UM Spectrum Center LGBTQ Ally Training

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There's still time to sign up for the LGBTQ Ally Bystander Intervention Workshop for Tuesday, May 14, 5-8pm at the School of Social Work. Enjoy free FOOD while you learn about stepping UP! Folks of all identities are encouraged to attend. Register here:

http://uuis.umich.edu/workshop2/workshopdet.cfm?wid=984

Workshop Builder LGBTQ Ally Bystander Intervention Workshop Tuesday, May 14, 5-8pm Through active engagement in this workshop, participants will experience increased confidence and motivation to act as an ally and will develop enhanced skills for intervening in a bystander situation. The training is open to all memb...

There is still time to sign up for this weekend's Ally DevelopmentTraining! This training is open to people of any s*xual orientation or gender identity. Check it out:

http://uuis.umich.edu/workshop2/workshopdet.cfm?wid=964

Workshop Builder Overview: The LGBTQ Ally Development Training Program, started in 2005, seeks to empower members of the University community to be active allies to LGBTQ people. More than just a Safe Space program, the Ally Development Training uses a social justice framework to guide participants through a curricu...

Spectrum Center LGBTQ Ally Bystander Skills Workshop

Thursday, March 14, 2013 4:00 PM - 7:00PM


http://uuis.umich.edu/workshop2/workshopdet.cfm?wid=954

Workshop Builder Gain knowledge that will help you recognize situations involving bias and learn skills so you can take action in multiple different ways!

Save the Date! On Thursday, March 14, from 4-7pm, Spectrum Center will host an LGBTQ Ally Bystander Intervention Workshop. Celebrate PRIDE WEEK by attending this important training. Registration details coming soon.

Follow this link to register for Spectrum Center's February 17 Ally Development Training:

http://uuis.umich.edu/workshop2/workshopdet.cfm?wid=953

The LGBTQ Ally Development Training Program, started in 2005, seeks to empower members of the University community to be active allies to LGBTQ people. More than just a Safe Space program, the Ally Development Training uses a social justice framework to guide participants through a curriculum that bridges knowledge of developmental theory to the lived experiences of LGBTQ and Ally-identified people. Through active engagement in the training, participants will grow in their personal awareness, knowledge, skills and actions related to development as an LGBTQ Ally. The purpose of having the Ally Development Training is to promote a campus community in which everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

Workshop Builder Overview: The LGBTQ Ally Development Training Program, started in 2005, seeks to empower members of the University community to be active allies to LGBTQ people. More than just a Safe Space program, the Ally Development Training uses a social justice framework to guide participants through a curricu...

Save the Date! Spectrum Center will host an Ally Development Training on Sunday, February 17, from 10am-4pm. Visit http://spectrumcenter.umich.edu/ for more details.

Welcome | Spectrum Center Join us on January 30th from 12:30pm-2:00pm in the Spectrum Center Lounge (food will be provided) while we Skype with Anand Kalra, the Program Manager for Project HEALTH at the Transgender Law Center in Oakland, CA.

The Horizons Project presents the “Who’s That Girl?” Media Project supported by the Michigan Department of Community Health’s (MDCH) Health Disparities Reduction Minority Health Section (HDRMHS) September 21, 2012 at Wayne State University’s Student Center in Hilberry Rooms B and C from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

The “Who’s That Girl?” media project is a marketing effort to change media and societal perceptions of the transgender community. This project challenges popular perceptions of transgender women by exploring the lives and stories of five women who have experienced harassment, discrimination, and neglect.

Transgender individuals face a number of challenges that place them at greater risk for HIV/AIDS, including extreme discrimination, homelessness, survival s*x, and unsafe hormone and silicone injection practices. The exact number of transgender youth and young adults living with HIV/AIDS remains unknown. Transgender individuals are routinely included in the men who have s*x with men (MSM) risk category by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and surveillance data is rarely uniformly collected. We do know, however, that MSM was the mode of transmission for 72% of all HIV cases in 13-19 year-old males, and 75% of the HIV cases in 20-24 year-old males in the Detroit Metropolitan Area (DMA). Given transgender youth are included in this category, it is imperative that we develop trans-specific HIV prevention education programs. The “Who’s That Girl?” media project is one of many concentrated efforts by MDCH and their funded organizations to address this need.

Five transgender women were selected to be showcased for this very important project. They have overcome much diversity and stand today as role models in their communities. Please join us to celebrate their achievements. The “Who’s That Girl?” event will include a panel discussion with the participants, the unveiling of media campaign materials conceptualized and developed entirely by the participating women, and performances by local artists. Dinner and refreshments will be provided. With strong support and the necessary resources, we can contribute to ending HIV/AIDS. Come and help us celebrate the beginning of this new era.
To R.S.V.P. – contact David Perrett at 313-924-8231 or [email protected]

Parking:
Free parking will be available in Parking Structure #2, located at 5150 Lodge Service Drive, Detroit, MI 48202. Please see the following link:
http://maps.wayne.edu/view/
Follow the Lodge Service Drive (north) to Kirby Street. Make a right on Kirby and another quick right to enter the parking structure driveway. The visitor’s entrance will be to your right, facing Anthony Wayne Drive. Mention "The Horizons Project" to the parking attendant and you will be granted access.

The Student Service Center is across Anthony Wayne Drive. Once across Anthony Wayne, follow the path between DeRoy Apartments and the Undergraduate Library. The Student center is located to the left.
The event will commence on the 2nd floor, in Hilberry Rooms B&C.

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Winter 2010 Ally Training Dates Announced! Register for a training here: http://uuis.umich.edu/workshop2/workshopdet.cfm?wid=406

Workshop Builder The University of Michigan Spectrum Center is pleased to announce training dates for the LGBTQ Ally Training Program. Pre-registration is required. The LGBTQ Ally Training Program, started in 2005, seeks to empower members of the University community to be active allies to LGBTQ people. ...

Happy National Coming Out Day! Allies have coming out stories too... Come out tomorrow, 10/12, from 12-1pm at the Coming Out Day Rally on the Diag!