February Provider Email

[Tina]

Happy February!

Here’s this month’s dose of upcoming community events. As always, we
only know what’s going on in the community if you tell us, so please
keep us in the loop about any services you’d like to advertise or
events that you’re hosting and we’ll include it in this email and our
youth email.

In this email you’ll find:
+ HIFY Updates: Open Position!
+ 8th Annual Ethnic Studies Conference
+ Rock Paper Scissors Collective seeking Youth Art
+ 5th Annual International Leadership Program (Application deadline
SOON!)
+ API Equality: Seeking parents/caregivers of Queer API youth
+ Fusion Summer Camp
+ SexTech Conference
+ Do Something! Social Action Boot camp. FREE (registration due SOON)
+ COLAGE presenting Speaking Skills trainings for Youth

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HIFY News:
The past month has been busy for HIFY. We’ve had the privilege of
working with SFUSD wellness centers this past year and February was
the wrap up of the series of trainings we presented to the Youth
Outreach Workers and the Community Health Outreach Workers. We also
had our first training with Edgewood Kinship Services, a group that
works to keep young people in extended family care as an alternative
to foster care. We look forward to continuing our series of trainings
in the next few months. We’re continuing our Digital Storytelling
series with ILSP and will hopefully have new videos on our you tube
page soon.

Jessica Fields, HIFY’s Board President, held a fundraising event for
HIFY to celebrate the release of her book “Risky Lessons: Sex
Education and Social Inequality.” HIFY staff and board members read
excerpts from the book and spoke to the future of “comprehensive” sex
ed and the ways in which many non-abstinence-only programs are still
not making the grade. The evening was a great reminder of why we’re
all doing the work that we do.

We are still seeking a part time Bilingual Media Arts Trainer to join
the HIFY family. We’ve uploaded the job description to our Google Page
so check it out and forward widely!

HIFY is excited to be collaborating with Dimensions Clinic
(www.dimensionsclinic.org) and we’re currently seeking LGBTQIQ youth
who are interested in attending our Go Healthy Series aimed
specifically at queer youth. We’ve uploaded a flyer to the Google
Group page and will be at Dimensions beginning February 28th 12-3pm to
provide more information about the series. Please help us spread the
word!

Tina
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8th Annual Ethnic Studies Conference!
March 10th, 2009 at SF State University.

If you’re looking for volunteer opportunities, outreach opportunities,
and opportunities for youth to learn- Look no further!

“We would like to provide the participants with a chance to explore
what kind of a world we are fighting to create. The theme of the
conference is people of color solidarity around the world,
acknowledging and honoring the resistance and struggle of people of
color against colonization, imperialism and conquest. Workshops should
tie into the following topics: Ethnic Studies, Resistance Movements,
History, Culture, Current Issues, Organizing, Leadership, and Healthy
Living. Students will have the opportunity to become connected to
different Bay Area youth organizations. This years Ethnic Studies
Conference will provide the space for conscious raising and alliance
building amongst students. Students from around the Bay Area are
building a movement and the conference will continue to empower young
people to educate themselves, their community and to organize for
liberation”

*For more info please call 510-645-9209 x. 305 or e-mail
ethnicstudi...@riseup.net*


The info sheet and Endorsment form have been uploaded to the HIFY
google group files. (http://groups.google.com/group/hify/files)


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Rock Paper Scissors Collective:
Seeking youth art

A self-portrait can be more than a portrayal of what you look like: it
can be a group of sounds that takes the listeners through your
thoughts for a day; a sculpture that melds all your favorite things in
your room together; or it can be an image of your face-outlining the
ups and downs you have stored in your facial muscles.

RPSC is asking for young artists (age 13 to 20) to reflect deeply on
their lives through any form of art medium they desire and submit an
autobiographical piece of art for our 4th Annual Youth Art Exhibition,
opening in May 2009. This is your chance to tell Oakland your story
using any form of creativity you choose: visual, craft-based,
sculpture, airbrushing, fashion, multi-media, music, and/or
performance. Have a skill to share? Use it to tell your story!

Pieces will be juried by a group of RPSC youth interns and members.
All submissions are due by April 10th. Artists will be notified by
April 13th. Please submit JPG photos of pieces and send to:
rpscsub...@gmail.com. Arrangements can be made if a digital image
is not possible. If the piece is performance or audio, please drop off
DVDs or CDs at RPSC during store hours. Chosen artists will have the
option of selling their piece. The chosen pieces will remain on
display through May 22nd.
Teachers and classes encouraged to submit!
RPSC is also looking for young artists who have a skill to share to
teach classes at RPSC during May. Please contact,
comm...@rpscollective.com if interested.

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5th annual International Leadership Program: Application Deadline
SOON!

The UNESCO Chair & Institute of Comparative Human Rights at the
University of Connecticut invites applications for the fifth annual
International Leadership Program: A Global Intergenerational Forum, to
be held August 1 - 9, 2009 in Storrs, Connecticut. Applications must
be received by February 27, 2009.

The Forum seeks to empower young leaders by involving them in finding
solutions to emerging human rights problems, and nurturing individuals
to be effective leaders in the field of human rights.

