>> HELLO, GOOD MORNING, ACTUALLY 
JUST KIDDING -- GOOD AFTERNOON.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
NICE TO SEE YOU ALL.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET 
STARTED.
I WILL PASS IT OVER TO JOSE FOR 
OUR INTERPRETATION DIRECTIONS.
>> HELLO, HI, I'M JOSE.
AND THESE ARE INSTRUCTIONS TO 
CONNECT TO INTERPRETATION 
FEATURE ON ZOOM.
JUST A BRIEF REMINDER THAT 
EVERYONE THAT IS MONO LINGUAL IS 
ENCOURAGED TO ACTIVATE THE 
INTERPRETATION FEATURE ON ZOOM.
AND ONCE IT'S ACTIVATED AND 
SHELBY ACTIVATES, YOU WILL FIND 
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN AN 
ICON, A GLOBE.
CLICK ON THAT AND SEE A 
DROP-DOWN MENU AND CHOOSE 
ORIGINAL AUDIO.
AND THE MATERIAL PRESENTED IN 
YOUR LANGUAGE AND NO IMPAIRMENT 
TO HEAR IN THE ORIGINAL AUDIO.
AND HOWEVER WHEN ANOTHER 
LANGUAGE IS SPOKEN, WORKING WITH 
SPANISH.
YOU WILL HEAR THE INTERPRETATION 
OF INTERPRETERS AND AGAIN IT 
WON'T IMPEDE YOUR PARTICIPATION 
AT ALL.
RATHER CREATE A DIALOGUE OF WHAT 
LANGUAGE.
WE ARE THE ONES THAT WORRY ABOUT 
SWITCHING CHANNELS.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
[SPEAKING SPANISH] 
>> THANK YOU.
SO I'M GOING TO START THE 
INTERPRETATION NOW.
AND YOU WILL FIND THAT ICON ON 
YOUR ZOOM BANNER.
SO PLEASE SELECT YOUR CHANNEL.
AND WHILE YOU ARE DOING THAT, I 
WILL ALSO GO OVER A COUPLE OF 
ZOOM HOUSEKEEPING THINGS.
I SEE FOLKS ARE UTILIZING THE 
TEXT CHAT.
PLEASE CONTINUE DO THAT 
THROUGHOUT THE TRAINING.
WE HAD GREAT PARTICIPATION 
YESTERDAY AND ARE LOOKING 
FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATIONS AND 
THE QUESTIONS THAT COME UP IN 
TODAY'S SESSIONS AS WELL.
AND FEEL FREE TO INTRODUCE 
YOURSELF, NAME, PRONOUNS, WHERE 
YOU ARE FROM AND MAYBE WHAT PART 
OF THE COUNTRY OR STATE YOU ARE 
FROM AS WELL.
WE LOVE TO SEE WHERE EVERYONE IS 
CALLING IN FROM.
PLEASE UTILIZE THE TEXT CHAT, IF 
YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR HAVING 
TROUBLE.
I KNOW THAT YESTERDAY FOLKS HAD 
TROUBLE WITH AUDIO OR INTERNET 
WENT OUT, FEEL FREE TO SEND A 
PRIVATE CHAT TO JESSIE OR MYSELF 
AND DO INTRODUCTIONS IN A 
SECOND.
IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH 
AUDIO, FEEL FREE TO UTILIZE THE 
PHONE AUDIO AND CALL IN THAT 
WAY.
SO YOU CAN HEAR IT.
IF YOU ARE HAVING INTERNET 
TROUBLES.
I FEEL YOU, AND I ALSO HAVE 
INTERNET TROUBLES AND IF YOU ARE 
HAVING TROUBLE, AND NOT WORKING 
THE SESSION WILL BE RECORDED.
THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE 
WEBSITE.
ON THE VALOR WEBSITE AFTER THIS.
WE DO HAVE LIVE CAPTIONING AS 
WELL, THANK YOU TO ABERDEEN 
CAPTIONING FOR JOINING US TODAY.
PLEASE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO 
UTILIZE THAT FEATURE, FIND IN 
THE ZOOM BANNER AS WELL WITH THE 
CC CLOSED CAPTIONING ICON.
AND THE RECORDING AND SLIDES AND 
RESOURCES AND LINKS SHARED TODAY 
WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.
AND WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND 
START THE RECORDING.
SO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE 
FEATURED OR WANT YOUR VIDEO OFF, 
PLEASE DO SO NOW.
SO THAT WE CAN START THE 
RECORDING.
[RECORDING IN PROGRESS] 
OKAY, WE LIKE TO DO A MEME THE 
TEAM THAN GENERIC HEAD SHOTS.
I AM SHELBY VICE, PRONOUNS 
SHE/HER AND PROJECT COORDINATOR 
FOR VALOR.
AND YOU CAN TELL BY MY NAME I AM 
A HUGE SELINA FAN AND SO IS 
JOSE.
INTERPRETER.
PASS TO JESSIE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM JESSIE 
TOWNE-CARDENAS, SHE/HER 
PRONOUNS.
CONSULTANT WITH VALOR AND WORK 
WITH PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA.
AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE MARIA 
SCHEMBRI HERE TODAY.
AND SO, HI, MARIA, THANKS FOR 
COMING.
EVERYONE HEARD ALL ABOUT YOU 
YESTERDAY AND HAD A PEEK WHAT 
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
AND LET MARIA DO A DEEPER 
INTRODUCTION LATER WHEN SHE GETS 
STARTED.
BUT WE GOT HER TO PLAY WITH US 
ON THE MEME THE TEAM GAME TOO.
I LIKE HOW WE ARE ALL CONNECTED 
IN THIS CONTINUUM WHO IS THIS 
AND WHAT IS THAT, NICE TO SEE 
EVERYONE TODAY, THANKS FOR BEING 
WITH US.
>> THANK YOU.
OKAY, A DISCLAIMER...
THIS TRAINING IS SUPPORTED BY 
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF 
PUBLIC HEALTH, INJURY AND 
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
BRANCH, RAPE PREVENTION AND 
EDUCATION (RPE) PROGRAM, THROUGH 
ANYTHING THAT WE SAY TODAY AND 
OPINIONS AND FINDINGS OF THOSE 
OF JESSIE, MYSELF AND VALOR.
JUST A BLURB THERE.
AND OUR OBJECTIVES TODAY, JESSIE 
YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OVER.
>> SURE, YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM 
FROM YESTERDAY.
OVER THIS TWO-PART WEBINAR 
CONFERENCE SERIES, WE'VE BEEN 
LOOKING AT CREATING PROTECTIVE 
-- I MADE THAT MISTAKE 
YESTERDAY, CREATING PROTECTIVE 
ENVIRONMENT.
WHAT PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS 
ARE.
HOW THEY'RE CONNECTED TO 
PREVENTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND 
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE.
AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT 
DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR FOLKS 
TO IMPLEMENT ON THE GROUND TO 
BUILD PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS IN 
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE 
GETTING THAT PLAY LIST AND HAVE 
ANOTHER IN-DEPTH EXAMPLE.
