)
4. Laramie Project/Speaker at University High School (SF)
5. Life's a Drag, Get Into It! (Orange County)
6. 2nd Annual Gender Bending Extravaganza (Sacramento)
7. Writing Workshop for Queer Youth (SF)
8. Middle School COLAGE Group (Bay Area)
9. American Boyz True Spirit Conference (Washington D.C.)
10. Youth Initiated Projects Grants Available (SF)
11. Call for Submissions: Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in
Education
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Transgender Teen Murdered in the Bay Area
GSA Network was disheartened to learn of the death of 17-year-old Gwen/Eddie Araujo, a transgender youth from Newark, CA. Araujo's murder is being considered a hate crime, and 3 young men from Newark and Fremont have been arrested and charged.
In response to this tragic event, students in Fremont have come together to plan a march and rally for mourners and LGBT-supporters around the Bay Area.
March and Rally
Friday, October 25th
4:00pm
Begins at the Fremont BART station - march will continue along Mowry
Avenue to the NewPark Mall in Newark, where the rally will be held.
Visit http://www.gsanetwork.org/press for more information about vigils, actions, news articles, and the memorial fund. This page will be continually updated as we learn about new events.
This case has sparked increased interest in the struggles of transgender
and gender-nonconforming youth in schools. GSA Network has been working
with the media to highlight the stories of trans youth, how to write and
talk about trans issues, and focus on the positive steps youth leaders
are taking. News articles will be included on the above website.
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1. Upcoming Leadership/Make It Real Trainings (NorCal)
Wanna learn about your legal rights as a GSA activist?
Wanna meet other people fighting homophobia?
Wanna learn how to improve your GSA?
Wanna become a leader?
Then attend one of our upcoming GSA Leadership Trainings!
This year, we've combined our Leadership and Make It Real (AB 537) materials to make our regional trainings better than ever!
North Bay:
Saturday, October 26th, 10am-6pm
Spectrum LGBT Center, Suite #10
1000 Sir Frances Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, 94960
For information contact Emilie at 415.552.4229 or mailto:emilie@gsanetwork.org.
South Bay:
Saturday, November 2rd, 10am-6pm
Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center
938 The Alameda, San Jose 95126
For information contact Emilie at 415.552.4229 or mailto:emilie@gsanetwork.org.
Pasadena:
Saturday, November 9, 10am - 6pm
Neighborhood Church, 301 North Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, 91103
For more information or to RSVP call CC Sapp at the GSA Network at
323.662.3160.
Palm Springs:
Saturday, November 23, 10am - 6pm
Gay Associated Youth Center
45-645 Monterey Ave., Ste A, Rancho Mirage, 92270
For more information or to RSVP call CC Sapp at the GSA Network at
323.662.3160 or Angela at Gay Associated Youth Center at 760.776.1744.
Spread the word!
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2. Dance of the Dead (San Jose)
a FREE LGBTQQ youth and Ally dance party
Friday, October 25th, 2002
7:00pm to 11:00pm
ages 13-20
First Congregational Church
1980 Hamilton, San Jose, CA 95125
this is a costume optional event, please use discretion
smoke and drug free
Brought to you by: Billy DeFrank Community Center, www.biztexca.com,
the
Piedmont Hills, Mount Pleasant, Silver Creek, Del Mar and Santa Teresa
GSAs!
For more information, please call Rick at the Billy DeFrank Center: 293-3040x111
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3. Halloween Party (Walnut Creek)
The Empowerment Program and Rainbow Community Center Present:
A Halloween Party
Wear Your Costume! There are prizes for the best dressed.
Not mandatory, but recommended.
$3 suggested donation - we will not turn anyone away for lack of funds.
Be ready to dance.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, FROM 8:00 TO 11:00
at the United Methodist Church in Walnut Creek
1543 Sunnyvale Ave.
Walnut Creek, CA 94596*
For more information contact:
ADAM @(925)687-8844 X304 or
FRANCO @ (925)692-0090
*DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
From Oakland/Berkeley:
Take Highway 24 East. Merge onto Highway 680 North. Take the Treat/Geary
exit. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Turn left onto Treat Blvd. Turn
slight right onto North Main Street. Make a U-turn at Roxanne Ct. Turn
right onto Sunnyvale Ave. Look for the entrance to the United Methodist
Church.
From Martinez, Rodeo, Pinole
Take Highway 4 East towards Stockton. Take the I-680 exit towards San
Jose. Take the Gregory Lane exit towards Monument Blvd. Turn right onto
Monument Blvd. Turn left onto Contra Costa Blvd. Contra Costa Blvd. becomes
North Main Street. Turn right onto Sunnyvale Avenue. Look for the entrance
to the United Methodist Church.
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4. Laramie Project/Speaker at University High School (SF)
The San Francisco University High School Community Service Learning Program and Arts Department invite you to an evening of conversation and supper in conjunction with the UHS production of The Laramie Project
Guest Speaker: Debra East, Community Organizer for the Wyoming Wind River Country Initiative for Youth
Topic: "Gain Understanding to Spread Understanding" - A response to the murder of Matthew Shepard for GLBT youth.
Saturday, October 26th
3065 Jackson Street, San Francisco
5:00 Speech and Discussion in the UHS Library
6:00 Tostada Buffet in the Student Center
Since the murder of Matthew Shepard, Wyoming communities have struggled with appropriate action to combat homophobia and support LGBT youth. The Wind River Country Initiative for Youth was founded to serve the rural ranch community of Lander, Wyoming and the adjacent Wind River Indian Reservation. Debra East serves as the community organizer for this program and dedicates her life to raising awareness and creating opportunities for education on LGBT issues. Her work is challenging if not extremely risky, and her dedication to serving her community in this way is truly admirable. Meanwhile, throughout American communities LGBT youth continue to be victims of relentless bullying and violence. As "tolerant" as some communities seem to be, there is still great need for resources to confront the challenges posed by internalized and institutionalized forms of homophobia and discrimination. It is an even greater challenge to develop "accepting" and "safe" communities for people of all sexual orientations. We look forward to learning from Ms. East about the aftermath of Matthew's murder and the effect that it had on developing this project, which is directly attempting to prevent more incidents such as the one that took place in Wyoming four years ago.
Proceeds from this evening will benefit the Wind River Country Initiative for Youth. Please take advantage of this valuable opportunity to learn about the work being done to provide safe forums for young people to explore their sexual identities, gain exposure to positive role models, and join together in the fight against discrimination.
For reservations, or to make a tax-deductible donation, call Anisha Desai, Community Service Learning Director at 415-447-3132. tickets are $10 for students, and $25 for adults for dinner and discussion. We need a final count by Wednesday, October 23, so call today!
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5. Life's a Drag, Get Into It! (Orange County)
Life's a Drag, Get Into It!
At the Orange County Youth Center
12800 Garden Grove Blvd. Ste. F
Garden Grove, Ca 92843
Call 714.590.3140 for more information.
Sew What?
Thursday, 10/24, from 2 pm - 8 pm
Costume Creating, Fashion Show sign up, film screening, performance
planning, theater make up/mock up (bring one pair knee-high nylons)
Costume Count Down!
Friday, 10/25, 2pm - 10pm
See how your costume holds up to dancing and fun!
Gender Bending Fun and Games.
Pizza and Karaoke.
Lifes a Drag, Get into It!
Saturday Bash, 10/26, 1pm - 1am
A day of film, fashion, and music.
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6. 2nd Annual Gender Bending Extravaganza (Sacramento)
2nd Annual Gender Bending Extravaganza
Here Ye! Here Ye! Come one and all to the court of the Drag Kings and Queens. The 2nd Annual Gender Bending Extravaganza highlights the Queer Youth of Sacramento in a drag show guaranteed to be fun and exciting.
