Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 15:09:07 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 2/8/99 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. CA: New Board of Education member likely pro-gay; general California & bay area info from GLSEN 2. Safe schools trainers' manual on Safe Schools Coalition website 3. NY: GLSEN seeking new Deputy Director =================================================================== Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 10:37:02 -0700 From: Jessea NR Greenman Subject: New CA Board of Education member Among the new members appointed to the California State Board of Education yesterday was Susan Hammer, formerly the mayor of San Jose. Ms. Hammer has long been a strong friend of the LGBT community, so this appointment augurs well for future developments in state educational policy and practice. O+O+ O+O+ O+O+ O+O+ O+O+ O+O+ Jessea NR Greenman, "Talk does not cook rice." Chinese proverb. =================================================================== Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:48:32 -0700 From: BobLatham@aol.com Subject: CA and Bay area news Some information received since #58 went out: 1. LGBEA/GLSEN scholarship expanded to graduating high school students in the PG&E Service territory. Application deadline is March 1, 1999. 2. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference in SF March 6-8. 3. Youth Lobby day website. 4. CAPE update. 5. Profiles in Courage Essay Contest, Feb 24 postmark deadline. 1. LGBEA/GLSEN scholarship, March 1 deadline. The geographic territory for the scholarships which PG&E's Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Employees Association (LGBEA) and GLSEN/SF-EB award each year has been expanded to the entire PG&E Service territory. The scholarships are only for graduating high school seniors who live in the PG&E Service territory (Northern California.) Application forms should be available from high school councilors and flyers should be posted on high school bulletin boards. Please verify that this is the case at your nearby high schools. Application deadline is March 1, 1999. 2. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference in SF March 6-8. The Association For Supervision and Curriculum Development will hold its annual conference in SF on March 6-8 at the Moscone Center. At the conferences, several workshops on GLB issues will be held (including one that Jan Goodman will present on tools to address GLB issues in elementary and middle schools.) Also, the ASCD network for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues in Education will meet for an annual meeting and a social event. For more information call Jan Goodman at 510-530-0202. Meanwhile, members can contact ASCD at 800-933-2723 to register for the conference, or they can register on site. 3. Youth Lobby Day website. Thought you would be interested in seeing a really great web page dealing with the March 22 Youth Lobby Day in Sacramento. Check it out and pass the information on to your friends. It is: www.incite.org 4. CAPE update. Hi CAPE East Bay. CAPE continues to expand and improve, and I thank you all for being there all the way. A small group of us met on Jan 30 to discuss organizing the East Bay for Equality Begins at Home and Queer Youth Lobby Day. Thanks for all who attended. We agreed to meet again on Sat Feb 13, from 12-2 at AIDS Project East Bay, 1755 Broadway, Oakland, right above the 19th St. BART stop. All are invited. We will be continuings the above discussions and developing an agenda for the next general meeting . . . and REMEMBER: NEXT GENERAL CAPE EAST BAY MEETING: Sat Feb 27 at 1:00, at AIDS Project East Bay 1755 Broadway, Oakland, same as above. For more info, write back to me, Marty Martinez: Mmar10ez@aol.com BTW: web site update: any day now a skeleton web site will be up, which will be improved over a hopefully short period of time. Check the address regularly. It is http://www.calcape.org. 5. Profiles in Courage Essay Contest, Feb 24 postmark deadline. >Please pass this along to any high school students or teachers you >happen to know. Thanks. >------- >The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announces the 1999 Profile in >Courage Essay Contest and Scholarship for students in grades 9 through >12. The winner receives a $3,000 scholarship and is invited to the >Kennedy Library in May 1999, to be honored and to participate in the >Library's 1999 Profile in Courage Award ceremony. A second place winner >receives $1,000, and five finalists receive $500 each. > >The essay assignment is as follows: > >Write an essay of not more than 1,000 words, addressing the following >statement: > > As citizens, we face common challenges in our > communities, our states and our nation. The men and > women we elect, at all levels of government, struggle > constantly to find solutions to these problems. > > It takes courage for political leaders to face difficult > issues--courage to make a decision that many voters will > oppose, courage to search creatively for new answers to > old questions, courage to move one step closer toward a > solution that will not be reached for many years. > > Identify a leader who has been very courageous or far > too timid in seeking solutions to a problem. Explain some > of the reasons why she or he has or has not been > successful in addressing this challenge--and discuss what > courageous actions are necessary for political leaders to > take to further their efforts or solve this problem. > > Among the issues you might discuss are : health care, the > environment, drugs and crime, welfare and poverty, > public housing, education, immigration, economic > injustice, transportation, prejudice and discrimination. > More information on suggested topics is available on the > Library's website. > >Rules are as follows: Essays should be typed and double-spaced, on one >side of the paper. It is expected that all entries are original work. >List the sources you consulted in the preparation of your essay. The >U.S. Senators featured in John F. Kennedy's book, "Profiles in Courage," >cannot be subjects of your essay. Each entry must contain a title page, >with the following information: student's name, address and telephone >number, the name and address of your school; and the name and telephone >number of your principal and two of your teachers. Do not use report >covers. Also, do not put your name or related information on any page >other than the title page. Send two copies of your entry. Students in >grades nine through twelve attending a public, private, or parochial >school or participating in a high school correspondence program in any >of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the U.S. territories, >or if they are U.S. citizens attending schools overseas are eligible to >participate. Essays remain the property of the John F. Kennedy Library >Foundation. Past winners and finalists are not eligible to participate. >Essays