IF YOU WERE NOT HERE YESTERDAY, 
WE'LL PUT THE LINK UP TO THE 
RECORDING.
SO THAT YOU CAN GET THE 
BACKGROUND INFORMATION IF YOU 
NEED IT.
YESTERDAY WE GAVE CONTEXT ON 
WHAT PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS 
ARE.
AND SOME BROAD STRATEGIES.
SO IF YOU MISSED THAT, AND YOU 
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT, AND YOU 
WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR 
PRESENTATION FROM ALL CHILDREN 
SURVIVE.
YOU CAN LOOK FOR THAT AT THE 
LINK THAT WE'LL PUT IN THE CHAT.
>> THANKS JESSIE.
SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN FAMILIAR 
WITH OUR VALOR BLOG POST YOU 
KNOW THAT I LOVE A GOOD 
PLAYLIST.
AND SO WE WANTED SHARE KIND OF A 
FUN WAY TO LOOK AT SOME OF THESE 
REALLY INCREDIBLE PROGRAMS AND 
PROJECTS THAT FOLKS HAVE BEEN 
DOING AROUND THIS SPECIFICALLY.
AROUND SOME STRATEGIES THAT WE 
TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY.
AND THAT WE WILL DIVE A LITTLE 
DEEPER TODAY.
AND WE WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE 
OF STRATEGIES THROUGH THIS FUN 
PLAYLIST FORMAT.
THIS IS A LITTLE VIDEO.
IF YOU ARE A FAN OF QUEER EYE, 
THIS IS FROM THAT SHOW, AND THIS 
IS FROM A SERIES OR CAMPAIGN 
CALLED ROLL WITH ME.
IT'S A CAMPAIGN BY THE FOUNDER 
OF SPLIT SECOND FOUNDATION, MARK 
RAYMOND JR., THAT IS AN 
INCREDIBLE PERSON AND SPLIT 
SECOND FOUNDATION IS INCREDIBLE.
AND THIS IS THEIR ROLL WITH ME 
CAMPAIGN AND INVITE LOCAL AND 
CIVIC LEADERS TO NAVIGATE THE 
CITIES IN WHEELCHAIRS.
MARK RAYMOND JR. IS A SPINAL 
CORD INJURY SURVIVOR.
AND TALKS ABOUT SPREADING 
AWARENESS AND LIGHT ON WHAT IT'S 
LIKE TO BE MOVING THROUGH THE 
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, WHERE HE'S 
FROM.
MOVING THROUGH THE CITY IN A 
WHEELCHAIR.
AND HIGHLIGHT SOME DANGERS OF 
THAT CITY AND PLACES TO IMPROVE 
AND TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL 
FOLKS.
AND CREATE THOSE SAFE 
ENVIRONMENTS.
SO THEIR CIVIC LEADER THEY HAVE 
ON THIS SPECIFIC ONE, MICHAEL 
HEDGE, HE IS NOT A WHEELCHAIR 
USER AND IT'S REALLY 
INTERESTING, IF YOU WATCH THE 
WHOLE VIDEO.
TO SEE HOW HE NAVIGATES THAT AND 
SOME CONVERSATIONS THEY HAVE ARE 
PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PLAY 
THAT.
OKAY, WE WON'T PLAY THE WHOLE 
VIDEO I WANT YOU TO CHECK IT OUT 
AND SEE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT 
COME OUT.
AND REALLY THE HOPE OF THIS 
CAMPAIGN IS TO HELP THEM BETTER 
UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCE OF 
WHEELCHAIR USERS AND HOW 
IMPORTANT TO LOOK OUT FOR FOLKS 
THAT MAY HAVE DISABILITIES AND 
NEED ACCESSIBLE AND SAFE 
ENVIRONMENTS.
AND HOW THAT RELATES TO THEIR 
EXPERIENCE AS A COMMUNITY AS A 
WHOLE.
DEFINITELY CHECK THAT OUT.
WE WILL SHARE THE LINK TO ALL OF 
THESE AFTER THE SERIES TODAY.
AND PASS IT OVER TO JESSIE FOR 
THE NEXT ONE.
>> OKAY, SO OUR NEXT PLAYER ON 
OUR PLAYLIST IS ALSO ABOUT 
ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION.
AND THIS IS THE SIDEWALKS TO 
SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
THIS GUIDE WAS DEVELOPED, IF YOU 
HAVE BEEN AROUND RAPE PREVENTION 
TRAININGS FOR A WHILE YOU MIGHT 
RECOGNIZE THE NAME, CIERRA 
OLIVIA THOMAS-WILLIAMS AND WITH 
COLLEAGUES, THEY ARE PART OF THE 
INDIANA -- OH, MY GOSH, THE 
INDIANA INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE.
AND THEY ARE WORKING IN 
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA ON ISSUES 
AROUND INCLUSION AND 
ACCESSIBILITY FOR SURVIVORS BOTH 
-- OR FOR PEOPLE WITH BOTH 
DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL 
DISABILITIES.
AND ALSO FOLKS WITH PHYSICAL AND 
SENSORY DISABILITIES.
AND SO THEY DO REALLY GOOD WORK 
IN TALKING ABOUT BOTH PROVIDING 
ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION TO 
SURVIVORS.
BUT ALSO THEY ARE REALLY LIKE 
PREVENTION FOLKS WHO SPEND A LOT 
OF TIME TOO TALKING ABOUT HOW DO 
YOU INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH 
DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL 
DISABILITIES INTO PREVENTION 
WORK, INTO EDUCATION WORK.
IN WAYS THAT ARE LED AND 
INFORMED BY PEOPLE WITH 
DEVELOPMENT AND INTELLECTUAL 
DISABILITIES.
IN A WAY THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AS 
OF COURSE A WAY TO PREVENT 
SEXUAL AND INTIMATE PARTNER 
VIOLENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT 
IS ALSO HIGHLY AT RISK OF SEXUAL 
VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE PARTNER 
VIOLENCE.
WE TALKED YESTERDAY IN OUR WHAT 
WE KNOW SECTION THAT SOME GROUPS 
AND SOME COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE 
SEXUAL VIOLENCE MORE THAN 
OTHERS.
AND FOLKS WITH DISABILITIES WAS 
ON THAT CHART.
WERE ON THAT CHART AS A 
COMMUNITY THAT EXPERIENCES 
HIGHER LEVELS OF VIOLENCE.
SO MAKING SURE THAT OUR 
PREVENTION AND EDUCATION 
PROGRAMS ARE INCLUSIVE ACROSS 
THE LIFE SPAN FOR YOUTH AND 
ADULTS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO 
OUR WORK.
OKAY.
>> AWESOME, THANK YOU.
SO THIS IS ANOTHER REALLY COOL 
-- ALL OF THESE ARE REALLY COOL, 
YOU WILL HEAR ME SAY THAT ABOUT 
EVERY SINGLE ONE.
