{"660456":{"#nid":"660456","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Safe Space Peer Education","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESafe Space: Peer Education (SSPE) is a student version of Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Safe Space program. The goals, messages, and content are the same in both programs, but SSPE will have more of a student focus, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to support a peer who comes out to them and to be effective allies to LGBTQIA communities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEach training lasts 3.5\u0026nbsp;hours. We provide free dinner to all attendees of in-person sessions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBy the end of the Safe Space training, participants will:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EFeel more confident using LGBTQIA-inclusive terminology.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBe aware of how heterosexist and cissexist privilege perpetuate LGBTQIA oppression and discrimination.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUnderstand the coming out process and know how to provide appropriate support to someone who comes out to them.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUnderstand the role of allies in LGBTQIA communities and social justice movements.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPossess skills to advocate for LGBTQIA communities and to combat homophobia, transphobia, heterosexism, and cissexism on campus and beyond.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBe familiar with laws and policies that impact the LGBTQIA community.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKnow what resources exist on and off campus for LGBTQIA students.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease note: This training will include some discussion of sensitive topics, including anti-LGBTQIA bias and mental health concerns, including some brief mentions of suicide and self-harm. Please use your judgment and your knowledge of your own boundaries and self-care needs when deciding whether to register.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo explore those options and the many other trainings and programs offered by the LGBTQIA Resource Center, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lgbtqia.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Evisit their website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join Georgia Tech\u2019s student-focused LGBTQIA ally training program taught by student facilitators."}],"uid":"28046","created_gmt":"2022-08-23 19:06:07","changed_gmt":"2022-08-23 19:06:07","author":"Kate Curnow","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-10-12T18:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2022-10-12T22:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-10-12T22:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-10-12 22:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-10-13 02:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-10-13 02:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"652360","name":"Student Engagement and Well-Being"},{"id":"1269","name":"Student Life"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"180770","name":"LGBTQIA  Resource Center"},{"id":"167141","name":"Student Life"},{"id":"88701","name":"LGBTQIA"},{"id":"736","name":"diversity"},{"id":"167983","name":"safe space"},{"id":"185684","name":"allyship"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lgbtqia@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elgbtqia@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}