Build your strength as an ally for LGBT youth through a new program sponsored by Project Oz.
Beyond the Rainbow, Tuesday, June 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Illinois State University Alumni Center at 1101 North Main Street, Normal, will focus on current research and trends, terminology, and definitions associated with LGBT youth, and discuss ways to create a culture of inclusion in the workplace and community.
This training is relevant for anyone who wants to support LGBT youth, including school personnel, human service agencies, university staff, health care providers, and corporate employees. It is presented by Bonn Wade, LCSW.
Wade holds a master’s degree from the University of Chicago and has worked in Chicago- and Miami-based social service agencies for the last 19 years. Bonn joined Chicago House as the Director of the TransLife Center in 2012, is an appointee on Cyndi Lauper’s Forty To None Project, and serves on the boards of The LYTE Collective and Task Force & Community Social Services. Bonn’s co-trainer, Monica James, has 20-plus years’ experience as a community organizer, and is currently a board member at the Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois.
For questions, email Projectoz@projectoz.org or call 309-827-0377.