BUT THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY IS 
REALLY INTERESTING.
NOT ONE MORE GIRL IS A BIPOC USE 
INITIATIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THE BART TRANSIT SYSTEM IN 
SAN FRANCISCO AND THE BAY TO END 
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND 
HARASSMENT ON TRANSIT 
SPECIFICALLY.
THAT IS A REALLY KIND OF 
INTERSECTION REALLY BRINGING IN 
WHAT WE WOULD NOT CONSIDER FOR 
THE MOST PART IN VIOLENCE 
PREVENTION.
NONTRADITIONAL PARTNERS.
AND THE WAY THEY HAVE DONE THIS 
IS REALLY, REALLY INTERESTING.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THAT 
OUT AND IF YOU HAVE CONNECTIONS 
OR LOOKING TO MAKE CONNECTIONS 
WITH THE PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM 
IN YOUR AREA.
BECAUSE THEY DO A REALLY 
INCREDIBLE JOB.
SOME IS AWARENESS AND 
INTERVENTION AND FOCUS BUT A LOT 
OF PREVENTION THAT THEY DO AND 
WORK WITH THE BART PROGRAM.
AND THIS IS I GOT YOU NOT ONE 
MORE GIRL CAMPAIGN.
AND SEE THIS IN ALL THE TRANSIT 
SYSTEMS THROUGH BART AND HAVE AN 
ACTUAL BART WATCH APP, AND THEY 
HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT 
RESOURCES ONLINE.
FOR HOW TO SAFETY PLAN WHAT 
HAPPENS IF YOU INTERVENE AND HOW 
TO SPREAD AWARENESS.
THIS IS A REALLY AWESOME 
CAMPAIGN THAT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO 
CHECK OUT.
INTERESTING INTERSECTION BETWEEN 
CREATING SAFE ENVIRONMENTS ON 
PUBLIC TRANSIT TOO.
AND UTILIZING THOSE PARTNERSHIPS 
AND HOW THEY DO THAT.
SO THAT'S OUR NEXT ONE ON THE 
PLAYLIST.
>> SO SHIFTING WE TALKED 
YESTERDAY ALSO ABOUT CREATING 
GREEN SPACES, COMMUNITY 
GATHERINGS SPACES, COMMUNITY 
LEADERSHIP.
AND WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT 
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND AS PART 
OF CREATING PROTECTIVE 
ENVIRONMENTS.
AS VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
AND SO THIS PROGRAM IS IN SAN 
DIEGO.
AND IN ACTUAL CITY, THERE IS 
MORE THAN SAN DIEGO HERE AND I 
AM ALWAYS DEFAULTING TO SAN 
DIEGO.
IT'S IN NATIONAL CITY AND 
OLIVEWOOD GARDENS IS NOT JUST A 
GARDEN PROGRAM.
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
ADULTS AND YOUTH.
AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES 
FOR EDUCATION AND FOR ADVOCACY 
CAMPAIGNING.
FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME 
TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE CULTURE 
AND COMMUNITY.
BUT ALSO TO COME TOGETHER IN 
TIMES WHEN COMMUNITY NEEDS TO 
RELY ON ONE ANOTHER FOR SUPPORT 
OR COMMUNITY CARE.
WHEN A COUPLE OF THE PROGRAMS OR 
ACTIVITIES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO 
MENTION THAT ARE RELATED TO OUR 
CREATING PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS 
CONVERSATION YESTERDAY.
ARE THE KITCHEN EAST PROGRAM IT 
BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR 
COOKING CLASSES AND CLASSES ON 
MICRO-ENTERPRISE AND COTTAGE 
INDUSTRY.
HOW TO GET YOUR BUSINESS LICENSE 
TO BE ABLE TO SELL FOOD AND HOW 
TO DO THAT IN A WAY THAT CAN 
GENERATE INCOME FOR FOLKS 
THROUGH LIKE HOME-RUN 
BUSINESSES.
AND THEN ALSO GIVES LEADERSHIP 
SKILLS FOR ECONOMIC AND 
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.
AND THEY ALSO HAVE FAMILY 
GARDEN, AGAIN BRINGING TOGETHER 
THE COMMUNITY IN 
INTERGENERATIONAL WAYS TO 
SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER.
AND TAKE ACTION IN THE COMMUNITY 
IN THE WAYS THAT THEY NEED IT.
THEY ALSO HAVE SOCIAL EQUITY 
GROUPS.
AND THEY'RE SOCIAL EQUITY GROUP 
WORKS WITH, WE WERE TALKING 
ABOUT SOMETIMES NONTRADITIONAL 
PARTNERS.
AND ACCESS.
SO ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT 
THEIR SOCIAL EQUITY GROUP HAS 
WORKED ON IS BEING PART OF THAT 
GROUP WITH SANDBAG.
WHICH IS OUR LOCAL TRANSIT 
AUTHORITY AND TRANSPORTATION 
AUTHORITY.
SO THEY WORKED ON AN ADVOCACY 
CAMPAIGN WITH THEM THAT WAS ABLE 
TO GET FREE PASSES, TRANSIT 
PASSES.
FOR THE BUS AND TROLLEY FOR THE 
YOUTH UNDER 18.
AT FIRST IT WAS TEMPORARY AND 
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR 
YOUTH TO GET TO AFTER-SCHOOL 
ACTIVITIES.
TUTORING.
TO JOBS.
TO SPORTS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL 
ACTIVITIES.
TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO 
SCHOOLS.
THEY MAY NOT GO TO THEIR 
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL.
SO THIS STARTED OUT AS A 
TEMPORARY PROGRAM FOR FREE YOUTH 
PASSES.
AND I JUST HEARD A FEW MONTHS 
AGO THAT IT HAS JUST BEEN 
EXTENDED FOR A FEW MORE YEARS.
POTENTIALLY -- I'M LOOKING AT 
MARIA, YOU CAN'T TELL BUT 
LOOKING AT HER BOX TO SEE IF 
SHE'S NODDING OR SAY IT'S 
FOREVER.
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU MIGHT KNOW.
THIS IS A GREAT OPTION FOR ALL 
YOUTH IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY TO BE 
ABLE TO ACCESS PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION FOR FREE.
AND THEY ALSO WORK WITH A LOT OF 
OTHER COMMUNITY ADVOCACY PIECES 
TO IMPROVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD 
AND CITY.
AND OUR VERY OWN -- 
>> AND OUR VERY OWN CLOSE TO 
HOME PROJECT.
SO THOSE OF WHO YOU ARE NOT 
FAMILIAR, THE RAPE PREVENTION 
EDUCATION OR RPE PROGRAM ALSO 
FUNDS THIS CLOSE-TO-HOME MODEL 
FOR A FEW SITES IN CALIFORNIA.
THESE ARE TWO EXAMPLES THAT I 
FEEL LUCKY ENOUGH BECAUSE I GET 
TO SEE THE WORK THAT OUR 
CLOSE-TO-HOME GRANTEES DO ALL 
THE TIME BECAUSE WE PROVIDE 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THEM.
AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE 
THAT REALLY FOCUS ON COMMUNITY 
ENGAGEMENT AND THESE PROTECTIVE 
FACTORS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
FOR PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS -- 
EXCUSE ME, NOW I'M DOING IT 
JESSIE.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> THESE PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS 
THAT WE TALK ABOUT.
AND SO THESE ARE TWO REALLY 
AWESOME EXAMPLES THAT ARE ALSO 
HIGHLIGHTED IN RPE SPOTLIGHT 
THAT I HAVE THE LINK READILY 
AVAILABLE FOR THAT NOW THAT I 
WILL SHARE -- OOPS THAT'S NOT 
IT.
MAYBE NOT AS READILY AVAILABLE 
AS I THOUGHT -- THERE WE GO.
THIS IS HIGHLIGHTED IN ONE OF 
WHAT WE CALL OUR RPE SPOT LIGHTS 
THAT ARE AVAILABLE ON VALOR 
WEBSITE, AND WE HIGHLIGHT SOME 
PROGRAMS.
SO THESE ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF 
WHAT FOLKS DID WITH YOUTH AND 
ADULT LEADERS IN THEIR 
CLOSE-TO-HOME PROJECTS.
SHOUTOUT TO CLOSE-TO-HOME 
GRANTEES ON THIS CALL RIGHT NOW, 
I KNOW I SAW A COUPLE OF NAMES 
IN THERE.
ONE OF THESE IS A COMMUNITY-LED 
AND COMMUNITY-PAINTED MURAL.
IN A VERY CREATIVE COMMUNITY 
OVER BY VALLEY CRISIS, WHICH IS 
WHERE THIS IS FROM.
AND THEY PAINTED THIS MURAL 
ALONG A 125 FOOT FENCE.
TO BRING AWARENESS AROUND SEXUAL 
AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE.
AND TO BUILD A GREATER SENSE OF 
COMMUNITY DURING DIVISIVE TIMES 
IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY SPOKE TO 
THAT.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THIS REALLY 
COOL CREATIVE GRAPHIC NOVEL 
COVER.
THIS IS ENTITLED TEENS LEADING 
THE CHANGE.
AND IT'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
AWARENESS PROJECT.
WHICH FEATURES A NUMBER OF 
DIFFERENT THINGS.
BUT THEY HAVE VISUAL DEFINITIONS 
OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE 
THAT IS AN ASPECT IN WORKING 
WITH MULTILINGUAL LOCATIONS AND 
TO HAVE MORE GRAPHICS FOR 
DEFINITION OF THINGS IS REALLY 
HELPFUL.
AND DID A NUMBER OF THOSE THINGS 
THROUGH YOUTH-LED AND 
YOUTH-CREATED COMICS THAT IS 
COOL.
AND YOUTH-LED ESSAYS AND A GUIDE 
TO ACCESS SEXUAL VIOLENCE 
RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEY BROUGHT IN A NUMBER OF 
DIFFERENT FOLKS TO ENGAGE IN 
THIS.
AND IT'S ACTUALLY AVAILABLE AT 
THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY.
SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL TOO.
YOU CAN GET IT ONLINE AND WE 
WILL BE SHARING THAT.
BUT STRENGTH UNITED IS ONE OF 
THE RPE FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS 
LEADING A CLOSE-TO-HOME PICTURE 
IN PAGONA PARK.
AND IT'S EDUCATION FOR YOUTH 
LEADING THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT 
THROUGH ORIENTATION PHASE.
IF YOU ARE A CLOSE-TO-HOME 
GRANTEE OR AWARE OF THAT 
CLOSE-TO-HOME MODEL.
THIS WAS DONE IN THE ORIENTATION 
PHASE THAT IS COOL.
AND BACK TO JESSIE FOR THE NEXT 
ONE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'RE HOPING YOU ARE GETTING 
A LOT OF VARIETY ON THIS 
PLAYLIST.
WHICH IS WHAT PLAYLISTS ARE FOR.
OUR NEXT ONE IS SAFE OUTSIDE THE 
SYSTEM COLLABORATIVE.
AND THIS IS A PROJECT OF THE 
AUDREY LORD PROJECT THAT IS A 
LESBIAN-TRANS-OF COLOR 
ORGANIZING CENTER.
THEY ARE FOCUSED AND LOCATED IN 
THE NEW YORK CITY AREA.
AND THEY HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF 
PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, 
TRAINING, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY.
AND SAFETY PROGRAMS ALL LED BY 
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS.
BUT THIS -- ONE OF THE PROGRAM 
THAT WE WANTED TO FOCUS IS SAFE 
OUTSIDE OF THE SYSTEM 
COLLECTIVE.
THAT IS ANTI-VIOLENCE PROGRAM 
THAT IS LED BY AND FOR THE 
LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.
AND THEY'RE REALLY LOOKING AT 
HOW THEY BUILD COMMUNITY AND 
COMMUNITY CARE AND SAFETY 
OUTSIDE OF THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT.
AND -- AND STILL KEEPING THE 
COMMUNITY SAFE AND CHALLENGING 
HATE AND BIAS AND VIOLENCE THAT 
HAPPENS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO THEY DO THIS THROUGH A 
VARIETY OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT 
INCLUDES PREVENTION AND 
EDUCATION AND BYSTANDER 
INTERVENTION AND SAFETY 
PLANNING.
AND THEN RESPONDING TO THE 
COMMUNITY'S NEEDS OF CRISIS 
CENTER INTERVENTION IF NEEDED.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE 
DEVELOPED WHICH I REALLY LOVE IS 
THIS SAFE PARTY PLANNING ZEN.
AND WE WILL PUT THE LINKS UP TO 
ALL OF THESE.
BUT THE COVER OF THIS IS REALLY 
GREAT.
BUT IF I ONLY COULD CHOOSE ONE 
PHOTO, I CHOSE THIS ONE.
BECAUSE IT REALLY GOT TO 
CREATING SAFE ENVIRONMENTS FOR 
YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTY 
SITUATIONS.
SO THEY'RE REALLY WRITING THEIR 
GOALS HERE ABOUT PREVENTING 
VIOLENCE BEFORE IT HAPPENS.
ABOUT MAKING A COMMUNITY 
ATMOSPHERE WHERE VIOLENCE IS NOT 
ACCEPTABLE.
AND SO THROUGHOUT THIS ZEN, I 
ALSO NERDLY APPRECIATE THAT THEY 
PUT THEIR GOALS IN HERE.
RIGHT.
WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS.
AND IT'S REALLY LIKE A WORKBOOK 
FOR FOLKS WHO ARE GOING OUT 
PARTYING TOGETHER.
AND IT HAS PLACES WHERE THEY CAN 
FILL IN, YOU SEE HERE THE 
CLOSEST HOSPITAL, THE CLOSEST 
PRECINCT.
