Greetings!
At GSA Network we are excited for our summer activities! Prides, Camps, Youth Councils.We are still accepting applications from Central Valley Youth Activists for SoCal Camp! If you are interested please email: [email protected] for an application. If you are in Northern CA, remember to send someone from your GSA Club to GSA Activist Camp! Applications are open until July 5th!
Also, if you haven't already, remember to take the Year End Survey and get entered to win $100 for your GSA!
In solidarity GSA Network
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NETWORK NEWS HIGHLIGHT: Proud to Share Our Stories through the Ages
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Proud to Share Our Stories through the Ages
LGBT seniors and youth sharing coming out stories? LGBT seniors and youth eating lunch together?
Yes, you read that right! On Friday, June 12th, in honor of pride month, Lavender Seniors, the Rainbow Community Center, and GSA Network organized a LGBT senior/youth storytelling lunch mixer at the United Methodist Church in Walnut Creek.
It's not every day that queer youth and seniors have the opportunity to network with one another and to get a glimpse into each other's lives.
For three hours LGBT youth and seniors shared their personal coming out stories by starting with a panel to address all those in the audience.
Kris Hameister, a graduating senior from Lick-Wilmerding High School, believes that the, "The Lavender Seniors Luncheon was an amazing experience. The opportunity to hear the coming out stories of a few elders in the LGBT community really helped me gain a unique perspective on society's progress with respects to the LGBT community."
After the panel, everyone gathered for lunch and broke off into small groups to talk about their lives and experiences as youth and seniors. The day then ended with raffling off prizes!
This lunch mixer was also educational thanks to one Lavender Seniors member, Marvin Burrows, who came up with a visual timeline of the LGBT movement. As Kris shared, "In California's current political climate, it is easy to forget how far we've already come while looking at how far we still have to go, but the stories of the Lavender Seniors helped me to realize how lucky I am to have been born in a world made already more accepting than the one into which they were born."
Michael Aiyar, a graduating senior from Marin Academy, was inspired to continue his social justice activism after hearing the seniors share their stories. Michael says "I really enjoyed working with the seniors. it was great to hear their stories and see how much better things are for us than they were in the past. At the same time, it made me want to work harder and make sure that things are even better for the next generation."
Although this was the very first East Bay LGBT Youth and Senior Storytelling lunch, Lavender Seniors, Rainbow Community Center, and GSA Network are committed to making this storytelling lunch a tradition in honor of celebrating June as LGBTQ Pride Month.
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GSA NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. CENTRAL VALLEY YOUTH! Activist Camp Application for CV Youth has been extended to June 22nd!
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A CTIVIST CAMP APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR CENTRAL VALLEY YOUTH!!WANT TO GO TO ACTIVIST CAMP?LIVE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY?THEN APPLY!DEADLINE TO APPLY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MONDAY, JUNE 22ND!FOR APPLICATIONS, CONTACT Luis Roman
[email protected]
or Call 213.482.4021
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2. GSA Activist Camp NOR CAL!
Applications Due Sunday July 5th!
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Northern California
Camp: August 14-16, 2008 (Fri-Sun) at the
Headlands Institute in Marin
The GSA Activist Camp is a youth-planned
and youth-led 3-day event that features intensive community building,
skill-building, political education, and leadership training for GSA
members and potential members. All LGBT and straight ally youth can
apply. Youth who will be in a high school or middle school GSA next
year will be given priority.
Youth of color, trans youth, and
low-income youth are especially encouraged to apply.
Cost: $20-$100 sliding scale - no
one turned away for lack of funds; scholarships available.
www.gsanetwork.org/camp Applications NOW Open! Apply Now!
Applications Due July 5th!
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3. GSA Network at SF PRIDE 2009! (Bay Area)
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Get ready for the 2009 Pride Parade!
GSA Network invites GSAs all over CA to
participate in the 2009 Pride Festivities
March with GSA Network at PRIDE 2009!
Because we all know that SF has THE BEST pride parade around, you are all invited to come march with us in our GSA Network pride contingent. It's totally free, you can bring as many of your GSA members and adult supporters that you want, and we have snacks and water for you!
 But that's not all! The first 50 GSA members to show up to the Pride Parade will get a free whistle to use and keep. There will also be hundreds of beaded necklaces to pass out to the crowd while walking down the parade route. Youth who want their GSA recognized in a sign should either make it themselves or email/call me to let me know they want a sign made for them. Then just show up and we'll have a sign waiting for you.