Date: Sunday, October 27th
Time: 7:30 - 9:30
Place: Hinde Auditorium,
University Union
CSU, Sacramento
Directions: http://www.csus.edu/scripts/asp/map/map.asp
This event is sponsored by the Queer Straight Alliance @ CSU, Sacramento,
The Lambda Youth of Sacramento and The CSUS Women's Resource Center.
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7. Writing Workshop for Queer Youth (SF)
Harvey Milk Institute presents:
THE PEN IS MIGHTIER
A one-day column-writing workshop for queer youth with guaranteed publication
of finished pieces
Zak Szymanski & Ned Howey
Saturday, Nov 2; 1-4 pm
Location: SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market St @ Octavia
FREE - Youth 25 and under only
Queer youth have received a lot of attention in the media in recent years, but often only through the eyes of adults. Generation Q, the new queer youth column of the Bay Area Reporter (circulation: 35,000), strives to give LGBTQ youth a space to tell it like it is: on the streets, in their homes, at school, and in society at large. In this workshop, participants will identify an idea of interest to them and develop it into an opinion column of approximately 800 words. Columnists will then have the opportunity to see their work in print, get paid for publication, and join the queer youth writer's pool of the newspaper. Recent youth columns have addressed suicide, HIV/AIDS, war, and generational differences in the definitions of gender, relationships, and community. Participants should be 25 or younger and willing to work hard during the workshop and meet flexible deadlines afterward.
Zak Szymanski longs to be young again. Szymanski is an assistant editor at the Bay Area Reporter and co-coordinator of the queer youth column.
Ned Howey graduated from McGill University with a degree in Literature in 2000. He has refounded Queer McGill, organized LYRIC's Young, Loud, and Proud Conference 6, co-coordinated the B.A.R.'s Generation Q Column and founded Q-Force, SF's young queer volunteer organization.
To register, contact HMI:
http://www.harveymilk.org
415.865.5633
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8. Middle School COLAGE Group (Bay Area)
Bay Area Middle School COLAGE Group Starting - Sign up Now!
Once again, COLAGE will be hosting a monthly group for Bay Area Middle
School youth with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender parents. The
Middle School group allows 6th-8th grade youth to connect with others who
share the experience
of being in an LGBT family while participating in fun activities, field
trips, discussions, community service, and more. The group is facilitated
by older COLAGErs who create a fun and safe environment for the youth.
The first meeting of the 2002-3 Middle School group will be on Sunday, November 17th and will continue to meet on the third Sunday of each month. Location to be determined. (Though the group will meet in a central San Francisco location accessible by public transportation). The group is free, though donations are welcome.
If you are interested in being a part of the Middle School group please contact Meredith by calling (415) 861-5437 or email mailto:meredith@colage.org by November 5th, 2002.
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9. American Boyz True Spirit Conference (Washington D.C.)
The American Boyz to Hold Seventh Annual True Spirit Conference
Masculinity: The Magical Mystery Tour
February 14-17, 2003
The Washington Court Hotel
525 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20001
(202) 879-7936
(800) 321-3010
The True-Spirit Conference focuses on the social, physical, emotional, spiritual and relational health of all gender variant people on the female-to-male (FtM) spectrum and their partners, family and allies.
For workshop and registration information, visit: http://www.True-Spirit.org.
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10. Youth Initiated Projects Grants Available (SF)
GET UP TO $5,000 FOR YOUTH-LED COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS!
YOUTH INITIATED PROJECTS (YIP) wants to give out cash grants up to $5000 for youth-led projects in San Francisco neighborhoods, schools, and communities!
WHO CAN APPLY TO YIP?
Any group of youth (12-23) in San Francisco can apply to get funds
for a community-based project.
HOW DO I APPLY TO YIP?
Call Kenji Treanor at (415) 836-9160, or email Kenji at ktreanor@yli.org,
to request an application.
Come to a REQUIRED workshop to learn about YIP and get help with your
application. The workshop will be 5:30-7pm, on Wednesday, October
30th, at Everett Middle School, 450 Church Street at17th Street.
At least two youth and one adult from your group should attend.
WHEN ARE APPLICATIONS DUE?
Applications are due at 6PM, on Friday, November 22nd, 2002.
Please send or deliver applications to:
Youth Leadership Institute
Attn: YIP Fall 2002
246 First Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94105
WHAT IF I NEED HELP APPLYING?
Don't worry! We want to help you and here's how we can:
Come to the required workshop, where we can meet you and help you develop
your project idea and plan a strong project. You'll also get our grant-seeker
workbook that has sample applications and budget, lots of information,
and activities and resources to help your group.
Call us to talk about setting up a time when we can come and visit
your group to help with things like choosing a project idea, creating a
timeline for your project, and how to write your application or do your
budget.
WHAT IS YOUTH INITIATED PROJECTS?
Youth Initiated Projects is a program of the Youth Leadership Institute,
and is made possible by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
YIP is a youth philanthropy program where young people make the decisions
about where money should go to positively affect San Francisco youth.
WHAT IS YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (YLI)?
Youth Leadership Institute is a community-based institute that develops
and delivers professional, innovative training to young people, adults,
and the organizations they work for. YLI has been providing grants
and other assistance for young people to turn their ideas into action for
more than 12 years.
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11. Call for Submissions: Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education
Call for Submissions
JOURNAL of GAY & LESBIAN ISSUES in EDUCATION
THEME: GAY STRAIGHT ALLIANCES, GLBT STUDENT SUPPORT GROUPS, AND VARIATIONS
THEREOF
Research articles and personal essays are welcome on the topic of school-based or affiliated youth groups whose mission is glbt student support and/or advocacy in schools.
Papers might investigate such issues as: What are the criteria of GSA effectiveness and what preserves success over the long term? How do the greater school, community, and national cultures influence the GSA? What effect does the GSA have on the school? What are the roles of GLBT students, straight student allies, and adults? How is student leadership developed and maintained? How are obstacles overcome and failures dealt with? Are there certain characteristics of students and adults who typically become involved in GSAs? Does GSA membership reflect the diversity of the school and, if it does not, how is that matter being addressed?
Papers need not be definitive or expansive. For example, a detailed narrative and analysis of one or several significant events or activities could be instructive.
We encourage submissions from university and independent scholars, education professionals, parents, community activists, and students around the world.
Approximate length: for scholarly articles, no longer than 35 typed, double-spaced pages; essays, 20 typed, double-spaced pages.
For detailed guidelines on submissions, see journal website:
http://www.jtsears.com/jglieguide.htm
SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: January 10, 2003.
QUESTIONS? Contact Arthur Lipkin, Associate Editor
mailto:arthur_lipkin@post.harvard.edu
or 617-491-5301.
In this issue of GSA Network News, you'll find:
GSA Network Highlight
Four Years After His Death, Matthew Shephard's Life Is Still
A Call to Work For Justice
GSA Network Announcements
1. Unite the South Bay GSAs!
2. GSA Leadership/Make It Real Training - Sacramento Area
3. Other Upcoming Leadership/Make It Real Trainings
4. Central Valley Upcoming Events
5. Liberation Ink Posters - Free For GSAs
Other Announcements
6. Queer Youth Focus Group (Concord)
7. Online Media Resources for LGBTQ Youth
8. Job Announcement: Common Ground (SoCal)
+++++++++++++++ GSA NETWORK HIGHLIGHT +++++++++++++++
Four Years After His Death, Matthew Shepard's Life Is Still A Call to Work For Justice
The murder of Matthew Shepard in October of 1998 in the town of Laramie, Wyoming has not been forgotten. Matthew's violent death continues to be a reminder to communities across the country of the reality and brutality of homophobic violence. Through work with GSAs, students across California are remembering Matthew's life and celebrating his legacy as an inspiration to end homophobia and hate.
This year several GSAs, including Clovis HS in the Central Valley and Mira Loma HS in Sacramento, organized vigils intended to remember Matthew Shepard's life and inspire school and community members to take action against homophobia.