THEY HAVE A WHOLE 
DECISION-MAKING TREE ABOUT WHEN 
YOU MIGHT NEED TO CALL 9-1-1.
WHAT TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE 
INVOLVING POLICE IN A SITUATION.
AND WHEN YOU MIGHT NEED TO.
AND IF YOU DO NEED TO, HOW MIGHT 
YOU HANDLE -- HOW MIGHT YOU 
HANDLE INTERFACING WITH THE 
POLICE AND IT GIVES 
DE-ESCALATION TIPS AND 
IDENTIFIES PEOPLE WHO CAN BE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S 
SAFETY.
OR FOR DE-ESCALATION OR 
COMMUNICATING TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE 
OF THE PARTY.
SO THAT THERE IS DESIGNATED 
FOLKS WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF 
ISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE.
MEDICAL ISSUES.
VIOLENCE ISSUES.
AND SO IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT 
TOOL FOR CREATING SAFER 
ENVIRONMENTS SOCIALLY.
WITHOUT -- WITHOUT INVOLVING THE 
SYSTEM WHICH CAN BE EQUALLY OR 
MORE VIOLENT FOR SOME FOLKS.
SO THIS IS A GREAT TOOL THAT WAS 
CREATED BY AN INTERGENERATIONAL 
GROUP AT THE CENTER.
>> THANKS JESSIE.
YES, ABSOLUTELY CHECK OUT NOT 
ONLY THIS PROJECT BUT AUDRA 
LORDE HAS COOL ONES AND THIS 
TOO, JESSIE AND I WERE TRYING TO 
FIND ONE IMAGE TO PUT UP.
AND SO MANY COOL PARTS AND CHECK 
IT OUT.
IF YOU HAVE YOUTH IN YOUR LIFE 
OUTSIDE OF THIS SPACE.
THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN I 
WAS WORKING WITH YOUTH, THIS 
WOULD BE SUCH A COOL RESOURCE TO 
SHARE WITH THEM TO HAVE 
AVAILABLE.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY COOL WHAT 
THEY HAVE DONE WITH IT.
SO THAT WRAPS UP OUR PLAYLIST.
WE WANTED TO CHECK IN BEFORE WE 
SWITCH OVER TO OUR INCREDIBLE 
PRESENTER, MARIA.
BUT WE WANTED TO JUST CHECK IN 
AND SEE IF ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT 
SOME RESOURCES THAT WE SHARED.
OR ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY HAVE 
COME UP AS YOU WERE PROCESSING 
YESTERDAY.
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP 
FROM RIGHT NOW IN THIS SPACE, 
WHILE WE'RE HERE.
OR COMMENTS TOO.
IF YOU HAVE USED SOME OF THOSE 
RESOURCES AND KNOW ABOUT SOME OF 
THOSE PROJECTS.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO HEAR 
ABOUT THAT TOO.
AND FEEL FREE TO RAISE YOUR HAND 
AND UNMUTE SO WE CAN PING YOU.
I WILL STOP SHARING REAL QUICK.
ANY QUESTIONS?
AND IF Y'ALL ARE DOING WORK 
OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE TALK ABOUT IN 
OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALLS.
IF Y'ALL EVER HAVE PROJECTS LIKE 
THIS THAT YOU WANT MORE PEOPLE 
TO KNOW ABOUT, YOU CAN ALWAYS 
REACH OUT TO US TO HIGHLIGHT.
SO YOU CAN POTENTIALLY HAVE ONE 
OF YOUR PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTED 
HERE TOO.
OKAY.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE -- 
YES, IT DOES ASK FOR YOUR E-MAIL 
FOR THE SAFE PARTY, THEY DO NOT 
SPAM YOU.
GOOD TO KNOW.
VERY PROTECTIVE OF MY E-MAIL AS 
WELL.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WITH THAT BEFORE I PASS IT 
OVER, JESSIE AND I WANTED TO 
MAKE SURE IN OUR WEB CONFERENCES 
THAT WE GIVE YOU A SECOND TO 
REST YOUR EYES.
EVEN IF IT'S JUST 20 SECONDS.
SO I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, 
THE 20/20 RULE.
20 SECONDS OF LOOKING AWAY FROM 
YOUR SCREEN, 20 FEET AWAY.
AND SO WHILE WE'RE COORDINATING 
ON THE BACK END TO SWITCH TO 
MARIA.
IF YOU CAN TAKE 20 SECONDS TO 
LOOK AWAY FROM YOUR SCREEN, GET 
AN EYE BREAK.
>> WELL I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO 
HAVE MARIA HERE WITH US.
TO TALK ABOUT THE YOUTH ADVOCACY 
PROGRAMS AT SAN DIEGO UNIFIED 
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I HAVE BEEN REALLY EXCITED TO 
WATCH THE WORK THAT THEY'RE 
DOING.
INITIALLY I GOT INSIGHT TO THIS 
AS A PARENT IN THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT.
PARTICIPATING IN AND PART OF 
THIS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND 
SERVICES AND POLICIES THAT THEY 
HAVE GOING ON THAT MARIA MAY 
TALK ABOUT.
AS A LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING PARENT 
ELECTIVE MEMBER.
AND SO AS I WAS DOING THAT, I 
WAS LIKE OH, MY GOSH, I HAVE 
BEEN WORKING IN THIS VIOLENCE 
PREVENTION WORK FOR A LONG TIME 
IN SAN DIEGO.
AND HAD NO IDEA THAT ALL OF THIS 
GREAT WORK WAS GOING ON.
AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE IT 
HAPPENING.
AND SO IT GAVE ME LIKE, I WENT 
TO MY FIRST MEETING AND WAS LIKE 
EWW, I NEED TO TELL MY WORK 
PEOPLE ABOUT THIS.
I NEED TO TELL ALL THE PROGRAMS 
THAT WE WORK WITH ABOUT THIS.
SO I FINALLY GOT AN OPPORTUNITY 
AND THE RIGHT PLATFORM TO HAVE 
MARIA COME IN AND TALK ABOUT ALL 
THE WONDERFUL WORK THEY ARE 
DOING TO CREATE PROTECTIVE 
ENVIRONMENTS FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH 
AND ALL YOUTH IN SAN DIEGO 
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
MARIA, TAKE IT AWAY -- I WILL 
GIVE YOU THE MIC.
>> ALL RIGHT PERFECT.
I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN.
IS THIS SHOWING UP FOR YOU AS A 
FULL SCREEN?
NO.
OKAY.
>> NO.
>> WE WILL MAKE IT FULL SCREEN.
HOW ABOUT NOW?
ALL RIGHT -- OKAY, PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT.
HEY, EVERYBODY NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME IS MARIA SCHEMBRI, 
PRONOUNS SHE/HER.
I WAS A TEACHER FOR 18 YEARS IN 
SAN DIEGO AS WELL.
AND TODAY WE WILL TALK ABOUT 
CREATING SAFE AND PROTECTIVE 
ENVIRONMENTS ESPECIALLY FOR 
LGBTQ+ STUDENTS AND POPULATION.
