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The
GLBT Youth in Iowa Schools Task Force has hosted 19
public forums throughout Iowa designed to focus on the
needs of GLBT students, address current laws associated
with GLBT students, and offer solutions for assuring the
safety of GLBT students in Iowa schools.
To
help organize a forum in your area, please contact:
Nate Monson at 515-830-1694 or
nate@iowasafeschools.org
Statewide Co-sponsors
Iowa Association of School Boards, Iowa Civil Rights
Commission, Iowa Department of Education, Iowa
Parent-Teacher Association, Iowa Psychological
Association, Iowa State Education Association, School
Administrators of Iowa, Iowa Commission on the Status of
Women, Iowa Pride Network, Planned Parenthood of Greater
Iowa, Humanities Iowa
Burlington- November 1, 2005
Burlington Community School District, Southeastern
Community College, Burlington Human Rights Commission,
Burlington Public Library, Planned Parenthood of
Southeast Iowa, GRADE A PLUS, Zion United Church of
Christ, Trinity Lutheran Church, Burlington PFLAG,
Touchstone/ResCare Mental Health Services, Burlington
LGBT Task Force, Sarah Goff & Mark Adams, Dawn Schulte,
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Cedar Falls- April 12, 2004
Waterloo Human Rights Commission, Cedar Falls Human
Rights Commission, UNI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Straight,
and Transgender Alliance, UNI Women’s Studies Program,
UNI Amnesty International, UNI Students for Social
Justice, Cedar Falls High School Harmony, PFLAG
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, PFLAG Independence, PFLAG
Marshalltown, Northeast Iowa National Organization of
Women (NOW), Wartburg College Alliance, First Friday
Breakfast Club- Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids- October 6, 2005
Linn-Mar Community Schools, Mount Vernon Community
Schools, Linn-Mar Education Association, Kirkwood
College, Coe College, Cornell College, Legion Arts,
First Friday Breakfast Club, Cedar Rapids GLRC, Rapids
AIDS Project, Alternative Services, Waypoint Women’s &
Children’s Services, League of Women Voters, Planned
Parenthood of East Central Iowa, People’s Unitarian
Church, First Presbyterian Church, Faith United
Methodist Church, Lovely Lane United Methodist Church,
First Congregational Church, Access Iowa, Four Oaks, Ric
Gerard (Iowa County Supervisor), Professional Technical
Diversity Network, Cedar Rapids Washington Spectrum,
Cedar Rapids Kennedy GSA, Cedar Rapids Prairie GSA,
Linn-Mar Spectrum, Kirkwood Unity, Coe Alliance
Council Bluffs- March 31, 2005
Council Bluffs School District, Council Bluffs Education
Association, Loess Hills Area Education Agency, GLSEN
Omaha, PFLAG Omaha, Citizens for Equal Protection, Omaha
Theater Company for Young People, First United Methodist
Church, North Side Christian Church (Disciples of
Christ), Nebraskans for Peace, GLBTA Programs and
Services- University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Rainbow
Celebrations
Davenport- February 22, 2006
East Iowa Community College District, Quad City
Federation of Labor-AFL/CIO, Churches United Social
Justice Committee, Davenport Civil Rights Commission,
the Quad Cities Anti-Hate Coalition, Quad Citians
Affirming Diversity, Quad City PFLAG, Metropolitan
Community Church, Unitarian Church, NAACP-Davenport
Chapter, QC NOW, Pleasant Valley Education Association,
Progressive Action for the Common Good, Rivermont
Collegiate , Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency,
Davenport School District, AAUW- Davenport/Bettendorf,
Black Hawk College, Unity Alliance (Black Hawk College),
Davenport Education Association, John Lewis Youth
Services, Augustana PRISM, Equality Iowa, St. Ambrose
University, Working Families Win, Moline Human Rights
Commission
Decorah- April 6, 2006
Decorah School District, Luther College, Northeast Iowa
Community College, Decorah Diversity Appreciation Team,
Decorah Human Rights Commission, Luther College
Diversity Center, Luther College Campus Ministry, PFLAG
Northeast Iowa, Decorah Fellowship of Friends, Northeast
Iowa Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Pleasant Valley
Homeschoolers, Decorah High School Gay-Straight
Alliance, Luther PRIDE, Oneota Food Co-op, Donlon
Pharmacy, Storypeople, La Rana Bistro, Willowglen
Nursery, The Perfect Edge, Agora Arts, ACE Hardware,
Wild Rose Timberworks, Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health,
Alternative Treatment Associates, Working Families Win,
GMG Software, Shirley’s Cheesecakes
Des Moines- February 2, 2004
Des Moines Independent School District, West Des Moines
Community Schools, Des Moines Human Rights Commission,
Wells Fargo Pride, Parents of Rainbow Teens, LGBT
Community Center, First Friday Breakfast Club, Youth
Alliance, Drake Rainbow Union, Iowa Pride Network, PFLAG
Iowa, Des Moines PFLAG, Ames PFLAG, Marshalltown PFLAG,
National Conference for Community and Justice, Des
Moines- National Organization for Women, Young Women’s
Resource Center, Youth and Shelter Services/Iowa
Homeless Youth Centers, Planned Parenthood of Greater
Iowa, Center for New Communities, Healthy Polk 2010
Mental Health Workgroup, Iowa Women’s Foundation, The