San Francisco Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28th
Check www.gsanetwork.org for exact location and time when it gets closer to the June 28th date
Questions? Contact Kiely Hosmon, Northern California Program Coordinator
415-552-4229 or [email protected] Kiely Hosmon,
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4. LAST CHANCE FOR FREE DVDS! Offer Ends July 1st!
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Register now and receive 4 free DVDs!
With
the school year winding down and LGBT Pride month on the horizon, we
want to be sure your GSA has the resources you need to finish the year
with a bang! That's why Frameline and GSA Network are giving away even more free Youth In Motion DVDs between now and July 1st!
>> Register your school now, and we'll send you the complete set of 4 DVDs free!
>> Or, if you've already received DVDs, take our new survey and we'll complete your set!
Nearly 200 middle and high schools throughout California are already using Youth In Motion DVDs in their classrooms, GSA meetings, and faculty/staff trainings. That's
nearly 200 schools where teachers and students know a little bit more
about LGBT history and culture, and where LGBT students can walk
through the hallways with increased confidence and safety! Will your school be next?
And don't forget that all Youth In Motion DVDs come with fabulous Curriculum & Action Guides, which
give teachers the tools to show these films in their classrooms, and
give students creative ideas for discussion and taking action. Visit our website for more information.
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5. GSAs take the Year End Survey and be entered to win $100 for your GSA! The Deadline has been extended!! You can still win!
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Hey GSA Activists and Advisors,
Fill out the GSA Network Year End Survey! -
If you fully complete the evaluation - your GSA will be entered in a drawing to win $100! If you want to make hard copies you can download the PDF of the survey on the gsanetwork.org website!
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6. Frameline33: Spotlight on Films for Youth! (S.F.)
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Frameline33: Spotlight on Films for Youth!
GSA Network is proud to co-present the Frameline33 showing of Straightlaced: How Gender's Got Us All Tied UP
Friday, June 26, 6:00 PM
Roxie Theater
It's tough growing up in this culture, figuring out who you are and where (or whether) you fit in. In the typical American high school, where calling a person "gay" is the ultimate insult, it's even more difficult for teenagers who don't conform to the gender roles touted in mainstream movies, magazines and TV. It's about time somebody started talking to young people about sexual diversity, tolerance and self-confidence, and the gutsy teens - queer, transgender and straight - speaking directly to the camera in this vibrant documentary do a splendid job of getting the ball rolling.
>> tickets & more information
The legendary showcase for LGBT cinema is coming to YOU this June 18th - 28th! Relish the power of film with hundreds of raucous, rowdy and revolutionary films during the 11 days of Frameline33, with work from over 20 countries! We've got films for everyone in our diverse community -- get ready to see yourself on screen, or take the June Queer Arts Challenge, and see something completely new to you!
Frameline33 tickets now on sale!
Student discounts available!
Don't forget that students get member prices with a valid ID. Note: student discounts are not available online or day of show. Order in person at the Box Office at Superstar Satellite (474 Castro St.) or send a photocopy of your ID with a Ticket Order Form when ordering by fax. Limited to one discount ticket per screening.
Visit our website for the complete schedule, or take a look below for some special highlights of films geared at youth (of all ages)!
Other Youth related films that are showing include:
Pop Star On Ice
Saturday, June 27, 11:00 AM
Castro Theatre
Olympic figure skater, diva, fashionista, super-star: That's athlete Johnny Weir, whose lithe grace and provocative personality both dazzle and scandalize the image-obsessed figure skating world in this intimate documentary.
>> tickets & more information
Off and Running
Saturday, June 27, 2:15 PM
Roxie Theater
An African American teenager growing up in Brooklyn with two mothers attempts to contact her birth mother, bringing about an identity crisis that threatens her future in this fly-on-the-wall documentary that explores issues of race and the definition of family.
>> tickets & more information
Fagbug
Saturday, June 20, 11:30 AM
Victoria Theatre
When a young lesbian's VW bug is vandalized, she transforms the ugly incident into an opportunity to educate, and embarks on a 58-day cross-country trip.
In the touching music video Created Equal (which plays beforeFagbug), MC Flow raps about Proposition 8 and the importance of equality.
