Webinars:
Throughout the year, NSSR working groups host informational webinars for members of the safe schools movement. Contact us for announcements about upcoming webinars.
Past webinars:
• “Federal Safe Schools Legislation” featuring Sen. Al Franken and speakers from the American Civil Liberties Union, Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
• “Schooling Adults on Youth Participation in the LGBTQ Safe Schools Movement: Why It Is Important to Engage Youth in Efforts to Make Schools Safe,” featuring youth leaders from the Illinois Safe Schools Alliance and the Montana Safe Schools Coalition.
• “LGBTQ Safe Schools and Educational Justice 101,” featuring panelists from the GSA Network, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance, NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Anti-racism framework:
NSSR has developed a statement of how LGBTQ safe schools work can be done through an anti-racist framework that includes examples of how racism can affect our work and how we can take steps to work toward a racially just movement. Read the statement here.
Rapid Response Network:
The safe schools rapid response network, a project of NSSR, is an organized, staffed collaboration that can enhance the ability of allies to effectively frame community dialogue around LGBTQ issues in schools when faced with anti-LGBTQ opposition. The network connects local educators, students, families and advocates with experts across the country who can provide information, support, strategic guidance, messaging advice, talking points, media training, organizing tools and peer connections. By acting as a portal through which allies can access support, the network has helped protect LGBTQ-inclusive policies, practices and curricula around the country that were threatened by anti-LGBTQ opposition. Contact the rapid response network.
Additional Resources:
For additional curricular resources, support groups and publications, please visit the Safe Schools Coalition.