Additionally, a growing number of schools across the country are sponsoring
theater productions of The Laramie Project, a play based on interviews
conducted in Laramie, Wyoming, after Matthew Shepard's murder. Bellarmine
College Prep in San Jose produced The Laramie Project last year, and we
recently announced that Bishop O'Dowd HS in Oakland and Newark Memorial
HS in Newark are performing the play this fall. We've also learned recently
that several other California schools are producing The Laramie Project
this year - if you would like us to announce your school's play, send an
e-mail with all performance and ticket information to mailto:emilie@gsanetwork.org.
The Laramie Project has been published in book form by Vintage Books and
is widely available in bookstores and from online vendors such as amazon.com.
+++++++++++++ GSA NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS +++++++++++++
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1. Unite the South Bay GSAs!
Wednesday, October 16
5:30-7:00pm
Billy DeFrank Center
938 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
All South Bay GSAs are invited to come and network with other youth, share ideas, hang out, and learn more about the GSA Network and the Billy DeFrank Center.
This month: We'll be talking about LGBT history resources and planning for the upcoming South Bay GSAs dance.
Snacks provided!
Co-Sponsored by GSA Network and the Billy DeFrank Center.
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2. GSA Leadership/Make It Real Training - Sacramento Area and San
Joaquin Valley
Want to meet other people fighting homophobia?
Want to learn how to start or improve your GSA?
What to learn more about AB 537 and your legal rights?
Want to become a leader?
Then YOU should come to the Sacramento Area GSA Leadership Training!!!!
Learn how to facilitate a meeting, set goals, meet other area GSA students, make your GSA more inclusive, and learn skills around student activism!!
*****Special Guest: Kirk Read, author of "How I Learned to Snap"******
WHO: Any student, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity,
interested in developing GSAs, making high schools safer, and promoting
fairness and equity for all. (Although this is a day primarily by and for
youth, adult ALLIES and school GSA ADVISORS are welcome. This is not an
event open to the general public.)
WHEN: Saturday, October 19, 2002, 9AM - 5PM (breakfast and lunch provided)
WHERE: McClatchy High School Library, 3066 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento
COST: FREE
Register today!
Contact:
Emilie at GSA Network mailto:emilie@gsanetwork.org or (415)
552-4229
or GLSEN GSAC at mailto:sacglsen@yahoo.com or our voicemail
at (916) 733-2135
Tell us your school name, GSA advisor's name, and the name(s) of students
who will be attending.
Co-sponsored by GSA Network and GLSEN Greater Sacramento.
Directions to McClatchy High School, 3066 Freeport Blvd. Sacramento 95818:
From eastbound US 50, take the 15th Street Exit. Continue on 15th south one block to Broadway. Turn east (left) on Broadway. Take Freeport Boulevard south (right) to 3066 Freeport.
From westbound US 50, take the 16th Street Exit to W Street. Continue west on W Street to 15th Street; turn south (left). Continue on 15th south two blocks to Broadway. Turn east (left) on Broadway. Take Freeport Boulevard south (right) to 3066 Freeport.
From Highway 99, take the 12 Avenue exit and turn west. Continue past Hughes Stadium and Sacramento City College to Freeport Blvd. Go north (right) at Freeport to 3066 Freeport Blvd.
From Interstate 5, take the Sutterville Road exit east to Freeport Blvd. Turn north (left) to 3066 Freeport.
You can read this flyer and download a PDF version with graphics and
a map at http://www.geocities.com/sacglsen/GSASummit.html
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3. Other Upcoming Leadership/Make It Real Trainings (NorCal)
Wanna learn about your legal rights as a GSA activist?
Wanna meet other people fighting homophobia?
Wanna learn how to improve your GSA?
Wanna become a leader?
Then attend one of our upcoming GSA Leadership Trainings!
This year, we've combined our Leadership and Make It Real (AB 537) materials to make our regional trainings better than ever!
North Bay:
Saturday, October 26th, 10am-6pm
Spectrum LGBT Center, Suite #10
1000 Sir Frances Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, 94960
For information contact Emilie at 415.552.4229 or mailto:emilie@gsanetwork.org.
South Bay:
Saturday, November 2rd, 10am-6pm
Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center
938 The Alameda, San Jose 95126
For information contact Emilie at 415.552.4229 or mailto:emilie@gsanetwork.org.
Pasadena:
Saturday, November 9, 10am - 6pm
Neighborhood Church, 301 North Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, 91103
For more information or to RSVP call CC Sapp at the GSA Network at
323.662.3160.
Palm Springs:
Saturday, November 23, 10am - 6pm
Gay Associated Youth Center
45-645 Monterey Ave., Ste A, Rancho Mirage, 92270
For more information or to RSVP call CC Sapp at the GSA Network at
323.662.3160 or Angela at Gay Associated Youth Center at 760.776.1744.
Spread the word!
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4. Central Valley Upcoming Events
Come and Help Rock the Vote In Central Cali! The Central California Region of the GSA Network will be represented at an outdoor event intended to get new voters to consider ALL the issues when electing officials. On Saturday, October 19th, come to Eaton Plaza in downtown Fresno (under the water tower) for music, statements, networking and making your perspective known when it comes to turning out LGBT voters!
The Central California Pride Network and the Transgender/Transexual
Support Group of the Central Valley are sponsoring an informational workshop
on Gender Identity at the CCPN office in Fresno (on Van Ness between Olive
and Belmont) this Saturday, October 19th from 1pm-3pm.
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5. Liberation Ink Posters - Free For GSAs
LIBERATION INK POSTERS NOW AVAILABLE
FREE FOR GSAs!!
Seven poster designs are available for GSAs, organizations, and individuals to make change by building a presence of youth voices for justice, peace, and youth empowerment and against hatred, harassment, and discrimination of all kinds. Every GSA in California can receive 30 FREE posters to use at your school. You can order more than 30 for $1 each. From community organizations and individuals we request a donation of $5 each for 1-10 posters, $4 each for 11-30 posters, and large quantity discounts are available.
You can view the designs and order posters on the Liberation Ink website: http://www.gsanetwork.org/freezone/liberation.
Please place your order by November 1st.
++++++++++++++++ OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS ++++++++++++++++
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6. Queer Youth Focus Group (Concord)
Give us the 411
The Center for Human Development (CHD) and Rainbow Community Center (RCC) are hosting a focus group.
We want your suggestions about events, groups, and other things that you'd like to see available for Queer Youth in Contra Costa.
The focus group will be at the Rainbow Community Center at
2118 Willow Pass, Suite 500
Concord, CA 94520*
Saturday, October 19 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Pizza will be provided.
For more information, contact Adam at (925) 687-8844 x304 or Franco
at
(925) 692-0090.
*From 680 North, take the Willow Pass exit. Turn right at the end of
the off ramp onto Willow Pass. Stay on Willow Pass until you see a Starbucks
on your right side and Todos Santos Park on your left. RCC is located above
the Starbucks.
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7. Online Media Resources for LGBTQ Youth
H o m o c o m presents:
Out for the Truth
Online Youth Journalism Worshop
November 9, 10, and 16, 17
http://www.homocom.org
For lgbtq youth ages 16-24.
Application deadline Oct. 30, 2002.
Class size limited.
For more
In this free online workshop in English and Spanish, young lgbt writers will learn the basic skills of news reporting while working with real publications, The Gully online magazine http://www.thegully.com and The Gully en español http://www.thegully.com/espanol/portada.html. Participants will discuss community reporting, learn to define news, and write their own articles.
The Gully online magazine and The Gully en español, forums for our broad concerns, reach tens of thousands of readers in more than 100 countries every month.
In Our Own Words
An Oral History Project
http://www.homocom.org
Do you wish that lgbt people portrayed in the media looked a little more like you or your friends? You can make it happen.
In collaboration with The Gully online magazine, Homocom is launching "In Our Own Words," a project offering snapshots of the lives of ordinary lgbt people: students, secretaries, farmers, dishwashers, restaurateurs, lesbian moms, gay teenagers, immigrants, homebodies...