>> tickets & more information
Generations: Youth and Elders Making Movies
Sunday, June 21, 4:45 PM
Roxie Theater
Inspired by Frameline's Generations Filmmaking Workshops that aim to bring youth and elders together to make films, these shorts show the power and the passion that can occur when we cross intergenerational lines to create art.
>> tickets & more information
Training Rules
Sunday, June 21, 3:30 PM
Castro Theatre
No drugs. No drinking. No lesbians. For over 25 years, Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland's homophobic coaching philosophy wrecked the lives and dreams of many talented young players. But in 2006, sophomore Jennifer Harris took on the Penn State machine and its iconic coach, and sued for discrimination.
>> tickets & more information
Night Fliers
Saturday, June 20, 3:45 PM
Roxie Theater
Thursday, June 25, 2:00 PM
Castro Theatre
The only salvation for a tween butch may be in the close friendship she forms with her new neighbor in this sensitive and sincere tale of the rough life of adolescence.
>> tickets & more information
Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen
Monday, June 22, 7:00 PM
Roxie Theater
Preachers, teachers, students and activists educate us simply by making their presence known in this documentary filled with vivid images and an open discussion about the experience of being black, transgender and a man.
>> tickets & more information
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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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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
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7. LGBT YOUTH - SPEAK OUT ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL EXPERIENCES!
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LGBT YOUTH - SPEAK OUT ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL EXPERIENCES!
Help GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) inform education policymakers and the public about what's really going on in our nation's schools by completing the 2009 National School Climate Survey, GLSEN's sixth national survey about the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth in school.
If you are identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT), attended high school or middle school sometime during the last school year (2008-2009) and are at least 13 years old, tell us about your experiences in school. If you did not complete the entire school year you are still eligible. The survey is completely anonymous.
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8. Communities of Color and Allies Speak Out Against Prop 8 Add your GSA to the list!
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Communities of Color and Allies Speak Out Against Prop 8
Add your GSA to the list!
Over 140 groups have signed the following statement.
To add your GSA to the list, send the name of your GSA, your school and your city and state to [email protected] . We will pass your name on to API Equality, the group organizing this campaign.
Visit the cause on Facebook
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR STATEMENT RE PROP 8 DECISION
As organizations that represent or work with diverse racial and ethnic communities in California, or allies of such organizations, we issue the following statement in response to the California Supreme Court's decision in the lawsuits to stop the implementation of Proposition 8:
We are extremely saddened that the Supreme Court chose to uphold Proposition 8 and allow blatant discrimination to be written into the state Constitution. As people of color, we are disturbed that the highest court in our state would abandon its responsibility to ensure that all groups are treated equally under the state Constitution. Despite the structural protections that should prevent the initiative power from being used this way, the Supreme Court has allowed a simple majority vote to strip away the rights of a protected minority group. We fear not only for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members of our communities, but for all people of color and other vulnerable minority groups regardless of sexual orientation. We vow to restore marriage equality to California and to make our state a place that guarantees equality and justice for all.
However, we applaud the Supreme Court for ruling that the marriages entered into by the November 4th vote remain valid. Many of our community members are among the 18,000 couples who were able to marry in California between June and November 2008, and we are thrilled that they will continue to be treated equally to all other married couples in this state. We believe it is important that the Court understood that married lesbian and gay couples relied upon the rule of law, and that basic rights must not be granted temporarily and then retroactively taken away. However, it is bittersweet to uphold the 18,000 existing marriages while treating all other same-sex couples inequally.
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9. Beyond Hatred - Documentary on PBS June 30th
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In September 2002, three skinheads were roaming a park in Rheims,
France, looking to "do an Arab," when they settled for a gay man
instead. Twenty-nine-year-old Fran�ois Chenu fought back fiercely, but
he was beaten unconscious and thrown into a river, where he drowned. The
acclaimed French verit� film Beyond Hatred is the story of the crime's
aftermath; above all, of the Chenu family's brave and heartrending
struggle to seek justice while trying to make sense of such pointless
violence and unbearable loss. With remarkable dignity, they fight to
transcend hatred and the inevitable desire for revenge.
You can view the trailer at
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2009/beyondhatred/preview.html
Showing: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 10PM (90 minutes)
Check your Local Listitngs
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NOR CAL
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10. LGBT Pride Run! Support GSA Network this Pride
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June is LGBT Pride Month and GSA Network is the beneficiary of the 30th Annual San Francisco Pride Run!
On Saturday, June 27, the San Francisco FrontRunners will race through Golden Gate Park, raising funds for GSA youth!
