October 15, 2012 OUTreach News!
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Dear OUTreach friend,
Happy Ally Week! Whether you are gay, straight or bi...transgender, ally or any color of the rainbow (and yes, Barry, the rainbow is NOT vanilla!) we celebrate who YOU are this week, and every week!
Remember, wear purple (why? read below) and tell a youth that who they are is fabulous...beyond fabulous, especially OUT in the silence some days.
Make some noise, and be glad!
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This Week at OUTreach!
| | Wednesday, October 17th
3:00 - 7:30 for ages 14 - 23:
Digital Art Workshop! 3:00 - 4:00
Thanks to the Larry H. Miller Foundation, the OUTreach computer lab has two new laptops AND the totally exciting digital art set up!
Bring your ideas and imagination...the world is yours to create!
Tom remembers Lucy! 4:00
Our OUTreach volunteer, Tom, learned acting at Desilu and from the incomparable Lucille Ball. Hear behind the scenes stories and more (and yes, she DID swear like a sailor! :)
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LGBT History Month Special Guest:
Robert Peery King!
Bob was AT Stonewall that fateful day -
hear him tell the story.
This week's "Let's Talk":
History, LGBT and otherwise...what does it mean to you?
Water color lessons! 6:00
Beloved volunteer Tori has enlisted her mom to give an introductory lesson in water color painting! Get ready for some colorful fun! :D
All afternoon:
Dr. Heather Ambrose and Dr. Teri Kay, are at OUTreach and available to offer free, confidential counseling to you (and with your family if you wish).
Plus: Yummy, yummy dinner! And
borrow books and videos from our library, create a masterpiece in our Art Center, chill out and play pool, foosball or ping pong, or use one of the 6 computers in our Cyber Center.
OUTreach This Thursday, October 11th 3:00 - 7:30 Ages 14 - 23
Cooking class! Make healthy and delicious orange chicken (both carnivore and vegan varieties!)
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Plus: ~ Digital Art Workshop II  ~ Support Group (give some, get some)
~ Piano Lessons (free and fabulous)
~ There's theatre in the air...get in on the brainstorming phase of a new OUTreach project!
~and...a field trip!
Yes, some of us are trekking down to Salt Lake City for Ask The Elders as we "Find and Embrace our Queer Identities!" Our dear, dear friend Charles Frost invited us, so do join in the fun! Transportation and delightful company included...
For those of us who stay at the Center, we'll have a rocking birthday party - so Thursday, bring your culinary prowess and sense of adventure!
As Katie says: "There's ALWAYS something great going on at OUTreach!"
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OUTreach Youth on the radio!
Tune in every Wednesday, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m., 88.1!
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The voice of the future, every Wednesday!
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Community Events this Week!
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Did you know that this is National Ally Week? 0.0
And YOU can join in - by being an ally (every day!), of course, but also by wearing purple this Friday for Spirit Day! The theme this year is taking a stand against bullying! Read more at GLAAD
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OUTreach Youth are:
OUT in the Silence Award Winners!
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OUT in the Silence is a nationwide contest that recognizes youth: "The award was established in 2011 to honor courageous and unheralded young people who are leading the way in making schools and communities safe from bullying and welcoming for all, especially in places where silence and indifference have rendered lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth and their allies invisible, marginalized, fearful, and powerless for far too long." And OUTreach youth received an honorable mention! Read more
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A Message from our Safe and Sound Partner
Would you like to be a part of creating something WONDERFUL?
| |  We are developing an LGBT LDS homeless youth placement program called "Safe and Sound" (which we are honored that Mormons Building Bridges has endorsed). This program is a response to the rising numbers of LDS LGBT kids that are being kicked out of their homes once they disclose their orientation etc. in Utah. We wish to prevent children from falling through the cracks and into the terrors of homelessness or worse suicide. This program is being developed in the spirit of providing loving homes for these young people within the LDS community.
Hence we are sending out a call to ask for volunteers to be part of our Safe and Sound Development Team. We need folks who would be interested in participating in our steering committee, in helping us write and establish our best practices and vetting procedures, and in helping with publicity and with fundraising.
If you have skills and talents that you would like to lend to Safe and Sound please send me a message so that we can talk about bringing you onboard.
We are enthusiastic about this program both because it is prescient and because it is a great chance to provide healing and safety to LDS LGBT children.
Thank you,
Berta Marquez
Safe and Sound OUTreach Resource Center Partner and
Mormons Building Bridges Member
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Upcoming Events
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October 24: Field Trip to Ogden Nature Center, wahoo!
October 24:
Maureen Duffy-Boose: Preparing for Halloween
Beyond the candy and costumes, there's some spirituality behind the festivities. Learn more, and bring your questions!
October 31: Halloween Party! Costumes encouraged, prizes, fun, special crafts, plus Evelyn is cooking up some kind of "witchy brew"...and...? :)
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