Become an interviewer for "In Our Own Words." Visit the website above.
H o m o c o m works to change for the better the way society sees lesbian, gay, bi, and transgender (lgbt) people, and the way lgbt people see themselves and their role in society.
H o m o c o m | p.o. box 2279 new york, ny 10009 | 212.477.2969
| http://www.homocom.org
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8. Job Announcement: Common Ground (SoCal)
COMMON GROUND - The Westside HIV Community Center
2012 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica CA 90405
(310) 314-5480 (ph), (310) 314-5487 (fax)
Common Ground's mission is to bring diverse members of the Los Angeles Westside community together in the fight against AIDS. We provide comprehensive social services and public education programs to Westside residents living with and at-risk for HIV. We ensure that people of diverse cultural backgrounds, those living in poverty, youth, and people who are homeless are able to access our services.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Youth Outreach/Drop-In Coordinator
Department: Prevention Department
Location: The Westside of Los Angeles, including the Venice, Santa
Monica, Culver City, Palms and Mar Vista areas.
Hours: 40 hours / week, some weekends and evenings required.
Reports to: Director of Prevention Programs
Salary range: $28,000 - $33,000
A large private foundation has recently committed a 3-year $386,000 grant to Common Ground to develop and implement peer-based outreach and drop-in health services targeting street youth and sexual minority youth. Collaborating with the Director of Prevention Programs, the Youth Outreach/Drop-In Coordinator will be the key staff person at the agency to coordinate these services.
Duties & Responsibilities
* Design and implement relevant intervention strategies to meet the
needs of underserved youth on the Westside of Los Angeles.
* Conduct and supervise street outreach targeting street youth.
* Conduct and supervise on-site services for youth at Common Ground.
* Oversee program operations, address concerns and attend to crisis
situations during drop-in program hours.
* Oversee safety of staff and clients.
* Organize workshops, activities and groups during drop-in program
hours.
* Provide liaison and support to consultants and guest facilitators,
such as Legal Consultant and Evaluation Consultant.
* Assist in the development and implementation of training regarding
the needs of vulnerable youth populations for health care providers, public
service staff, and the community at large.
* Provide onsite and mobile HIV test counseling, syringe exchange,
and other relevant prevention services to youth.
* Assist youth in creating relevant educational materials, including
a public health 'zine targeting the populations served.
* Coordinate maintenance of outreach and drop-in supplies.
* Work as a team member in the Prevention Department and within Common
Ground as a whole.
* Participate in focus groups, data collection, report writing and
other evaluation activities.
* Document all outreach efforts and drop-in services and provide a
monthly written assessment of program progress.
* Maintain confidentiality of participants in agency programs at all
times.
* Maintain good knowledge and understanding of Common Ground's mission,
vision & philosophy and support these tenets at all times while on
agency business.
* Actively participate in staff, team and individual supervision meetings.
* Other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Duties
* Provide guidance, support, and general supervision to Youth Outreach
Specialist in regard to outreach and drop-in services.
* Recruit, train and supervise Peer Advocates, youth from within the
program who will be provided stipends as peers to assist in design and
implementation of services.
* Recruit, train and oversee volunteers during outreach and drop-in.
Qualifications
* Degree or formal studies in public health or a social work field,
or equivalent work experience.
* Extensive experience working with disenfranchised youth populations,
including ethnic minorities; gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning
youth; injecting drug users; and homeless youth.
* Demonstrated crisis intervention skills.
* Knowledge of child abuse, domestic violence, and other mandatory
reporting issues.
* Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.
* Comprehensive knowledge of HIV/STI/Hepatitis infection, prevention,
and risk-reduction.
* State/County-certified HIV Test Counselor.
* Excellent organizational, verbal, written, and public speaking skills.
* Computer skills: MS Windows operating system, MS Word, and basic
ability to create graphics.
* Possess a CA driver's license, liability insurance, and have reliable
transportation to use daily on agency business.
* Adult CPR training.
Common Ground is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, youth and individuals living with HIV encouraged to apply.
Please forward resumé and other relevant materials to Daniel
Getzoff, Prevention Programs Director. FAX (310) 314-5487.
In this issue of GSA Network News, you'll find:
GSA Network Highlight
Senate School Safety Hearing Discusses AB 537 Implementation
GSA Network Announcements
1. GSA Leadership/Make It Real Training - Sacramento Area
2. Other Upcoming Leadership/Make It Real Trainings (NorCal)
3. Models of Pride Youth Conference (SoCal)
4. Leslie Feinberg to Speak in Fresno
5. Liberation Ink Posters - Free For GSAs
6. Host High Contrast at your school! (NorCal)
Other Announcements
7. National Coming Out Day at Billy DeFrank Center (San Jose)
8. Panel About Finding an LGBT-Friendly College (Palo Alto)
9. The Laramie Project at Newark Memorial HS (Bay Area)
10. Queer and Questioning Youth Group (Daly City)
11. API Youth Drop-In Groups (LA)
12. Transgender Remembrance Day
13. Looking for Trans and Intersex Youth to Participate in Film
Project (SF)
14. New Toolkit Tackles Homophobia in 'Abstinence-Only' Education
15. COLAGE Bowlathon - Save the Date! (Bay Area)
16. Program for Jewish Parents of LGBT People (SF)
17. Job Announcement: WILD for Human Rights (SF)
+++++++++++++++ GSA NETWORK HIGHLIGHT +++++++++++++++
Senate School Safety Hearing Discusses AB 537 Implementation
On Thursday, October 3, the California State Senate Select Committee on School Safety, chaired by State Senator Sheila Kuehl, heard testimony and public comment on harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and its relationship to school safety. The hearing examined current implementation of the law and information on levels of safety from harassment and discrimination in California's public schools. Testimony included presentations from educators, attorneys and social service providers on violence and discrimination in California's schools; disciplinary procedures and prevention strategies.
GSA Network's Executive Director, Carolyn Laub, testified on the problems with the complaint process in California and was accompanied by Clovis graduate, Sarah Stuebner, who spoke on the need for confidentiality when students file complaints. Students Nikira Hernandez (Santa Cruz) and Duran Hernandez (Clovis) shared their experiences with positive and negative school climates, respectively, and argued passionately that students should not bear the burden alone of improving school climates. Student Alyn Libman (Los Angeles) and parent Teri Erickson (San Carlos) testified on the panel about gender and homophobia. Alyn told about his experience as a female-to-male transgender student at North Hollywood High, while Teri talked about being the parent of a gender non-conforming elementary school student who faced relentless harassment based on gender expression.
"Since AB 537 passed, we've come a great distance, but we still have a long way to go," says Senator Kuehl. "I still hear from parents, students and teachers that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students face direct attacks, along with various serious forms of harassment. We can do more to provide these students and parents with the tools they need to assert their rights, and to provide educators with the tools they need to create a safe climate in our schools. Already, many school districts have done exceptional work in creating safer environments. We want to learn from them and help to promote their example. This hearing is necessary so that we can continue our work of ensuring that every student in California's public schools has equal access to the education they require in order to achieve their full potential."
+++++++++++++ GSA NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS +++++++++++++
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1. GSA Leadership/Make It Real Training - Sacramento Area and San
Joaquin Valley
Want to meet other people fighting homophobia?
Want to learn how to start or improve your GSA?
What to learn more about AB 537 and your legal rights?
Want to become a leader?
Then YOU should come to the Sacramento Area GSA Leadership Training!!!!
Learn how to facilitate a meeting, set goals, meet other area GSA students, make your GSA more inclusive, and learn skills around student activism!!
*****Special Guest: Kirk Read, author of "How I Learned to Snap"******
WHO: Any student, regardless of sexual orientation or gender
identity, interested in developing GSAs, making high schools safer, and
promoting fairness and equity for all. (Although this is a day primarily
by and for youth, adult ALLIES and school GSA ADVISORS are welcome. This
is not an event open to the general public.)