You can join the fun!
� Run or Walk - Register Now!
GSA student activists can run for FREE if you register by June 17th. (Write on the form that you are a GSA youth and make sure your legal guardian co-signs if you are under 18.) Everyone is welcome, including wheelchairs. You can choose 5K (about 3 miles) or 10K. Registration closes on June 24th. You must register by June 17 to run for free! Get your whole GSA involved!
� Volunteer on race day. Reserve your shift today.
� Help them raise $15,000 to support GSA youth! Donate now and spread the word!
Happy Pride Month!
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11. Ally Action Presents! "Don't Erase My History," and "Due Process: Justice by Youth, for Youth!" (Bay Area)
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Ally Action is pleased to announce the launch of two youth-led LGBTQ curriculum resources: Don't Erase My History, and Due Process: Justice by Youth, for Youth!
Don't Erase My History: 30-minute documentary film by youth searching for their LGBTQ history and exploring the impact of not learning that history in school. The film features interviews with LGBT history makers Phyllis Lyon, Senator Sheila Kuehl, Jewelle Gomez, Holy Old Man Bull, Cherrie Moraga, and Martin Meeker.
This film has been screened at multiple film festivals, and will be featured at Frameline33: the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival on June 21st. For more information, and to purchase your own copy of the film, visit: www.allyaction.org/donterasemyhistory .
Due Process: Justice by Youth, for Youth: This multi-day, youth-led high school curriculum addresses anti-LGBTQ harassment and violence in schools, school safety across multiple identities, and how to be an ally. Includes Training of Trainers program, Teacher's Guide, Lesson Plan and Student Handouts, and the Equity Action Kit: Change Thru Action! For more information, and to get your own copy, visit: www.allyaction.org/dueprocess
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12. White Anti-Racist Youth Activist Workshop, Y-Step Summer Institute
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Youth Step Towards Addressing Racism
Dear Y-Step Family!
Greetings from Y-Step! We hope this note finds you well and happily anticipating the summer. We are writing to you with exciting news! Many young people who have gone through our workshops have asked: "How as a white youth can I continue these important conversations about challenging racism? How can I get more actively involved in struggles for racial justice?"
The Y-Step collective is currently planning a 3-day Summer Institute for high-school aged white-identified youth, which will take place in early/mid August, to help answer some of these questions. It will offer youth the opportunity to engage and build their analysis, while developing tools to be active participants in anti-racist struggles.
The Institute will delve deeper into issues of racial inequality as it affects, in particular, the education system, and offer more chances to see concrete examples of what it looks like to stand up for justice. The Institute will allow white youth to connect with other youth who care about justice and want to feel positively empowered to take action.
The Summer Institute is a opportunity for white youth to deepen their analysis- which means that we are specifically outreaching to young folks who have either:
1. Gone through one or more Y-Step workshops
or
2. White youth who may not have gone through a Y-Step workshop before, but who have already engaged in some level of analysis and/or political education regarding racism, privilege, and systems of oppression- and we are hoping that our allies and supporters can provide referrals for young white folks who they think would be a good match.
We need your help to SPREAD THE WORD to young white folks who are interested in learning more about systemic injustice and how to take a stand for a better world! Some of our outreach is being done internally with the youth we have already worked with, but we still need more support getting youth from other organizations, public schools, youth who wouldn't otherwise be able to work with us, etc.
Y-Step Summer Youth Institute
The Institute will take place during ONE of the following options (will be determined based on youth availability):
� From Sunday, August 9- Tuesday, August 11
� From Sunday, August 16- Tuesday, August 18
If interested, youth or their adult allies should email us with the following contact information:
� Name
� Phone number
� Email
� Age
� School
� Have you participated in a workshop with Y-Step before? When?
� How did you hear about Y-Step's Summer Institute?
� Your availability for the 2 options listed above (can you make one or both?)
Thank you for your continued support and help.
For More Info contact, the Y-Step crew
or visit www.ystep.org
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13. AQUA's 2009 YOUTH PRIDE WEEK! (Bay Area)
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AQUA's
2009 YOUTH PRIDE WEEK!
Monday, June 22nd 6pm - 8:30pm
SPEAK UP! SPEAK OUT! A Spoken Word Workshop
Ever wish you could share your thoughts, but just didn't know how to do it?! Come to our spoken word workshop, facilitated by a Poet Mentor from Youth Speaks. Get those brilliant, beautiful thoughts out there! Brush up on your writing and performance skills or just go 'head and try something new! Free Food! For more info and to RSVP, email [email protected].