SO A LITTLE ABOUT ME, I SHARED 
SOME THINGS WITH YOU.
I ALSO ARE FROM CHULA VISTA.
ORIGINALLY FROM MASSACHUSETTS, 
FROM PLYMOUTH WHERE THE PILGRIMS 
LANDED.
AND DUE TO DIVORCE MY PARENTS 
MOVED OUT HERE, SPENT MOST OF 
TIME IN SAN DIEGO.
WORK E-MAIL IF YOU NEED TO GET 
HOLD OF ME.
TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT, YOU DON'T 
NEED REFLECTIVE JOURNAL BUT IF 
YOU WANT SOMEWHERE TO REFLECT.
A PIECE OF PAPER, AND OPEN MIND.
A BRAVE SOUL, WILLINGNESS TO 
CONFRONT YOURSELF.
CURIOSITY.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK 
QUESTIONS, AND WRITE THOSE IN 
THE CHAT AS WE GO AND TIME AT 
THE END FOR Q & A.
AND HOW WE ROLL.
LISTEN DEEPLY.
TAKE SPACE.
MAKE SPACE.
CHALLENGE YOURSELF, EMBRACE 
DISCOMFORT.
ACCEPT AND EXPECT NONCLOSURE.
RESPECT CONFIDENTIALITY.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
AND SHARE FOR YOURSELF, SPEAK ON 
BEHALF OF YOURSELF.
OUR OBJECTIVES FOR THIS 
PRESENTATION ARE TO EMPHASIZE 
THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE 
ENVIRONMENTS.
EXPAND KNOWLEDGE OF SAFE 
ENVIRONMENTS IN SCHOOLS.
EXPLORE WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ADVOCATE 
FOR SAFE ENVIRONMENTS.
WHY SAFE AND PROTECTIVE 
ENVIRONMENTS MATTER?
SO THESE ARE SOME OF OUR PIECES 
OF DATA THAT WE USE.
THE FIRST IS THE GLSEN SCHOOL 
CLIMATE SURVEY.
THE SECOND IS TREVOR PROJECT 
SURVEY AND THIRD IS CALIFORNIA 
HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY.
AND I LINKED THEM ON THE PD, I 
BELIEVE YOU BE SHARED WITH YOU.
THE FIRST ONE GLSEN SCHOOL 
CLIMATE SURVEY, IT'S A NATIONAL 
SURVEY DONE EVERY TWO YEARS BY 
GLSEN, GAY, LESBIAN NETWORK.
AND IT SURVEYS A VARIETY OF 
THINGS AND WHAT IS WONDERFUL 
ABOUT THE SURVEY.
IT SHOWS INTERSECTIONALITY, IT 
SHOWS THE OUTCOMES FOR LGBTQ+ 
YOUTH AND SHOWS THEM INCLUDING 
RACE.
WE USE THAT DATA IN A LOT OF 
WORK THAT WE DO.
THE TREVOR PROJECT SURVEY IS 
ANOTHER SURVEY DONE BY THE 
TREVOR PROJECT.
AND IT'S A NATIONAL SURVEY AND 
PROVIDES GOOD DATA ON ISSUES 
THAT STUDENTS FACE.
AND THEN THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY 
KIDS SURVEY IS A SURVEY THAT IS 
GIVEN IN SCHOOL TO STUDENTS.
AND IT SURVEYS THEIR SENSE OF 
SAFETY, THEIR SENSE OF OPTIMISM.
YOU KNOW IF THEY FEEL LIKE THEY 
HAVE ENOUGH FOOD AT HOME, IF 
THEY FEEL SAFE.
AND GO TO ALL STUDENTS.
AND LOOK AT SUICIDE IDEATION AND 
LOOK AT OPTIMISM AND SENSE OF 
CONNECTEDNESS.
AND IF STUDENTS FEEL THEY HAVE 
SOMEONE AT SCHOOL TO TALK TO AND 
ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
OKAY, GREAT AND IT WAS JUST 
SHARED IN THE CHAT TO HAVE THE 
LINKS.
AND GLSEN SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY, 
A GRAPHIC FROM 2021.
OVERALL THE SURVEY FOUND THAT 
SCHOOLS ARE HOSTILE PLACES FOR 
LGBTQ+ STUDENTS.
AND THAT WAS BEFORE, THE SURVEY 
DONE IN 2020.
BEFORE THINGS BECAME VERY 
POLITICAL.
RIGHT NOW LGBTQ+ YOUTH IT'S VERY 
POLITICAL.
THERE IS A LOT OF POLITICIANS 
USING ISSUES OF LGBTQ+ YOUTH AS 
THEIR RUNNING PLATFORMS.
THINGS ARE CRAZY HAPPENING IN 
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.
SO THIS WAS BEFORE ALL OF THAT.
SO MY GUESS IT'S GOING TO 
INCREASE IN THE NEXT SURVEY.
BUT HOMOPHOBIC AND NEGATIVE 
REMARKS ABOUT GENDER EXPRESSION 
FROM TEACHER AND STAFF INCREASED 
FROM 2019 TO 2021.
52% STUDENTS OF LGBTQ+ STUDENTS 
TO DROP OUT.
AND THEN THE TREVOR PROJECT.
SURVEY LGBTQ+ STUDENTS AND 
MENTAL HEALTH.
I WILL LET YOU LOOK AT THAT DATA 
FOR A SECOND.
AND THE TOP GRAPH IS SEXUAL 
ORIENTATION AND THE BOTTOM GRAPH 
IS GENDER IDENTITY.
AND MAKE A NOTE THAT TWO 
DIFFERENT PARTS OF STUDENT 
IDENTITY.
BECAUSE OF ACRONYM IT IS LUMPED 
TOGETHER BUT THE SEXUAL 
ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY 
IS TWO ASPECTS OF WHO YOU ARE.
AND THEN THESE ARE A COUPLE OF 
SLIDES OF PERCENTAGES THAT WERE 
THE RESULTS IN THE CALIFORNIA 
HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY.
SO WE'VE SEPARATED THEM OUT BY 
GENDER.
YOU HAVE MALE, FEMALE, 
NONBINARY, AND THEN SOMETHING 
ELSE.
SOMETHING ELSE IS OFTEN PEOPLE 
THAT DO NOT, THEY ARE 
QUESTIONING AND HAVEN'T DECIDED 
WHERE THEY FALL IN THE GENDER 
SPECTRUM.
OR THEY MAY NOT FEEL THAT 
NONBINARY, FEMALE OR MALE 
DESCRIBE WHO THEY ARE.
MOST LIKELY SOMETHING ELSE WOULD 
BE PEOPLE IN THE LGBTQ+ 
COMMUNITY.
AND THE STATISTIC THAT WE REALLY 
HONE IN ON IS CONSIDERED 
SUICIDE.
YOU CAN SEE IN SEVENTH GRADE 7% 
OF MALE STUDENTS CONSIDERED 
SUICIDE.
