GSAFE on the Road
Look for full, half-day, and conference trainings in a community near you in 2010!
GSA for Safe Schools (GSAFE) is hitting the road this winter to provide educators and community members strategies for preventing and addressing anti-gay bullying and harassment. Our biggest event is the first ever Lt. Governor's Conference on LGBT Youth. We are excited for this opportunity and are working hard to bring you an exceptional event. Anyone who is interested in creating safe schools and communities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth (LGBT) should attend!

Friday, March 5
Lt. Governor’s Conference on LGBT Youth
9:30 am – 4:15 pm
UW-Oshkosh
For more information and paper registration go to: 2009_LGC_Registration_flyer
To register online go to: https://app.etapestry.com/cart/gsaforsafeschools/default/index.php (Please note that this link takes you to a secure but separate site from the main GSAFE website)

Over the next two months we are partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to offer low-cost full and half-day trainings at various Cooperative Education Service Agencies (CESAs) around the state. CESAs often welcome both community members and school professionals from within and outside their regions to their trainings. Check out the list below to see if we'll be in your neck of the woods sometime soon.
Interested in scheduling a training for your school, district, or CESA? Contact us at brianj@gsaforsafeschools.org.

Thursday, January 28
CESA 2 (Milton)
“Another Kind of Bullying: Preventing and Addressing Anti-Gay Bullying and Harassment”
8:30 am – Noon
Peggy Strong
pstrong@cesa2.k12.wi.us
608.758.6232 ext 336
http://www.cesa2.k12.wi.us/pss/LGBTQBullyingJan2010.pdf
School and community members encouraged to register.

Friday, January 29
CESA 4 (West Salem)
“Another Kind of Bullying: Preventing and Addressing Anti-Gay Bullying and Harassment”
8:30 am – Noon
Contact: Donna Elsen
delsen@cesa4.k12.wi.us
608.786.4854
School and community members encouraged to register.

Thursday, February 4
CESA 3 (Fennimore)
“Another Kind of Bullying: Preventing and Addressing Anti-Gay Bullying and Harassment”
Noon – 3:00 pm
Contact: Deb Goold
dgoold@cesa3.k12.wi.us
608.822.3276 ext. 220
School and community members encouraged to register.

Wednesday, March 10
CESA 10 (Chippewa Falls)
“Another Kind of Bullying: Preventing and Addressing Anti-Gay Bullying and Harassment”
Time: 8:30 am to Noon
Contact: Carol Zabel
czabel@cesa10.k12.wi.us
608.822.3276 ext. 220
School and community members encouraged to register.

Thursday, March 11
CESA 11 (WITC Conference Center in New Richmond)
“Another Kind of Bullying: Preventing and Addressing Anti-Gay Bullying and Harassment”
Time: 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Contact: Karen Chilson
karenc@cesa11.k12.wi.us
715.986.2020
School and community members encouraged to register.
http://tinyurl.com/CESA11

Friday, March 12
CESA 12 (Ashland)
“Another Kind of Bullying: Preventing and Addressing Anti-Gay Bullying and Harassment”
Time: 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Contact: Jennifer Lutz
jenniferl@cesa12.k12.wi.us
715.682.2363
School and community members encouraged to register.
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Finally we will be leading workshops at a handful of local and statewide conferences. While not all of the conferences listed below are open to the public, we wanted to make sure you were aware of them. Feel free to encourage school board members, school administrators, and school counselors in your district to make our workshops a priority!

Thursday, January 21
2010 Wisconsin State Education Convention
(Wisconsin Association of School Boards, Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators, Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials)
“It Takes Courage: Getting Ready to Address LGBT Issues”
3:45 – 5:00 pm
Midwest Airlines Center
Milwaukee, WI
http://www.wasb.org/convention/conv2010/schedule.php

Friday, February 5
Conference on Transgender and Gender Variant Youth
8:00 am – 12:15 pm
American Family Insurance Corporate Training Office
6000 American Parkway, Madison, WI
baugusta@madison.k12.wi.us or jdeloya@madison.k12.wi.us
Open to all community service members and interested community members.

Friday, February 25
Wisconsin School Counselors Association Conference
1:30 – 2:30 pm
“It Takes Courage: Getting Ready to Address LGBT Issues”
Ramada Stevens Point Hotel
Stevens Point, WI
http://www.wscaweb.com/index.php/site/conference/