To this end, the Forum will:

• Introduce participants to the United Nations Millennium Development
Goals and the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights
• Build a network of solidarity among human rights leaders
• Expand the knowledge relevant to human rights practice
• Provide tools and a platform for open debates
• Provide programs, activities and processes necessary for human
rights leadership
• Promote the sharing of experiences and understanding
• Showcase speakers on such topics as: health and human rights,
education, the environment, the plight of child soldiers, the use of
media, fundraising, conflict resolution and transformation; litigation
and advocacy

The UNESCO Chair will provide all conference participants with
dormitory housing, meals, ground transportation in Connecticut ,
resource materials and a certificate of participation.

Young people between the ages of 18-30, with community service
experience, and with demonstrated ability to work on solutions to
human rights problems, should apply. Relevant issues include, but are
not limited to, human trafficking, the plight of children, refugees,
hunger, HIV/AIDs, gender discrimination, racism, classism, the
environment and peace education.

Conference will be held in English only. Fluency in English is
required. Applicants will be selected based on the strength of their
application essay, demonstrated commitment to human rights (practical/
hands-on experience), potential impact on the individual and their
potential contribution to the Forum, regional and gender
representation.

Program details and application materials can be accessed by linking
to www.unescochair.uconn.edu or http://www.unescochair.uconn.edu/upspecialevents.htm

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API Equality: Seeking parents/caregivers of Queer API youth
API Equality is currently working with the Family Acceptance Project
to develop a referral network for parents of LGBTQIQ youth. If you
haven’t yet heard about the amazing research that is being done, you
can check out the Family Acceptance Project:
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=b17072d125f66184c732f45c1c900deb

http://cbs5.com/localwire/22.0.html?type=bcn&item=LGBT-YOUTH-STUDY-bagm-

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2008/12/29/rejection-of-gay-teens-linked-to-later-troubles.html
API Equality is working on the next stages of putting the information
out into the community and helping parents/caregivers understand the
health impacts of their rejection of their child’s sexuality. A lot of
work still needs to be done, but you can help by getting the word out.
Information sheets have been uploaded to the Files page
http://groups.google.com/group/hify/files
Print it out and pass it out to everyone you know!

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Fusion Summer Camp

FUSION is a 2-week summer day camp open to all youth ages 6.5-12 with
a particular focus on children from more than one cultural and/or
racial family or community experience.
FUSION offers a fun and supportive environment where youth can share,
explore, and celebrate the richness and complexity of a mixed
heritage
FUSION camp celebrates and supports multiracial, multiethnic, and
transracially adopted youth and their families. Our mission is to
foster positive identity formation and empowerment in children of
mixed heritage. To meet this aim, the Fusion Program facilitates the
exploration of personal identity and community in a safe, nurturing
environment.
Monday, July 27th - Friday, August 8th, 2009
Registration Opens
Monday, February 16th @ Noon
www.fusionprogram.org
or call
510.919.5073
in...@fusionprogram.org


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Sex: Tech Conference Focus on Youth
March 22-23, 2009
Hosted in San Francisco, CA

A conference that looks at the intersection of Sex and Technology.
Youth under 25 can register for just $25
www.sxtechconference.org

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Do Something! Social Action Boot Camp (FREE)
Join us Saturday, March 21st at our Social Action Boot Camp!

Do Something is holding a Social Action Boot Camp in San Francisco and
we want you to be part of it. Join your fellow community organizers,
activists and youth leaders for a day of workshops, innovative
speakers and networking.

Requirements to attend: All attendees must be 25 AND UNDER and
actively engaged in improving their communities (locally and/or
globally).
Date: SATURDAY, MARCH 21st
Place: Golden Gate Club, 135 Fisher Loop, San Francisco, CA 94129
Time: 9:00am to 6:00 pm (Breakfast and Lunch Included)
Cost: FREE (*Attendees are responsible for travel and accommodation
costs.)
Registration Deadline: March 5th!
Sessions and Workshops Offered:
• Path to Change: Turning your Ideas in Action
• Getting Started: Writing a Not-for-Profit Business Plan
• Measuring Your Impact
• How to Build a Website for under $10
• Foundations and Grant writing
• Branding and Marketing: How to find your voice and tell your story
• Individual Donors: How to pitch your program and manage donor
relationships
• Online Fundraising and Advocacy
• Budgeting
• Corporate Sponsors: How to pitch your program and manage donor
relationships
• Public Relations: How to get press for your project
• 501c3 and Fiscal Sponsors: Benefits and Pitfalls
• Succession Planning: How to keep your project going without you
• Political Activism: How to get your local officials to listen
• Recruiting and Managing Volunteers
• How to Write a Newsworthy Press Release
• Improving your Public Speaking Skills
If you have any questions please contact Jordyn, at 212.254.2390 ext
238, or at boot...@dosomething.org.

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COLAGE to present Public Speaking Skills trainings for Youth.

Do you know youth 12-18 years old with one or more LGBTQ parents?
COLAGE is presenting workshops each month for youth to learn how to
Stand up and Speak out.
March 22: Public Speaking! Improve skills for speaking out. Then speak
out to your local community as part of a teen panel on March 24 @ the
SF LGBT Center.
April 19: Digital Storytelling! Speak out to the world by creating
your own You Tube video.
May 17: Speak OUT! Celebrate all that you’ve done and screen the
digital videos.

RSVP to Mon...@colage.org or call 415.861.5437 for more info.