Do you believe all people should be treated equally?  Do you want to help make campus a safer place for those in the LGBT community?  Here you will learn about the LGBT community through activities and open discussion.  Participants will have the opportunity to explore and practice various ways to be an ally in everyday situations.  This workshop will benefit anyone, regardless of identity or experience, who wants to gain awareness of the issues surrounding the LGBT community and how to support those affected by these issues.  So come to this workshop on how to be an LGBT Ally.  This is part of the Tuesday @7 Workshop Series, Fall 2014, and is presented by the Counseling Center Paraprofessionals Nicole Varvarezos and Taylor Franzenm STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS.  For more information, visit uiuc.edu/goto/counselingcenterccp.

Diversity and Social Justice Education:  Interested in being a Disability Ally?

Would you like to learn what a disability ally is?  Would you like to be more aware of disability, and how disability is experienced in your academic, social and living environments?   Are you interested in including disability in conversations on diversity and culture?   Come to a brand-new program at the university just for students called the Disability Ally Program (DAP).  Sign up using this link:  https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/5885707  for programming on Thursday, October 30, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.   Please plan on staying for the entire program and register early, registration will be capped to the first 20 students who sign up.

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