IT'S NOT ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BUT 
CONSIDERED SUICIDE.
FEMALES 16%.
OVER DOUBLE OF THE MALES.
NONBINARY JUMPS TO 51%, THAT'S 
VERY ALARMING.
AND SOMETHING ELSE IS 45%.
SO AS A RESULT OF THESE THINGS 
HAPPENING IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED.
WE WORKED TOGETHER AND THIS 
RESOLUTION WAS MADE AND PASSED.
IT'S THE RESOLUTION OF LGBTQ+ 
SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL 
SAFETY FOR THE STUDENTS.
I HAVE THE RESOLUTION LINKED IN 
THE SLIDE SHOW WHERE THE ARROW 
IS, YOU CAN CHECK THAT OUT.
BUT THERE ARE FIVE PARTS TO IT, 
INCREASE SAFETY AT SCHOOL AND 
MAKE STUDENTS FEEL MORE 
CONNECTED.
THE FIRST IS CURRICULUM.
INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM.
WHEN STUDENTS SEE THEMSELVES 
ACCURATELY AND RESPECTFULLY 
PRESENTED IN CURRICULUM.
IT'S PROVEN THAT THEY DO BETTER 
IN SCHOOL.
THAT'S FOR ALL PEOPLE.
WHEN PEOPLE SEE PEOPLE SIMILAR 
TO THEIR GENDER, THEIR RACE, 
THEIR SEXUALITY.
THEIR ORIGIN.
THEY FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO 
THEIR CURRICULUM, BECAUSE THEY 
CAN RELATE TO IT.
AND THERE IS A LACK OF LGBTQ+ 
REPRESENTATION IN A LOT OF 
SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM.
BULLY PREVENTION WAS SECOND 
ASPECT.
IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED WE HAVE A 
PROGRAM CALLED ALLY ACTION, ONE 
OF OUR PEERS RUNS.
MAINLY AT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE 
SCHOOLS.
AND GOES IN IT'S A WHOLE 
SEMESTER LONG PROGRAM.
HE WORKS WITH STUDENT LEADERS 
AND IT BECOMES SUSTAINED AT THE 
SCHOOL AFTER HE LEAVES.
THE STUDENTS CARRY IT ON.
AND GSA AND RAINBOW SUPPORT.
GSA STANDS FOR GENDERS AND 
SEXUALITY ALLIANCE.
IT USED TO BE GAY STRAIGHT 
ALLIANCE AND THE TERM EVOLVEED 
TO INCOPERATE GENDER IoT.
GSAS ARE AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND 
HIGH SCHOOLS AND RAINBOW CLUBS 
AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
THEY ARE PRETTY DIFFERENT.
GSA'S OFTEN COULD BE SOCIAL 
GROUPS OR ADVOCACY GROUPS 
DEPENDING ON THE STUDENTS IN THE 
GROUP WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
BOTH OF SAFE PLACES FOR LGBTQ+ 
YOUTH AND ALLIES TO INTERACT 
WITH EACH OTHER AND FIND 
COMMUNITY.
AND NEXT ONE IS GENDER AFFIRMING 
RESTROOMS AND LOCKER ROOMS.
AND I GO OUT WITH THE DEPARTMENT 
AND MEET WITH ADMINISTRATORS AND 
WALK THE SCHOOL GROUNDS TO 
IDENTIFY SPACES THAT CAN BE 
CONVERTED.
THE REASON THAT LGBTQ+ STUDENTS 
REPORT THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF 
BULLYING INCIDENTS IN BATHROOMS 
AND LOCKER ROOMS.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY 
NEED SAFE PLACES TO CHANGE AND 
USE THE RESTROOM.
THERE IS A LOT OF STUDIES AROUND 
THE RESTROOM AND A HIGHER CHANCE 
OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS 
BECAUSE THEY DON'T USE THE 
BATHROOM.
AND INCREASING THAT SPACE.
AND IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED WE 
CONVERTED MANY SPACES.
GENDER INCLUSIVE BATHROOMS AND 
SAFE PLACES FOR STUDENTS TO 
CHANGE THAT ARE PRIVATE.
THESE ARE NOT JUST FOR LGBTQ+, 
IF A STUDENT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO 
CHANGE IN A LOCKER ROOM.
THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE THE 
PRIVACY AREAS AND THE BATHROOM.
AND IN SOME SCHOOLS THE BATHROOM 
IS IN THE NURSE'S OFFICE AND 
OTHERS FOUND A SINGLE STALL 
RESTROOM TO CONVERT.
AND LAST PIECE IS TRAINING AND 
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
AND ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO WE DID 
AT EVERY SITE LGBTQ+ AWARENESS 
TRAINING, ED-CODE, AND ALL THE 
THINGS.  
AND NOW GOING AROUND AND DOING A 
REFRESHER AT MANY SCHOOLS.
THOSE ARE THE FIVE PIECES TO OUR 
RESOLUTION AND IT GUIDES A LOT 
OF OUR WORK.
AND I WANT TO NOTE THAT A LOT OF 
WORK, WE HAVE AFFIRMING PARENT 
GROUP THAT JESSIE IS A PART OF.
AND A LOT OF WORK THEY DID IN 
THAT GROUP HELPED BUILD OUT THIS 
RESOLUTION.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR PARENTS 
INVOLVED IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED 
AND WE LOVE THEM.
AND WE HAVE OPTIONS FOR NAME AND 
GENDER CHANGES.
A PIECE OF ED-CODE AB266.
THAT REQUIRES STUDENTS TO USE 
THE NAME AND PRONOUNS THAT A 
STUDENT PREFERS.
AND WE HAVE A BOARD POLICY 
LINKED ON HERE THAT EXPLAINS HOW 
WE DO THIS.
AND THEY ESSENTIALLY HAVE A 
GOOGLE DOC THEY FILL OUT.
AND TWO OPTIONS.
AND THE FIRST OPTION IS ON 
ROSTERS AND THE TEACHER USES 
CORRECT NAME AND PRONOUNS WHEN 
CALLING ROLL.
AND THE SECOND OPTION IS IN OUR 
SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THROUGH GOOGLE 
AND APPLICATIONS.
IT DOES NOT CHANGE LEGAL NAMES, 
ON LEGAL DOCUMENTS STUDENTS HAVE 
THEIR LEGAL NAMES AND 
TRANSCRIPTS AND IPE'S AND 504 
AND STATE TESTING HAVE THE LEGAL 
NAME.
FOR THE PREFERRED NAME WE HAVE 
TWO OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A GENDER 
SUPPORT PLAN.
SO IT'S ENCOURAGED FOR 
TRANS-YOUTH TO HAVE A GENDER 
SUPPORT PLAN MEETING WITH THEIR 
SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
AND IT'S A CONFIDENTIAL MEETING.
THE STUDENT IDENTIFIES A SAFE 
TEACHER AND STAFF MEMBER TO 
ATTEND THE MEETING.
PARENTS ARE INVITED IF THE 
STUDENT FEELS THEY ARE SAFE.