WHEN: Saturday, October 19, 2002, 9AM - 5PM (breakfast and lunch
provided)
WHERE: McClatchy High School Library, 3066 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento
COST: FREE
Register today!
Contact:
Emilie at GSA Network mailto:emilie@gsanetwork.org
or (415) 552-4229
or GLSEN GSAC at mailto:sacglsen@yahoo.com
or our voicemail at (916) 733-2135
Tell us your school name, GSA advisor's name, and the name(s) of students
who will be attending.
Co-sponsored by GSA Network and GLSEN Greater Sacramento.
Directions to McClatchy High School, 3066 Freeport Blvd. Sacramento 95818:
From eastbound US 50, take the 15th Street Exit. Continue on 15th south one block to Broadway. Turn east (left) on Broadway. Take Freeport Boulevard south (right) to 3066 Freeport.
From westbound US 50, take the 16th Street Exit to W Street. Continue west on W Street to 15th Street; turn south (left). Continue on 15th south two blocks to Broadway. Turn east (left) on Broadway. Take Freeport Boulevard south (right) to 3066 Freeport.
From Highway 99, take the 12 Avenue exit and turn west. Continue past Hughes Stadium and Sacramento City College to Freeport Blvd. Go north (right) at Freeport to 3066 Freeport Blvd.
From Interstate 5, take the Sutterville Road exit east to Freeport Blvd. Turn north (left) to 3066 Freeport.
You can read this flyer and download a PDF version with graphics and
a map at http://www.geocities.com/sacglsen/GSASummit.html
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2. Other Upcoming Leadership/Make It Real Trainings (NorCal)
Wanna learn about your legal rights as a GSA activist?
Wanna meet other people fighting homophobia?
Wanna learn how to improve your GSA?
Wanna become a leader?
Then attend one of our upcoming GSA Leadership Trainings!
This year, we've combined our Leadership and Make It Real (AB 537) materials to make our regional trainings better than ever!
North Bay:
Saturday, October 26th, 10am-6pm
Spectrum LGBT Center, Suite #10
1000 Sir Frances Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, 94960
South Bay:
Saturday, November 2rd, 10am-6pm
Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center
938 The Alameda, San Jose 95126
For information about Northern California Leadership trainings, contact Emilie at 415.552.4229 or mailto:emilie@gsanetwork.org.
Spread the word!
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3. Models of Pride Youth Conference (SoCal)
Models of Pride X - Conference for LGBT Youth
October 12, 2002
Occidental College in Eagle Rock (1600 Campus Road)
FREE to all youth ages 14 to 23
Workshops, entertainment, food, networking, a resource fair, and a dance!
On-site registration: 8am-9am
Conference: 9am-7pm
Dance: 7pm-8:30pm
Visit http://www.modelsofpride.org/ for more info or to preregister.
Volunteers are needed!! Contact Mary-Beth Meyer, Volunteer Coordinator, at mailto:brassel@aol.com or call (818) 247-9469.
If you are attending the conference, be sure to check out these fabulous workshops that GSA Network staff and youth will present:
* Make It Real: Youth Activism, AB 537, and Strategies for Ending Harassment
and Discrimination in Schools
* How to Start and Run a Kick-Ass GSA
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4. Leslie Feinberg to Speak in Fresno
Leslie Feinberg
Transgender Activist, Journalist, Author, and Lecturer
Trans-Liberations: Beyond Pink and Blue
Lecture, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
Satellite Student Union
California State University, Fresno
Cost: FREE
Dinner & Lecture
6 pm Dinner/ 8 pm Lecture
Thursday, November 14, 2002
Picadilly Inn, at Shaw and Van Ness Streets
For mopre information call 599.265.7117
Cost: $25 Central California Alliance Members/ $35 Non-members
Sponsored by: The University Lecture Series of CSUF, Gay-Straight Alliance Network, Central California Alliance, United Student Pride of CSUF, and the Imperial Dove Court de Fresno/Madera Inc.
For more information contact: GSA Network at 559.453.9040
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5. Liberation Ink Posters - Free For GSAs
LIBERATION INK POSTERS NOW AVAILABLE
FREE FOR California GSAs!!
Seven poster designs are available for GSAs, organizations, and individuals to make change by building a presence of youth voices for justice, peace, and youth empowerment and against hatred, harassment, and discrimination of all kinds. This summer, Gay-Straight Alliance Network, LYRIC, and Mission Grafica worked with a group of youth to create Liberation Ink, a series of posters designed to make change. Every GSA in California can receive 30 FREE posters to use at your school. You can order more than 30 for $1 each. >From community organizations and individuals we request a donation of $5 each for 1-10 posters, $4 each for 11-30 posters, and large quantity discounts are available.
You can view the designs and order posters on the Liberation Ink website: http://www.gsanetwork.org/freezone/liberation.
Please place your order by November 1st.
HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO USE LIBERATION INK TO MAKE CHANGE AT YOUR SCHOOL!
* Attach information about your GSA to the posters to advertise and
recruit members.
* Encourage teachers to hang the posters in their classrooms.
* Have GSA members lead discussions and activities related to the posters.
* Use the posters as part of an anti-slur campaign.
* Put the posters up in the courtyard with easels and/or use while
you're tabling.
* Get the posters printed in your school or community newspaper with
an article or announcement about your GSA.
* Create an agreement for teachers to sign and give them posters to
symbolize their support.
* Display the whole Liberation Ink series in one place or fill a whole
wall with posters in a grid.
* Use the posters in conjunction with Day of Silence, LGBT History
Month (October), LGBT Pride Month (June), Coming Out Day (October 11),
or Diversity Day or Week at your school.
Liberation Ink was a collaborative project of GSA Network, LYRIC, and Mission Grafica at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in San Francisco. It is supported by the Youth Initiatives Program of the Open Society Institute, the San Francisco Arts Commission, and the Walter and Elise Haas Fund.
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6. Host High Contrast at your school! (NorCal)
"High Contrast: shades of our identities" is an interactive photo-narrative exhibit by youth and for youth available for Northern California GSAs from November through June of this year. View the exhibit at http://www.highcontrast.org.
You should host High Contrast at your school because:
* "The exhibit got the message out-- that homophobia and other forms of oppression are problems at our school-- in a way that us talking wouldn't have done and to people we could never have reached." (GSA student)
* "Organizing High Contrast made the GSA club feel like we can get something accomplished. We can get organized, all work together, and do something that's really successful." (GSA student)
* "Together, we changed the tone and culture of this campus by exploring deeper issues of difference, tolerance, and equity." (Assistant Principal)
* "When I saw the exhibit I didn't feel so alone." (student)
To request the exhibit mailto:highcontrast@gsanetwork.org or call 415.552.4229. Tell us what weeks you would be interested in hosting the exhibit (in order to get High Contrast to the most schools, the exhibit can be at each school for one week), your address, and a phone number to reach you. If you are interested in hosting High Contrast in November, please contact us by October 25.
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7. National Coming Out Day at Billy DeFrank Center (San Jose)
This Friday is National Coming Out Day and Billy DeFrank Lesbian and
Gay Community Center is celebrating! There will be activities throughout
the
day...
Starting at 5:00 p.m. there will be a QKids!/GSA table. GSA members from Mount Pleasant, Piedmont, Santa Teresa, Del Mar, and Silver Creek High Schools will all be there, and all other South Bay GSAs are invited to attend!
There will be also be refreshments, dancing, raffle and a whole bunch of other fun things. So, come on OUT and be proud with the community!
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8. Panel About Finding an LGBT-Friendly College (Palo Alto)
Are you applying to college this year or next?
Want to know if a school is gay supportive and friendly?
Hear from an expert panel on the best ways to figure out if a school is accepting, supportive, and nurturing of its LGBTQQ students!