Tuesday , June 23rd 6pm - 8:30pm
EAT MY SHORTS! A screening of short films by Queer Youth!
Wanna chill with some cool folks while watching some short films?! This is the spot! Queer young folks from around the Bay Area strut their filmmaking stuff in our film shorts presentation! Free Food! Interested in adding your short in the lineup? There's still time to add it in! For more info and to RSVP, email [email protected].
Wednesday, June 24th 4pm - 6pm
I, I DID IT FOR LOVE! A workshop on hooking up and healthy relationships!
This Pride be prepared! Wanna find out how to cupcake with that new cutie or make things more fun and great with your current sweetie? Come to our workshop! We'll share our best practices and learn some new ones from you! Free Food! For more info and to RSVP, email [email protected] (Co-Sponsored by SFWAR)
Friday, June 25th 4pm - 7pm (and feel free to join us for the Transmarch at 7pm)
Glitter and Glue! A Crafting Bonanza!
Come make crafts with other folks in preparation for Pride and before Transmarch! We're gonna make confetti eggs, rainbow candles (that you can take home), and posters for the Pride Parade and Transmarch! Just a bunch of queer youth, making sh!t and making sh!t happen! Free Food! For more info and to RSVP, email [email protected]
Questions and RSVPs, please contact Steph: [email protected] or 415.292.3420 x319
All events are at
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
730 Polk St. San Francisco, Ca
Muni: 19 Polk, 31 Balboa, 38 Geary + Van Ness Buses [47 & 49]
BART: Civic Center / UN Plaza and walk to Polk St & Eddy St.
Space is wheelchair accessible. For more information about access, dietary restrictions or space considerations please contact Steph.
*All events are free and open to all youth (ages 25 and under) of all genders and identities.*
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14. Queer Camp (Santa Cruz)
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Santa Cruz Queer Youth Summer Camp
July 10 -12, Summer 2009
Mt Madonna County Park
This FREE camp is for queer youth and youth allies, ages 12 to 19. Space is limited! To reserve your spot, register at www.diversitycenter.org/programs/queer-youth-scene.
This is an awesome opportunity to hang out in a safe space, make new friends, and have fun in nature. There will be hiking, great food, fun games, and lots more, including some down time to just hang out with old and new friends. We look forward to seeing you there!
Santa Cruz Queer Youth Summer Camp is hosted by the Queer Youth Scene, a program of The Diversity Center. For more information, please email [email protected]
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15. TILT Summer Film Camp 2009 (Bay Area)
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TILT Summer Film Camp 2009
Camp Dates:
Session I: June 29 to July16
Monday-Thursday, 1 PM-5 PM
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Session II: July 20 to August 6
Monday-Thursday, 1 PM-5 PM
Who can come?
Anyone aged 14-19 is welcome at Film Camp. No prior filmmaking experience is necessary.
What is the cost?
$500.00/student includes hands-on training with professional instructors, use of video and editing equipment, and a final video. (Limited scholarships for low-income households).
Who are the instructors?
Film Camp instructors know their stuff. They are all TILT-trained, media and filmmaking industry professionals with experience working with young people.
How do I register ?
Your parent or guardian can register you for Film Camp by contacting Bernadette Montez, at 415.863.4690 or by email at [email protected].
You can also register on-line with a credit card by visiting the TILT Summer Camp page at:
http://www.tiltmedia.org/summer.html
Location:
Ninth Street Independent FIlm Center.
145 Ninth Street, San Francisco, 94103
*Public transportation makes it easy -- Civic Center BART and MUNI station are only 2 blocks away -- and public parking is readily available.
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16. Fierce and Fabulous! A Youth Investigation into LGBTQ Histories of Resistance-July 26th-August 2, 2009
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Fierce and Fabulous! A Youth Investigation into LGBTQ Histories of Resistance-July 26th-August 2, 2009.
Are you passionate about social justice and protecting people's rights? The Friedman Education Project of the ACLU is looking for 20 young people, ages 13-19, for a FREE week-long summer field investigation. We will travel around Northern California to visit an amazing array of people and places. After the trip, you'll stay involved and educate your peers about the issues you've studied. See the application for more information!
Applications are available at www.aclunc.org/youth and must be postmarked by Saturday, May 23rd, 2009. Apply today!
