Queer, Trans* & Allied Student Summit 2017
Uniting POC and Queer/Trans* People
Uniting POC and Queer/Trans* People
Saturday, Feb 11, 2017
9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Watsonville High School, Watsonville
Workshops Announced!
Special Guest: Lily Sturgis is a local, immigration attorney. Her family is from Nicaragua and Mexico, but she was raised in Santa Cruz. She will be on hand to talk about the rights of immigrants and recent changes in immigration law. She will also be available to answer any immigration questions students may have.
Workshops Session # 1:
- Break the Binary
- How to Have a Kick-Ass Campaign
- March On
- Poster Making to Promote Social Justice
- Intersectionality
- Decolonizing Gender and Sexuality
Workshops Session # 2
- Direct Action for Queers & Allies
- Dismantling the School-to-Prison/Deportation Pipeline
- Label-Free Creativity
- Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships in the Queer Community
Register Now and Reserve Your Spot!
All Middle School & High School Students Welcome
- Meet students throughout the Santa Cruz County area — from Watsonville, Salinas to Scotts Valley — who are working to help create safer schools in their community!
- Lunch and Snacks Provided
- Experience workshops put on by fellow youth and community resources
- Meet LGBTIQ/Ally Community Leaders
- Fruit Smoothie Party
- and more
Sponsored by the Safe Schools Project of Santa Cruz County, a program of the Queer Youth Task Force, Watsonville High School Sexuality & Gender Acceptance (SAGA) student club and additional community organization’s.
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