The Speakers :
* Dr. Benjamin Davidson
Director of the Stanford LGBT
Community Resources Center
* Wiggsy Sivertsen, MSW.
Director of Counseling Services at San
Jose State University
* Charlie Rose, Stanford University '03
College student
When: Thursday, October 17th, 7:00 - 8:00pm
Where: YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula
4161 Alma St. (between Charleston
Rd. & San Antonio Rd.)
Cost: FREE!!
Students & Parents are welcome!
RSVP by Tuesday, October 15th to:
Juan Barajas, mailto:juan@ymcamid.org,
650/494-0972 ext. 301
Brought to you by the Outlet Program at the YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula
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9. The Laramie Project at Newark Memorial HS (Bay Area)
This fall the Drama Department at Newark Memorial High School will perform The Laramie Project, a play based on interviews conducted in Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard.
In reaction to NMHS's production of The Laramie Project, the homophobic Pastor Fred Phelps has indicated that he and other members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, KS will picket the play. Phelps also picketed Matthew Shepard's funeral, an event which is depicted in The Laramie Project.
Here's how you can help show support for Newark Memorial HS:
** Participate in a peaceful counter-protest on opening night.
A broad coalition of LGBT and ally organizations and individuals will be working with students at teachers at NMHS to carry out a peaceful demonstration on opening night. Watch GSA Network News for more info in upcoming weeks!
** Attend the play.
Performance dates:
November 8th, 9th, 15th, and 16th - Curtains open at 8pm
Ticket ordering information:
Tickets are $8 (Since the tickets for Laramie are selling out so fast
we are asking that you send a self addressed envelope and we will mail
the tickets to you. Be sure to indicate the date(s) you would like to attend.)
Checks should be made out to NMHS Drama and sent to:
Newark Memorial High School
Attn: Drama Department
39375 Cedar Blvd.
Newark, Ca 94560
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10. Queer and Questioning Youth Group (Daly City)
What: Q2 (Queer and Questioning) teen group
Who: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning youth
and their allies, ages 13-22.
When: Tuesdays from 4-5pm.
Where: Daly City Youth Health Center - 2780 Junipero Serra Blvd. in
Daly City (near Krispy Kreme)
Any questions? Call or e-mail Susie: mailto:srobertson@co.sanmateo.ca.us or (650) 991-2240.
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11. API Youth Drop-In Groups (LA)
Asian Pacific Islanders for Human Rights (APIHR) is launching drop-in groups for young API men and women under 25 only, who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning or curious. (Age limits will be strictly enforced.) Meetings will be run primarily by youth with adult co-facilitators. There will be separate groups for young men and women.
Young Women's Groups:
Date: Oct 17th, 2002 (every 3rd Thursday of the month)
Time: 8 to 10 pm
Young Men's Groups:
Date: Oct 18th, 2002 (every 3rd Friday of the month)
Time: 8 to 10 pm
Location for both groups:
The Village at Ed Gould Plaza
1125 N. McCadden Pl.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
McCadden is one block east of Highland on Santa Monica
For more information, contact APIHR at (323) 860-8775, or email to mailto:apihr@apihr.org
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12. Transgender Remembrance Day
Transgender Remembrance Day was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.
This year, Transgender Remembrance Day is November 20.
For more info about the event and ideas for how to participate, visit:
http://gender.org/remember/day/
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13. Looking for Trans and Intersex Youth to Participate in Film
Project (SF)
LOOKING FOR TRANS AND INTERSEXED YOUTH TO BE IN AN ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM PROJECT
I am a student at SFSU and will be working on an ethnographic film about issues surrounding transgender and intersexed youth, starting next month. It is a year long project, funded by the university and will involve detailed field notes and research. I am looking for transgender or intersex people under the age of 25 (youth under 18 will be required to provide permission in writing) to participate in this project as the subjects of my film. Once the film is finished, I am hoping to submit it to various film festivals and depending on the quality of the work, may be to PBS or KQED. It's a class project, so I do not a have a big budget, but I will be applying to different scholarships and grants to get more funding. So, in other words, I cannot promise to pay anyone who chooses to participate in this project.
Once again, it's a year long process, which means this projects is a considerable amount of time and work and we really need someone who is willing to make that commitment. If you are interested in being in my film and help out with any aspect of this project, email me - mailto:harjantg@aol.com
Thanks a lot and peace out.
Harjant Gill
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14. New Toolkit Tackles Homophobia in 'Abstinence-Only' Education
Citing an increase in public school districts replacing sex education
with programs that teach that sex is only acceptable for people who are
heterosexual and married, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund today
released a first-of-its-kind toolkit to help youth, parents and community
members make
sure their local school district is teaching accurate and inclusive
sex education.
In the new school year, public school districts in 49 states will teach
these so-called "abstinence only" programs, according to Lambda Legal.
To qualify for highly sought-after federal funding, these programs must
teach that sex within marriage is "the expected standard of human sexual
activity" and that any sexual
relationships outside of marriage are "likely to have harmful psychological
and physical effects." These programs either don't mention homosexuality
or limit it to discussions of immorality, promiscuity and HIV/AIDS.
To access the toolkit, visit: http://www.lambdalegal.org
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15. COLAGE Bowlathon - Save the Date! (Bay Area)
Saturday, December 7th * 1-3 pm * Yerba Buena Bowling Center * 750 Folsom Street in San Francisco
Join COLAGE for our 7th annual Bowlathon- a day of fun, games, prizes, and more to raise money for COLAGE: support and activism by and for people with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender parents.
COLAGE invites Bay Area GSAs and other groups to participate in this
fun annual event. Get a team to represent your school while meeting other
youth, raising money for a great cause, and having an awesome time! To
get more information
or pledge forms get in touch with Meredith at (415) 861-5437 ext. 102
OR mailto:meredith@colage.org.
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16. Program for Jewish Parents of LGBT People (SF)
Jewish Family and Children's Services is pleased to announce the following program:
Jewish Parents of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning People
Please join us for dinner and informal discussion
Co-hosted by Rabbi Sydney Mintz of Congregation Emanu-El
Sunday, October 27th, 2002 at 6:00 PM
- Meet parents who are dealing with similar issues
- Give and receive support
- Brainstorm about how to make our Jewish community more welcoming
and safe for you and your loved one
Dinner will take place in the Potrero Hill neighborhood at the private
home
of a Jewish couple with a grown gay son and bisexual daughter
Co-sponsored by:
Congregation Emanu-El & Congregation Sherith Israel
For more info, contact:
Name Removed
Outreach Coordinator/ Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Programming
(415) 449-1228 or Name Removed
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17. Job Announcement: WILD for Human Rights (SF)
go to: http://www.opportunitynocs.org/JobDetail.do?jobid=43042
Job Title: Associate Program Director - Youth Leadership
The Women's Institute for Leadership Development for Human Rights (WILD for Human Rights) is a cutting-edge human rights organization based in San Francisco. Our goal of is to advance human rights to end identity based discrimination in the US. We promote self-empowerment and the inherent right to dignity of every person. Our work has three main components: strengthening the leadership of young and adult women especially from immigrant and communities of color, providing human rights education and training, and advocating for public policies that better reflect human rights standards in the U.S.
This is a part-time position starting on December 1, 2002. The Associate Program Director of Youth Leadership will report to the Senior Program Director. She will be responsible for the following:
Young Women's Leadership Program
* Develop and implement the program plan for the Young women's leadership
Program in collaboration with the Youth Advisory Board.
* Organize and outreach for all activities relating to the program
- six month Youth Leadership Institute, Advocacy day in Sacramento, Summer
Leadership Institute.
* Assist in the recruiting of new members and serve as liaison to the
Youth Advisory Board.
* Facilitate and implement the decisions of the Youth Advisory Board.
* Recruit and train Leadership Institute Coordinator.
* Speak and present workshops at conferences, community organizations
and educational institutions.
