The 7th Annual Queer & Allied Youth Summit! May 18, 2013 @Edmunds School in Burlington, VT
Co-hosting QSA: Burlington High Schools’ PRIDE Alliance!
SCHEDULE OF THE DAY
9:30-10:15am Registration
10:15-10:35am Welcome
10:45-11:30am Session I
11:40-12:25pm Session II
12:30-1:15pm Lunch/ QSA Advisor Lunch
1:15-2:00pm Priority Setting
2:00-3:00pm Closing Session
3:30-5:00pm Youth March & SpeakOUT
5:00-7:00pm Dinner (on your own)
6:30-7:30pm Open Mic
8:00-10:30pm PROM 2013! Masqueerade!
10:30pm SleepOUT Begins
8:00am Departure
Please know that by registering for the Summit, you are MAKING A COMMITMENT to attend. A lot of resources and planning go into making this a wonderful event, and it’s critical we have an accurate head count. If for some reason you are UNABLE to attend the event, PLEASE communicate with us ASAP. We are committed to making the conference free for you, but please know that it’s not free for us. We want you there. So make sure the dates are clear and make sure you can come if you continue registering! Please note: Registration for the Summit 2013 has closed!
Feel free to e-mail Dana Kaplan, the Director of Education with any questions:
dana@outrightvt.org or phone: 802.865-9677, ex.4
Queer Youth Summit 2012
A youth from the 2012 summit said: “It’s an amazing experience. Not only did I learn a little more about what it means to be queer identified, I made a heap of new social connections. I was outgoing, silly, and not quite the myself I am daily. Every year I go to this thing, I can’t wait for the next one. My self esteem and confidence just blossoms while I’m there, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to experience something like that.”
Check out the recap from the 2012 summit here or our photos from the big day on our facebook page.
MORE ABOUT THE SUMMIT!
Each May, Outright VT and a school QSA host the annual Queer & Allied Youth Summit. This statewide extravaganza includes a QSA Conference, Youth Pride March, SpeakOUT, Queer Prom & the SleepOut. The summit draws 150+ students and educators to a host school for a full day (and night!) of networking, skill building, strategizing and celebration of queer & allied youth in Vermont.
WORKSHOPS! WORKSHOPS! WORKSHOPS! SUBMISSIONS CLOSED ‘TIL NEXT YEAR!
Did your QSA participate in an important action or ground-breaking campaign that you’d like to showcase for others? Want to make sure there is thoughtful dialogue about the intersection of our identities? Watch a really important and inspiring movie that you think would make for a great showing? Want to organize queer yoga? Trans 101? LGBTQA youth of today? Tomorrow?
