Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 16:54:35 -0800 From: Jean Richter Subject: 1/3/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news We're back! We're Y2K compliant! Onward and upward into the newly-dawned years-that-begin-with-2! :-) 1. GA: News article on YouthPride 2. MA: Job opportunity; Opinion piece on anti-homophobia education =============================================================================== Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 23, 1999 72 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta, GA, 30303 (Fax 404-526-5746 ) (E-MAIL: journal@ajc.com ) ( http://www.accessatlanta.com ) Home away from home Support: Gay, lesbian youths aren't 'perceived as different' at YouthPride. Kenneth Rollins, For the Journal-Constitution Every Wednesday night, teens gather at a small, brick-facade office building in Candler Park. They talk, laugh, commiserate with and encourage each other. Sometimes, only a few of them meet. On other occasions, the small room is full, holding more than 20 youths. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] For tickets to the Prizm Ball, call 404-724-9008. ================================================================================= Date: Sat, 25 Dec 1999 09:19:02 -0800 From: Christopher Horan Subject: Job Opportunity Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="============_-1265980152==_============" X-UIDL: 08ce254abaa4a5b284ef908c3f2650b7 Please forward this announcement to friends and colleagues. A more detailed job description is available in the Employment section of the Boston Public Schools web site ( www.bostonpublicschools.org ). Thank you for your assistance. Christopher Horan Boston Public Schools GLBT Students Task Force JOB OPPORTUNITY Coordinator, Safe Schools Initiative for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Students The Boston Public School system is seeking a dynamic individual to coordinate a new citywide Safe Schools initiative to support GLBT students. The Coordinator will oversee the implementation of a Department of Education grant to: * collaborate with the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to provide school-based training programs for students, parents, and staff; * provide outreach and technical assistance to create and support Gay/Straight Alliances (GSAs) in 15 Boston public high schools; * assist schools in implementing BPS anti-harassment/anti-discrimination policies. The ideal candidate will have: * a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Education, Social Work, Allied Health or related field; * community organizing experience in an urban setting; * strong communication, organizational and media relations skills; * experience working with diverse populations, including GLBT youth; * experience working in a school environment. Temporary position through June 2000. Part- to full-time. Flexible hours. Hourly wage negotiable based on experience. The application deadline is January 14, 2000. Candidates must submit a resume (2 copies), cover letter, application form, two letters of reference, and official college transcript to: Boston Public Schools Office of Human Resources 26 Court Street, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02108 (617) 635-9600 For more information, call the BPS Jobs Hotline at (617) 635-9067 or visit www.bostonpublicschools.org/jobs/ The Boston Public Schools is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. ================================================================================= From: SARATOGANY@aol.com Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 20:48:32 EST Subject: Commentary: Who benefits from an anti-homophobia education (by Arthur Lipkin) To: SARATOGANY@aol.com, bdm3g@gateway.net Msg fwd by: The Coalition for Safer Schools of NYS, PO Box 2345, Malta, NY 12020 Email to: saratogany@aol.com "The Actual or Perceived GLBT Student Protection Project" ========================================================= This message has been distributed as a free informational service for the expressed interest of non-profit research and educational purposes only. Boston Globe, December 26, 1999 Box 2378, Boston, MA, 02107 (Fax 617-929-2098 ) (E-MAIL: letter@globe.com ) ( http://www.boston.com/globe ) Commentary: Who benefits from an anti-homophobia education By Arthur Lipkin Recent controversies in California and Utah regarding the establishment of gay/straight student alliances remind us how fortunate Massachusetts students are to have more than 140 such groups in our high schools. Our state has responded prudently and generously to meet the needs of gay, lesbian, and bisexual students, who, according to Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior surveys (1995 and 1997), are often victims of harassment, violence, and self-destructive behaviors. Since 1993, hundreds of Massachusetts teachers and counselors have attended state-sponsored workshops conducted by GLSEN, the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network; state grants have supported youth activities, parent participation (through PFLAG, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), books, and materials. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] [Arthur is online at Arthur_Lipkin@harvard.edu ] ================================================================================== Jean Richter -- richter@eecs.berkeley.edu The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally) These messages are archived by state on our information-loaded free web site: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/