* Attend local, national and international meetings & conference
on human rights and youth leadership and meet with funders as necessary.
* Work in collaboration with other program directors to ensure the
integration of the Young Women's Leadership Program Participants into the
Initiative on the Rights of Identity.
Experience
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects requiring planning,
implementation, follow-up and meeting deadlines. Two years experience working
with youth. Two years experience in a program setting preferred. Prior
experience in a human rights/social justice environment is desirable.
Skills and Knowledge
Key understanding of issues relating to young women, especially immigrant
and women of color. Excellent written and verbal skills are essential.
Strong organizing and or advocacy skills. Word processing: Microsoft Word
is required. Ability to work independently as well as in a team, be flexible
and be able to work under pressure. Must be able effectively interface
with diverse constituency, Attention to detail and sound judgement. Ability
to speak Spanish, French, Arabic, Tagalog, Cantonese or Mandarin is a plus.
WILD for Human Rights offers substantial benefits: heath insurance including
vision and dental, three weeks vacation, personal and sick leave, disability
insurance, wellness benefits, and 401k retirement plan with employer contribution.
Salary: this .50 FTE position will pay $20,000 per year.
Please send your resume and cover letter to:
WILD for Human Rights
Attn: Associate Program Director - Youth Leadership
1375 Sutter St. Suite 407
San Francisco, CA 94109
or fax 415 345 1199.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS OCTOBER 18, 2002.
WILD for human rights is an equal opportunity employer. Immigrant/indigenous/women
of color, youth, low income, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
and physically challenged individuals are encouraged to apply.
In this issue of GSA Network News, you'll find:
GSA Network Highlight
Congratulations to Carlsbad High School school for starting a
GSA!
GSA Network Announcements
1. Liberation Ink Posters - Free For GSAs
2. Upcoming Leadership/Make It Real Trainings (NorCal)
3. Host High Contrast at your school! (NorCal)
4. Models of Pride Youth Conference (SoCal)
Other Announcements
5. March for Transgender Rights (Santa Cruz)
6. Balboa Park For All Rally (San Diego)
7. COLAGE Kick-Off Event (SF)
8. Annual LYRIC Queer Youth Art Show - Seeking Submissions (SF)
9. High School Exit Exam Day of Action (Bay Area)
10. Unity Jam 2002 Youth Conference (Bay Area)
11. American University GLBTA Online Chat
12. Scholarship for Young AIDS Activists
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Congratulations to Carlsbad High School school for starting a GSA!
San Diego County: It was definitely an uphill battle for Carlsbad High School members to start a GSA at their school this fall. Several weeks ago, students and teachers presented information to the school board to get approval to start a GSA on campus, but the measure did not pass by 1 vote (2 in favor, 1 opposed). Since not all school board members were present, a revote was scheduled for later in the month. Then, in order to be in compliance with the Federal Equal Access Act (which says that a school or district must allow ALL extracurricular clubs if they allow ANY extracurricular clubs), all non-curricular clubs on campus were shut down. When the school board met again, the measure to start a GSA at Carlsbad High School passed. The GSA has since met and over 30 students attended the meeting! Congratulations to all the people who organized around getting the club started.
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1. Liberation Ink Posters - Free For GSAs
LIBERATION INK POSTERS NOW AVAILABLE
FREE FOR GSAs!!
Seven poster designs are available for GSAs, organizations, and individuals to make change by building a presence of youth voices for justice, peace, and youth empowerment and against hatred, harassment, and discrimination of all kinds. This summer, Gay-Straight Alliance Network, LYRIC, and Mission Grafica worked with a group of youth to create Liberation Ink, a series of posters designed to make change. Every GSA in California can receive 30 FREE posters to use at your school. You can order more than 30 for $1 each. >From community organizations and individuals we request a donation of $5 each for 1-10 posters, $4 each for 11-30 posters, and large quantity discounts are available.
You can view the designs and order posters on the Liberation Ink website: http://www.gsanetwork.org/freezone/liberation.
Please place your order by November 1st.
HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO USE LIBERATION INK TO MAKE CHANGE AT YOUR SCHOOL!
* Attach information about your GSA to the posters to advertise and
recruit members.
* Encourage teachers to hang the posters in their classrooms.
* Have GSA members lead discussions and activities related to the posters.
* Use the posters as part of an anti-slur campaign.
* Put the posters up in the courtyard with easels and/or use while
you're tabling.
* Get the posters printed in your school or community newspaper with
an article or announcement about your GSA.
* Create an agreement for teachers to sign and give them posters to
symbolize their support.
* Display the whole Liberation Ink series in one place or fill a whole
wall with posters in a grid.
* Use the posters in conjunction with Day of Silence, LGBT History
Month (October), LGBT Pride Month (June), Coming Out Day (October 11),
or Diversity Day or Week at your school.
Liberation Ink was a collaborative project of GSA Network, LYRIC, and Mission Grafica at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in San Francisco. It is supported by the Youth Initiatives Program of the Open Society Institute, the San Francisco Arts Commission, and the Walter and Elise Haas Fund.
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2. Upcoming Leadership/Make It Real Trainings (NorCal)
Wanna learn about your legal rights as a GSA activist?
Wanna meet other people fighting homophobia?
Wanna learn how to improve your GSA?
Wanna become a leader?
Then attend one of our upcoming GSA Leadership Trainings!
This year, we've combined our Leadership and Make It Real (AB 537) materials to make our regional trainings better than ever!
Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley:
Saturday, October 19th, 9am-5pm
McClatchy High School Library
3066 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, 95818
North Bay:
Saturday, October 26th, 10am-6pm
Spectrum LGBT Center, Suite #10
1000 Sir Frances Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, 94960
South Bay:
Saturday, November 2rd, 10am-6pm
Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center
938 The Alameda, San Jose 95126
For information about Northern California Leadership trainings, contact Emilie at 415.552.4229 or mailto:emilie@gsanetwork.org.
Spread the word!
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3. Host High Contrast at your school! (NorCal)
"High Contrast: shades of our identities" is an interactive photo-narrative exhibit by youth and for youth available for Northern California GSAs from November through June of this year. View the exhibit at http://www.highcontrast.org.
You should host High Contrast at your school because:
* "The exhibit got the message out-- that homophobia and other forms of oppression are problems at our school-- in a way that us talking wouldn't have done and to people we could never have reached." (GSA student)
* "Organizing High Contrast made the GSA club feel like we can get something accomplished. We can get organized, all work together, and do something that's really successful." (GSA student)
* "Together, we changed the tone and culture of this campus by exploring deeper issues of difference, tolerance, and equity." (Assistant Principal)
* "When I saw the exhibit I didn't feel so alone." (student)
To request the exhibit mailto:highcontrast@gsanetwork.org or call 415.552.4229. Tell us what weeks you would be interested in hosting the exhibit (in order to get High Contrast to the most schools, the exhibit can be at each school for one week), your address, and a phone number to reach you. If you are interested in hosting High Contrast in November, please contact us by October 25.
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4. Models of Pride Youth Conference (SoCal)
Models of Pride X - Conference for LGBT Youth
October 12, 2002
Occidental College in Eagle Rock (1600 Campus Road)
FREE to all youth ages 14 to 23
Workshops, entertainment, food, networking, a resource fair, and a dance!
On-site registration: 8am-9am
Conference: 9am-7pm
Dance: 7pm-8:30pm
Visit http://www.modelsofpride.org/ for more info or to preregister.
Volunteers are needed!! Contact Mary-Beth Meyer, Volunteer Coordinator, at mailto:brassel@aol.com or call (818) 247-9469.