Contact Perla Pasayes, [email protected] or 415-621-2493 X333 for more information.
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17. Youth March in Sacto Pride!
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Youth March in Sacto Pride!
Sacramento Pride 2009 is coming up quick on June 20th, and if your QSA or GSA would like to participate in the parade please contact me ASAP!!! Here are the details on the parade:
Staging Area: L st. between 12th and 16th
Parade starts: 10:00am
Parade Ends: 10:30am
Ending Area: T st., will be split down T st. to prevent congestion
All are welcomed and we would be more than happy to have you all with us in solidarity!!
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Questions Contact?:
Enrique Manjarrez
916-595-3399
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16. Calling all East Bay GSAs and Supporters! Oakland Pride Needs Volunteers!
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Hello East Bay GSAs and Supporters,
The Oakland Pride committee is looking for volunteers to march with the Oakland/East Bay contingent and distribute "Save the Date" postcards to spectators at this year's SF Pride Parade.
If you are interested or know of someone who is, please have them contact me.
Jeff Myers
Oakland Pride committee
Co-Chair for Volunteers
[email protected]
or 510-407-6678
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17. Youth Calendar (S.F.)
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San Francisco's LYRIC Youth Center hosts events almost everyday for LGBTQQ youth.
LYRIC
LYRIC's
mission is to build community and inspire positive social change
through education enhancement, career trainings, health promotion, and
leadership development with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer,
and questioning youth, their families, and allies of all races,
classes, genders, and abilities.
Calendar of Events
http://lyric.org/calendar.html
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Central Valley
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18. Community Links Youth Meetings Every Friday (Fresno)
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19. Outspoken Sessions - Open Mic for Queer and Trans and Straight Allies under 19 (L.A.)
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 Here's your stage, somethin' on your mind? So say it! Any type of socially conscious performance... First Session: July 24th, 2009 Time: 6p-9p, sign up to perform by 6:30p Learn about activist opportunities. Get connected to Los Angeles. Develop your craft as a poet, MC, artist. Special Guests. $3 suggested donation at the door. $5 suggested donation for food. Will accept work exchange. Located at Solidarity Hall2170 W Washington Blvd, LA(at Western Ave)Close to bus lines #30, 31, 35Off the 10 freeway.More info at www.equalaction.orgwww.radicalwomen.org |
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20. Youth for Revolutionary Change! (S.D.)
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CALLING ALL GSA ACTIVISTS!!
Join other local activists in the San Diego area to
*Raise awareness
*Share your voice and vision
*Connect with youth activists and organizations
*Cultivate Cross-Cultural Communication
When: Friday June 19, 2009 from 4 - 7 p.m.
Where: Tubman Chavez Multicultural Center
415 Euclid Ave.
San Diego, CA 92114
For more information please contact Kevin Kapa @ [email protected]
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21. THE OTHER PROM MASQUERADE, June 27 (San Diego)
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THE OTHER PROM MASQUERADE
SAN DIEGO'S LGBTQ YOUTH PROM
Hillcrest Youth Center's biggest event of the year, THE OTHER PROM. This event is an LGBTQ friendly prom that allows everyone of all orientations to enjoy an affirming and unique prom experience.
The youth can bring a partner of the same sex and be themselves without the ridicule and harassment that can happen at high school proms.
The event takes place June 27th, 6-9pm at the LGBT Center of San Diego for youth ages 14-20. It is a free event and formal attire is completely optional. This year we are giving the youth an opportunity to recognize their straight allies during a special presentation during the event.
FREE AGES 14 - 20June 27, 20096pm - 9pm3909 Centre St.San Diego, CA 92103Straight Allies Welcomed!FOR MORE INFO, GO TO: http://www.myspace.com/hycsd
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22. SOCAL Youth Groups
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Orange County LGBT Youth Group (O.C.)
The Center OC is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community center in Orange County.
They offer a Rainbow youth night open to all youth ages 14-22 on Wednesday nights from 7-8:30pm.
For location and directions see their website at www.thecenteroc.org
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Riverside Queer Youth Group
JOCC Youth Group Meets Every Friday 6pm to 8pm.
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23. LGBT Youth Calendars (L.A. and San Diego)
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Check out these new calendars for LGBT Youth!