should be postmarked by February 24, 1999 and addressed to: > > The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation > Profile in Courage Award Essay Contest > Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125 > >For further information, or a flyer, call 617-436-9986 (ext. 19). > >Judging: All submissions will be acknowledged as they are received. >Essays will be judged on research, analysis and mechanics. All essays >are read by at least two people: then the 100 essays receiving the >highest scores are read twice by professional educators. The final 10 >essays are judged by a committee of distinguished people involved in >public affairs. Members of the 1999 panel of judges are: John >Seigenthaler, Chairman; David Burke, former executive vice president of >ABC News and president of CBS News; Marian Wright Edelman, President, >Children's Defense Fund; The Hon. Edward M. Kennedy, U.S. Senator from >Massachusetts; Caroline Kennedy, author, attorney, and president of the >Kennedy Library Foundation; John F. Kennedy, Jr., editor, attorney, and >vice chairman of the Kennedy Library Foundation; David McCullough, >historian and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography "Truman"; >Mary Reed, vice president of human services, Morgan Memorial Goodwill >Industries, Inc.; The Hon. Alan Simpson, former U.S. Senator from >Wyoming, and director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard >University's Kennedy School of Government; The Hon. Olympia Snowe, U.S. >Senator from Maine; and William vanden Heuvel, attorney, investment >banker, and former special assistant to Attorney General Robert F. >Kennedy. > >All winners receive a hardcover copy of John F. Kennedy's "Profiles in >Courage." Participants will be notified in June of their essay status. >Please do not call the Kennedy Library for information about the status >of your essay. > >The Profile in Courage Essay Contest and Scholarship is sponsored by >BankBoston. ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 15:45:33 -0700 From: "Reis, Elizabeth" Subject: strictly fyi: Safe Schools' trainers' manual now available on our website The 1999 Safe Schools Coalition of Washington Trainers' Manual (42 transparency originals and the speakers' notes that go with them) is now available on-line at our website! If you do training regarding school-based anti-gay harassment and violence, you may find them very useful. Just give us credit. Thanks. www.safeschools-wa.org (click on "I have read ..." and then "the Safe Schools Trainers' Manual") Beth Reis Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, Public Health Educator and liaison to the Safe Schools Coalition of Washington 2124 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 phone: 206-296-4755 (8-5 Pacific time) voice-mail: 206-205-6156 (24 hours) fax: 206-296-0184 email: elizabeth.reis@metrokc.gov =============================================================================== Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 19:34:27 -0500 From: GLSEN Alert To: "GLSEN News" Subject: GLSENAlert: Deputy Director search Sender: ........................................................... An important message from GLSEN-Alert, the electronic news service of GLSEN. The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network -- GLSEN 121 West 27th Street, Suite 804 New York, NY 10001 212-717-0135; 212-727-0254 - fax glsen@glsen.org http://www.glsen.org/ ........................................................... NOTE: Some people expressed confusion over the scope of the position described below. We continue to seek applicants for the position of Deputy Director. The Deputy Director will report directly to the Executive Director. Please circulate this job posting. Our web site (www.glsen.org) also lists other job opportunities at GLSEN. Thank you. JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Deputy Director Application Deadline: No deadline Posted: 12/18/98 Supervisor: Executive Director Location: New York City Description: Full Time Responsibilities Oversee day-to-day operation of GLSEN's National Headquarters; Supervise and support program area directors and other staff; Plan and monitor organization's annual budget; Implement effective financial, human resource and management systems; Develop and implement information, technology and operations systems to support staff; Serve as a conduit between staff and the executive director Qualifications 3-5 years in a management position with staff supervision responsibilities; Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communications skills; Budgetary and financial expertise; Experience with information technology; Demonstrated understanding of, and experience in, the LGBT or education communities; Ability to work in a team-oriented, faced-paced work environment; Flexibility, a sense of humor, the ability to multi-task About GLSEN The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) is the largest national organization working to end anti-gay bias in America's public, private and parochial schools. Established nationally in 1994, GLSEN now has over 80 chapters working in communities across the country. What is GLSEN's vision? The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network envisions a future in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. How does GLSEN fit into this future? GLSEN believes that what children learn in our schools is essential to fulfilling our vision. We know that life-shaping lessons are best learned when we are young. Therefore we are dedicated to bringing positive change to every school in every community. We seek change at the grassroots, through building chapters in which individual volunteers work together to make a difference. GLSEN is a leader and ally in the progressive movement for social justice. We are gay, lesbian, straight, bisexual and transgendered people of all ages. We come from all cultures and occupations, and we value and welcome all who share our philosophy. Working with GLSEN gives us all the purpose and the power to achieve our vision. What are GLSEN's fundamental values? GLSEN believes everything is possible. We value the power, dignity and worth of the individual. We believe that every person can make a difference and that we must work together to create positive change. We believe every person has the right to determine the course of his or her own life, full of promise and free of intimidation. In our daily lives, we play fair and we always treat others with respect. We believe that this work is of earth-shattering importance. Applying Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, resume, salary history, two writing samples and at least two professional references. Information should be mailed to: GLSEN Attn: Keota Fields; 121 West 27th Street, Ste. 804; New York, NY 10001; or faxed to Keota Fields at (212) 727-0254. ........................................................... 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