If you are attending the conference, be sure to check out these fabulous workshops that GSA Network staff and youth will present:
* Make It Real: Youth Activism, AB 537, and Strategies for Ending Harassment
and Discrimination in Schools
* How to Start and Run a Kick-Ass GSA
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5. March for Transgender Rights (Santa Cruz)
2nd Annual March for Transgender Rights
October 11, 2002
Downtown Santa Cruz
5pm - poster making party at Café Pergolesi (corner of Elm and
Cedar)
6pm - march begins on Pacific Ave. (cross street Elm) by the Metro
Center
A rally with speakers and open mic will be held at the compass rose on the north end of Pacific Ave. following the march.
This event is being organized and sponsored by STRANGE and The Diversity Center. Co-sponsored by SCOUT (Santa Cruz Organization Uniting Transmen), SOFFA (Significant Others, Family, Friends, & Allies of Trans Folks), UCSC GLBTRC (University of California, Santa Cruz Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Resources Center), Santa Cruz Countywide Task Force for LGBTQ Youth, & Youth Services.
For more information contact:
Jorge Bru (831) 425-0869
mailto:Transmarch2002@yahoo.com
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6. Balboa Park For All Rally (San Diego)
WHO: Community leaders, including youth and former Scouts opposing the Boy Scouts' discriminatory policies
WHAT: 3rd Annual Balboa Park for All/Scouting for All Rally
WHEN: Sunday, October 13th, 2002 from 11:00am to 12:30pm
WHERE: Boy Scout Council Headquarters, 1207 Upas Street North End of Balboa Park
Members of the Balboa Park for All coalition include Scouting for All San Diego County, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Public Policy Department of the Lesbian and Gay Men's Community Center, PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), the San Diego Democratic Club, and youth groups promoting tolerance and equality.
More info: contact Howard Menzer, 858-268-2853
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7. COLAGE Kick-Off Event (SF)
COLAGE KICKOFF!
When: Sunday, October 20th * 1-4 PM
Where: The San Francisco LGBT Center
1800 Market Street @ Octavia in
the Youth Space
Who: For youth aged 10-17 who have LGBT parents (Bring
your parents too, we'll have a separate meeting for them!)
What: Kick off this year's COLAGE groups and the new COLAGE program
at the Center with games, free food, and a chance to reconnect with old
friends and meet new ones. Plus we'll be brainstorming about all the cool
things that our groups for elementary, middle school, and high school COLAGErs
can do
this year.
Activities this year will include:
* Field Trips and Parties
* Weekend middle school group
* Mentorship with younger kids with LGBT parents
* Art and community service projects
* COLAGE workshops for all ages (Tools for School, Sexuality and Gender,
Dealing with Divorce, Activism, and much more!)
* Leadership and Media Training for High School Youth
* Plus all of YOUR great ideas!
For more information contact Meredith at COLAGE
* 415-861-5437 * Meredith@colage.org
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8. Annual LYRIC Queer Youth Art Show - Seeking Submissions (SF)
The time is coming for LYRIC's Queer Youth Art show! This year it will be in December at the Mission Cultural Center's gallery.
it's a chance to...
* get your work seen by the community and press
* see what other queer youth artists are up to
* sell your art!
Please let Linn at LYRIC know if you would be interested in submitting your art again this year!
Thanks!
Linn * 415-703-6150 x24 * mailto:linn@lyric.org
psst...tell your friends!
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9. High School Exit Exam Day of Action (Bay Area)
Join with Californians for Justice
to STOP THE HIGH SCHOOL EXIT EXAM and DEMAND QUALITY EDUCATION!
***TAKE ACTION OCTOBER 8**
**Actions & Press Conferences**
**Tuesday, Oct. 8th, 5:00pm * Statewide**
SAN FRANCISCO: Action & Press Conference begins 5:00pm in front of Gov. Davis' district office: State Building, 455 Golden Gate Ave (Civic Center BART, walk up Hyde, left on Golden Gate, between Larkin & Polk). Info call Californians for Justice: 510-452-2728
SAN JOSE: Action & Press Conference begins 5:00pm in front of Reed Hastings' business office: NetFlix.Com, 970 University Ave, Los Gatos (Hwy. 17 south of 85, exit Lark, left on University, NetFlix is on the left). Info call Californians for Justice: 408-292-9476
FRESNO: Press Conference begins 5:00pm in front of Gov. Davis' district office: State Building, 2550 Mariposa Mall (downtown @ Mariposa & P). Info call Californians for Justice: 559-709-5878
LOS ANGELES: Action & Press Conference begins 5:00pm in front of Gov. Davis' campaign headquarters: 9911 West Pico Blvd (1 block west of Museum of Tolerance, near Avenue of the Stars). Info call Californians for Justice: 562-951-1015
SAN DIEGO: Action & Press Conference begins 5:00pm in front of Gov. Davis' district office: State Building, 1350 Front St. (@ A St. 3 blocks north of Broadway, Front is one-way going south). Info call Californians for Justice: 619-641-7750
WHAT ARE THESE ACTIONS ABOUT?
* A week after the state releases the newest High School Exit Exam
scores - and a month before the elections - Californians for Justice will
expose the impact of the Exit Exam on California's students & communities
& hold the politicians
accountable.
* We are targeting Governor Gray Davis and NetFlix.Com CEO Reed Hastings,
the President of the State Board of Education.
* We demand that Davis and Hastings suspend the Exit Exam until ALL
students in California attend high quality schools.
* See above for action locations and contact numbers in your region.
Media calls: Californians for Justice Long Beach, 562-951-1015. Other
questions: Californians for Justice Oakland, 510-452-2728.
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10. Unity Jam 2002 Youth Conference
Unity Jam, a groundbreaking health conference planned by and for young people, is almost here!
Friday, October 11th
9:00am-5:00pm
Asian Cultural Center in Oakland (388 9th St., between Webster &
Franklin, near 12th St. BART)
register online at: http://www.hify.org or call 415-274-1970 x22
This year's theme is REALITY CHECK: Youth Achieving Balance by Making Positive Choices. We invite you to join hundreds of other Bay Area youth who have the same ultimate goals: to feel healthy and supported. This year's Unity Jam will include everything from interactive health workshops to open mic performances by cutting-edge spoken word artists in the area, as well as an afterparty!
Because Unity Jam is based on youth empowering ourselves and making choices that we feel are right for us, we hope this can be the first step in having that support continue all year round.
Join us for a day of activism, awareness and UNITY.
See you there!
THE UNITY JAM 2002 YOUTH STEERING COMMITTEE
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11. American University GLBTA Online Chat
Are you searching for a college or university?
Are you Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trasgendered, or an Ally?
Are you tired of just flipping through college mailings and directories?...
Well then come and check out American University's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally (GLBTA) virtual chat! On October 10th, 2002 the GLBTA Resource Center at American University, in cooperation with the Office of Admissions, will be hosting an online chat from 10:00pm. - 12:00pm EST (7:00pm -9:00pm Pacific Time). Come talk to other students and staff about what it's like to be GLBTA on campus and in DC. Just log online! So next thursday when you need a break from homework, grab a snack and come join us at http:/admissions.american.edu and click on the "Visiting AU" and "Online Events" links! See ya there!
-Reid Ethier, Spectrum Student Coordinator
mailto:GLBTA@american.edu,
(202) 885-3347
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12. Scholarship for Young AIDS Activists
Young AIDS Activists Invited to Apply for Lisa Lopes Scholarship
Deadline: October 15, 2002
MTV's Fight for Your Rights: Protect Yourself program, in partnership
with LIFEbeat (http://www.lifebeat.org/),
is inviting young AIDS activists to compete for a $25,000 scholarship named
to honor the memory of singer Lisa Lopes
of the group TLC.
The national competition is designed to award one $25,000 scholarship to an applicant who demonstrates a commitment to HIV/AIDS prevention, education, or activism; who demonstrates leadership potential; and who possesses a strong academic record. The competition is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents between the ages of 16 and 24 who are currently high school seniors at a public or private high school, or who are full-time undergraduate students at an accredited two- or four-year college or university.
For complete application guidelines and forms, see the Fight for Your Rights Web site.