Los Angeles Youth
http://lalgbtcalendar.pbwiki.com/
http://www.virsil.com/
San Diego Youth
www.ourlgbtevents.org/
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JOBS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
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24. California Hall of Fame Dreamers Challenge Scholarship
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Do you know a high schooler with the vision to change the world?
The California Hall of Fame Dreamers Challenge can help their dream come true.
The California Museum has launched the 2nd annual California Hall of Fame Dreamers Challenge; a scholarship awarded to California high school seniors graduating in 2010.
$5,000 will be given to a student from both Northern and Southern California who can explain how their dreams will change the world - in any medium that best reflects their vision. Unlike most scholarship contests, the Museum encourages students to submit artwork, a composition of music, a poem, a digital presentation, an essay ... anything. The possibilities are endless.
For inspiration, students can look to the 38 California Hall of Fame inductees, among them Tiger Woods, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Sally Ride and Alice Walker. To read how they changed the world, check out CaliforniaMuseum.org.
The Museum will be accepting entries until October 5, 2009. The Governor and First Lady will present the winners at the California Hall of Fame ceremony in December.
For more information on the California Hall of Fame Dreamers Challenge, visit http://www.californiamuseum.org/exhibits/halloffame/dreamers-challenge. This site will direct students to the rules and guidelines, the entry form, and winners of 2008.
The California Hall of Fame is sponsored by Chevron Corporation and Accenture
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25. CAPPAC 2009 Scholarship Application (Greater Sacto)
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CAPPAC is a non-partisan political action committee formed to promote the civil rights and ensure the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people through the political process. CAPPAC focuses on California's capital region and on races and initiatives of statewide importance to the LGBT community.
CAPPAC invites submissions for our annual scholarship award. CAPPAC will give 2 $500.00 scholarships to students selected by the CAPPAC Board. Applications must be received by JULY 31, 2009.
Eligible applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
� Currently enrolled in, or planning to enroll in a post-secondary education program, including any college or accredited trade program.
� High school graduate by July, 2009.
� Graduate from either (1) a high school located in the Sacramento Region (Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, Sutter, Yuba, and El Dorado), or (2) plans to pursue their post-high school education in one of these counties.
� All scholarship money will be used toward post-high school education.
� Active in school or the community in the effort to defeat Proposition 8 prior to the November 4, 2008 election.
The purpose of the CAPPAC scholarship is to recognize outstanding people from the Sacramento Region for their involvement in the LGBT community, with a special emphasis on involvement in the effort to defeat Proposition 8. CAPPAC's scholarship is intended to foster local youth leadership to help fulfill its mission to assure LGBT equality, and encourage post-secondary education for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and allies.
Payment of the scholarship award will follow receipt of satisfactory college/school enrollment verification. The deadline for winners to submit their proof of enrollment is December 31, 2009.
For the full applicaiton or questions please contact: [email protected]. Please send completed applications to: CAPPAC, Attn: 2009 Scholarship Award, 1008 10th Street, Suite 255, Sacramento, CA 95814.
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26. NEWS: Student's Harvey Milk report prompts district apology
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Student's Harvey Milk report prompts district apology
LOS ANGELES TIMESJune 11, 2009
by: Tony Perry
School officials in the community of Ramona in northern San Diego County have apologized to a sixth-grade girl for refusing to let her deliver a report on gay activist Harvey Milk during class time.
Prodded by the American Civil Liberties Union, officials this week allowed Natalie Jones, 12, a student at Mt. Woodson Elementary School, to give her report.
In April, school officials decided that the Ramona Unified School District's sex education policy required them to notify parents about the report and allow them to keep their children from hearing it. As a result, Natalie gave her report during lunch time. Other students gave their reports during class time.
But after the ACLU threatened litigation, Ramona officials decided they had misinterpreted their own policy .
In a letter to Natalie and her parents, Supt. Robert Graeff and Mt. Woodson Principal Theresa Grace apologized and said they had acted out of an abundance of caution for the "tender sensibilities" of Natalie's fellow students.
"It is our hope that -- together -- we can all view this incident as a learning experience and emerge wiser from the entire experience," wrote Graeff and Grace, on behalf of themselves and the school board.
Natalie's mother, Bonnie Jones, said in a statement that, "I think if Harvey Milk were still here today, he'd be happy about how this all turned out."
Natalie said she decided to do a report on Milk, who as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors was one of the first openly gay politicians to hold office in the United States, after seeing the movie about him starring Sean Penn.
Read the Article in the LA Times
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