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This summer the GSA Network, in partnership with Georgia Safe Schools Coalition, Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition, Center for Artistic Revolution in Little Rock, Arkansas, PFLAG Tennessee and the Southern Poverty Law Center headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, will be offering the first annual Southeastern LGBTQ Activist Camp! This LGBTQ Activist Camp is a summer training camp for LGBTQ youth with a focus through the southern lens.
The Southeastern LGBTQ Activist Camp serves high school and college aged young people in Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee who have exhibited strong leadership and enthusiasm in their local area around issues affecting the LGBTQ community and young people.
The Southeastern LGBTQ Activist Camp will be 4 days long, and will feature intensive community building, skill building, political education and leadership training for current and potential GSA and other LGBTQ student activist club (Pride Alliance, Lambda Alliance) members that they can bring back to share at their schools and communities.
Participants come from a wide range of backgrounds and will learn how to:
- Strengthen GSA/LGBTQ activist clubs through coalition building, strategic organizing a fundraising
- Understand the legal rights of students and GSA clubs.
- Oppose LGBTQ harassment and ostracism in school environments.
- Run successful campaigns to change the climate on their campuses.
- Recognize the ways that homophobia and transphobia are connected to racism, sexism, classism, ableism, ageism and other oppressions.
- Work with school administration, teachers and school boards to fight LBGTQ oppression.
- Learn effective lobbying skills, how to contact legislators and frame a message.
If you are 14-25 years old and would like to participate please complete our application here or email us at anna@mssafeschools.org.
ALL expenses are paid by MSSC and other camp sponsors.
Can a parent attend with the youth
Hey Brandon we are going to email you directly to discuss options regarding this. For most attendees, parents accompanying may not be an option. Youth will be accompanied by folks with their sponsoring organization, however if others have further questions or this may cause a youth to not be able to attend we ask that you email us directly at anna@mssafeschools.org. Thanks!