RSVP for Safe Schools, Safe Communities

media release: GSAFE's Safe Schools, Safe Communities conference Nov 1-2 will feature a variety of speakers and workshops facilitated by national, regional, and local experts. Conference participants will gain critical skills, tools, knowledge, and connections to help lead and support efforts to create safer, more inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ youth across Wisconsin, especially LGBTQ+ Youth of Color and Transgender and Nonbinary Youth. Our target audience are adults who work with youth and their families, including education leaders, classroom teachers and school staff, and community-based youth workers.

GSAFE is excited to have JR and Vanessa Ford join us as keynotes for our 2024 Safe Schools, Safe Communities: Statewide Conference on LGBTQ+ Youth Nov 1-2, in Madison.  They are the authors of a beautiful children's book about a young transgender boy, Calvin !  Vanessa is also the co-author of The Advocate Educator's Handbook: Creating Schools Where Transgender and Non-Binary Students Thrive. There will also be a special appearance by Rebecca Kling, co-author of The Advocate Educator's Handbook: Creating Schools Where Transgender and Non-Binary Students Thrive.   

We are also excited to announce that for the first time ever, GSAFE's Safe Schools, Safe Communities Conference will include family workshops.  You can sign up as a family and we will offer workshops for parents/caregivers and separate workshops for the children and youth.  

We look forward to connecting with school and community leaders along with parents, guardians, and families at our now two-day event.  Sign up now to get early bird pricing at sssc2024.givesmart.com. Register by Oct. 25.

Thanks to TruStage, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), AFT-Wisconsin, Community Shares of Wisconsin, Wisconsin School Counselor Association, and Rogers Behavioral Health for your early sponsorship and support!

We have a limited number of full and partial scholarships available to individuals wishing to attend SSSC24. If you or an individual you are registering are in need of a scholarship, would prefer to register offline, need to be invoiced, or have additional questions please contact Sue Neeley at sue@gsafewi.org.