Safe Zone LGBTQIA+ Workshops
"How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." Anne Frank
The Safe Zone workshop promotes awareness of the LGBTQIA+ community. This two-hour workshop aims to educate the Stockton community on LGBTQIA+ issues and terminology, with the result of improving the environment for our 91视频, faculty and staff who identify as LGBTQIA+. This workshop will also be the starting point for building a network of support within our community.
Rationale:
The Safe Zone Project will address many concerns, issues, misunderstandings, and lack of information. There is a need for more discussion about the homophobia, hate speech, and diversity issues/concerns on many levels present on the 91视频 Campus. A place of higher education should be a place where everyone feels comfortable being themselves (regardless of personal identity). The campus has a responsibility to provide its 91视频 with a comfortable learning environment irrespective of their differences. Through programs like Safe Zone, we can make 91视频 a more supportive and comfortable environment for all people.
Workshop goals and learning objectives:
- To increase awareness of LGBTQIA+ people and issues.
- To put a human face on the experiences of people who support full equality for LGBTQ people.
- To help build a visible support network of LGBTQIA+ allies on Stockton's campus.
- To introduce working definitions of LGBTQIA+ terminology, symbols, and flags and to clarify misconceptions.
- To understand the 'coming out' process of LGBTQIA+ people.
- To provide accurate information, while offering a challenge to myths and sterotypes
- To help clarify understanding of gender identity, gender expression/presentation, sex assigned at birth, sexual and romantic orientations.
- To explore topic of social construction of LGBTQIA+ identities.
- To discover an understanding of heterosexism, homophobia, and transphobia.
- To encourage dialogue within and beyond the educational session by preparing our 91视频 to educate others.
- To learn about local LGBTQIA+ resources and sources for continuing education.
[adapted from MSUD (as adapted from Rainbow Center, UCONN)]
Upcoming workshops
To schedule a workshop for your class, club or department, please email us at safezone@stockton.edu