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, Gay-Lesbian-Straight
Affirmation Group of Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Tifereth Israel Synagogue, Temple B’Nai Jeshuran,
Plymouth Congregational UCC Church, St. John’s Lutheran
Church
Dubuque- March 30, 2004
Dubuque Community School District (DCSD), DCSD Education
Equity Advisory Committee, Dubuque Human Rights
Commission, Dubuque Human Rights Commission Citizens’
Committee, DCSD Activities Council, Dubuque PFLAG,
Tri-Pride, Diversity Celebrations Organization, Dubuque
Education Association, Dubuque Hempstead High School
Gay-Straight Alliance, Dubuque Senior High School
Gay-Straight Alliance, Loras College Gay/Straight
Alliance, Dubuque Regional Aids Coalition, Faces &
Voices, Friends of the Community, Jelly the Clown
Fort Dodge- March 29, 2004
Ft Dodge /Webster County Human Rights Commission, Fort
Dodge School District- Equity Committee, Webster County
Diversity Committee, North Central Federation of Labor
Grinnell- April 4, 2006
Grinnell Newburg Community School District, Grinnell
Newburg Education Association, AEA 267, Iowa Valley
Community College- Grinnell Campus, New Horizons
Alternative High School, Grinnell Human Rights
Commission, Grinnell Newburg Equity Committee, Stonewall
Resource Center, Poweshiek County Mental Health Center,
United Church of Christ-Congregational, First
Presbyterian Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
Grinnell Newburg Diversity Alliance, Grinnell Newburg
Gay-Straight Alliance, Domestic Violence
Alternatives/Sexual Assault Center, Galaxy Youth Center,
Grinnell College Center for Religion, Spirituality and
Social Justice, Grinnell College Education Department,
Grinnell City Council, Russell E. Bandstra M.D., P.C.,
David D. Coster M.D., P.C., David S. Kermode D.O., P.C.,
Working Families Win
Indianola- April 4, 2005
Simpson College, Simpson College Education Department,
Simpson College Residence Life, Simpson LGBT Alliance,
Indianola AAUW, Crossroads United Church of Christ,
Indianola First United Methodist Church, Indianola PFLAG,
LGBT Community Center of Central Iowa, Parents of
Rainbow Teens (PORT)
Iowa City- February 10, 2004
Iowa City Community School District, Iowa City Human
Rights Commission, United Action for Youth, Prairie
Lights, Hamburg Inn #2, Johnson County Neighborhood
Centers, Iowa Women's Foundation, United Action for
Youth, Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa, New Life
Counseling, Mears Law Firm, Iowa State Bank and Trust,
Free Medical Clinic, Wesley House Campus Ministries,
Faith United Church of Christ, Community Mental Health
Center, Four Oaks Youth Homes, Crisis Center, United
Way, PFLAG Iowa City/Hawkeye Chapter, United Campus
Ministry, Pittman Law Office, Emma Goldman Clinic,
Agudas Achim Congregation, The University of Iowa School
of Social Work, The University of Iowa National Resource
Center for Family Centered Practice, Iowa City Call to
Action (Catholic Reform group), Open Door/Open Heart of
Saint Thomas Moore, Unitarian Universalist Society
Social Justice Coordinating Committee, Women’s Resource
and Action Center, New Song Episcopal Church, Hancher
Auditorium, Shelter House
Marshalltown- September 21, 2005
Marshalltown Education Association, Area Education
Agency 267, Marshalltown Human Rights Commission, Youth
& Shelter Services, Hope United Methodist Church, Iowa
River Valley PFLAG
Mason City- March 8, 2005
Mason City Community Schools, Mason City Human Rights
Commission, Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City
Ministerial Association, First Congregational United
Church of Christ, First Presbyterian Church, Mercy
Behavioral Health, PFLAG- North Iowa
Pella- October 25, 2004
Central College, Central College Student Senate, Common
Ground, Main Street Books, Pella Welcoming Community
Team, White Privilege Conference 6, Anonymous
Sioux City- February 7, 2005
Sioux City Human Rights Commission, Waitt Family
Foundation, Community Alliance for Equality (CAFE),
NAACP- Sioux City Chapter, PFLAG Sioux City, First
Unitarian Church,Western Iowa Tech. GSA, Briar Cliff
SOURCE, Morningside GSA
Waterloo- April 24, 2006
Hawkeye Community College, Cedar Falls School District,
Waterloo School District, AEA 267, Waterloo Human Rights
Commission, Cedar Falls Human Rights Commission, UNI
GLBTAU, PFLAG Waterloo, PFLAG Independence, United
Church of Christ (Cedar Falls), Unitarian Universalist
Society, Cedar Valley Fairness Alliance, Hawkeye
Community College LGBTA, Hawkeye Community College
Diversity Committee, Hawkeye Community College Student
Senate, Hawkeye Community College Democrats, Hawkeye
Community College Student Health Center, Hawkeye
Community College Education Club, Allen Women’s Health,
Wartburg Alliance, Black Hawk County YWCA, Waterloo
Center for the Arts, Seeds of Hope, Working Families
Win, Together for Youth, Family & Children’s Council of
Black Hawk County, Cedar Valley’s Promise
Thanks to our Sponsors: Iowa Department of
Education, Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Iowa State
Education Association, School Administrators of Iowa (SAI),
GLBT Youth in Iowa Schools Task Force
Funded in part by:
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