THIS IS A SAFETY PLAN WHILE THE 
STUDENT IS AT SCHOOL.
WE ONLY INVITE PEOPLE THAT THE 
STUDENT WANTS TO BE THERE.
AND IT COVERS MULTIPLE THINGS 
INCLUDING WHICH RESTROOM AND 
LOCKER ROOM.
AND WHO SAFE ADULTS ARE.
WHAT NAME AND PRONOUNS THEY WANT 
TO USE AT SCHOOL.
AND IT'S ALSO A TIME TO HEAR 
FROM THE STUDENT AS TO ANY OTHER 
NEEDS THEY HAVE.
AT SCHOOL.
LIKE SOME STUDENTS MAY NEED 
GENDER AFFIRMING CLOTHING.
SO THEY MAY ASK FOR THAT.
SOME STUDENTS MAY ASK FOR 
ASSISTANCE OF TALKING TO A 
TEACHER ABOUT WHO THEY ARE.
AND THINGS LIKE THAT ALL COME 
OUT IN THIS MEETING.
AND THE FORM THAT IS LINKED HERE 
IS FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY 
OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
WE USE THE SAME EXACT FORM, IT 
HAS OUR LOGOS ON IT IN SAN DIEGO 
UNIFIED.
BUT ORIGINATES FROM THE SAN 
DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF 
EDUCATION.
AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF GENDER 
INCLUSIVE FACILITY.
THE WAY THAT WE DO IT, IDENTIFY 
A SINGLE-STALL BATHROOM.
USUALLY A STAFF BATHROOM.
THIS IS CHANGING WITH SITE 
MODERNIZATION.
AS THE SITES ARE UPDATED THEY 
HAVE THE SPACES INCLUDED IN THE 
NEW BUILDINGS.
IN THE OLDER BUILDINGS, WE FIND 
A RESTROOM AND CHECK ALL THE 
GUIDELINES WITH OSHA AND MAKE 
SURE THAT WE CAN TAKE IT AND 
CONVERT IT.
AND GET PERMISSION FROM THE 
SCHOOL, PRINCIPAL.
AND PUT SIGNAGE ON IT AND 
INDICATE WHETHER IT'S A STUDENT 
OR STAFF BATHROOM.
WE DON'T SHARE BATHROOMS WITH 
STUDENT AND STAFF.
AND INDICATE SINGLE OCCUPANCY 
AND THE WHITE TRIANGLE IS THE 
SYMBOL FOR GENDER SPECIFIC 
BATHROOM.
AND WE HAVE VACANT/OCCUPIED.
AND WE ENCOURAGE THESE TO BE IN 
PLACES THAT ARE HIGHLY 
TRAFFICKED BY STAFF SO LESS 
BEHAVIORAL ISSUES.
AND SOME SCHOOLS KEEP THEM 
LOCKED AND THE STUDENTS KNOW 
WHAT TEACHER TO GO TO.
EACH SCHOOL IS DIFFERENT HOW 
THEY DO IT.
AND THEN INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM.
BUILDING A SAFE AND WELCOMING 
ENVIRONMENT SHALL NEVER BE 
VIEWED AS BURDEN TO ACADEMIC 
FOCUS.
BUT RATHER AS AN ADDED BENEFIT.
AND LESSONS OF LGBTQ+ PEOPLE AND 
ISSUES CAN BE TIED TO THEMES AND 
HISTORICAL MONTHS.
AND BY PROACTIVELY HELPING 
STUDENTS TO DEVELOP MUTUAL 
RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING FOR 
ALL AND EDUCATORS WILL FIND 
THEMSELVES SPENDING LESS TIME IN 
CLASS TIME ADDRESSING BEHAVIOR 
ISSUE AND TEACHING MORE 
CURRICULUM.
WE FOUND THAT TEACHING IN CLASS 
REDUCES BULLYING.
AND WE UNDERSTAND STUDENTS 
TOGETHER AND THE DIFFERENCES 
BECOME LESS STRANGE TO THEM.
IT BECOMES MORE FAMILIAR.
ALL RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO SHOW 
YOU A SHORT VIDEO ON PRONOUNS.
>> WOW.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> SO FUNNY.
>> I HAD TO TURN IT UP.
PRONOUNS ARE BASICALLY WHAT IS 
USED TO REFER TO A PERSON RATHER 
THAN A NAME.
>> THEY, SHE AND HE ARE ALL 
EXAMPLES OF PRONOUNS.
>> HE AND SHE IS GENDER 
PRONOUNS.
>> SHE IS USED AS PEOPLE 
IDENTIFIED AS FEMALE AND HE BY 
MALE.
ALTHOUGH THEY ARE USED BY SOME 
THAT DON'T IDENTIFY AS STRICTLY 
MALE AND FEMALE.
>> SOME PREFER GENDER PRONOUNS.
>> A FEW COMMON GENDER PRONOUNS 
ARE THEY, ZEE AND THEY.
>> PEOPLE THINK LONG AND HARD 
ABOUT THE PRONOUNS THEY WANT TO 
USE AND WHY.
>> IF YOU USE THE WRONG PRONOUN 
FOR SOMEONE, THAT IS CALLED 
MISGENDERING.
>> WHEN A PERSON HAS NEW 
PRONOUNS IT CAN TAKE TIME TO GET 
USED TO.
>> IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT TO 
RESPECT THAT.
>> WHEN PEOPLE USE THE WRONG 
PRONOUNS FOR ME, I FIND THAT I 
HAVE GONE ALL OF THIS EFFORT TO 
COME OUT AND THROWN IN MY FACE.
COMING OUT WAS ALL QUEER AND FOR 
PEOPLE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
AND WHEN PEOPLE GET MY PRONOUNS 
RIGHT I FEEL LIKE I AM BEING 
MYSELF AND PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING 
TO THAT AND RESPECTING ME AS A 
PERSON.
>> WHEN PEOPLE GET MY PRONOUNS 
RIGHT I AM RESPECTED BY THEM AND 
COMFORTABLE AROUND THEM.
>> IF YOU IDENTIFY SOMEONE AS A 
DIFFERENT PRONOUN, YOU CAN UPSET 
THEM.
AND DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD BE 
UPSETTING SOMEONE IN THIS 
PROCESS.
AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT SOMEONE 
IDENTIFIED AS AND RESPECT IT.
>> IT'S NOT LIKE YOU ARE A 
TERRIBLE PERSON IF YOU MESS UP 
OR TERRIBLE PERSON.
BUT IT'S MORE ABOUT MAKE THAT 
EXTRA EFFORT FOR SOMEONE THAT 
YOU DO CARE ABOUT.
OR JUST KIND OF THINK THAT EVERY 
PRONOUN IS A DIFFERENT NEED AND 
IT'S A COOL THING TO DO.
AND I THINK IT'S EASY TO NOT GET 
THAT OR SEE IT AS A PERSON THAT 
IS MAD AT YOU.
AND OUTWARDLY MAYBE UPSET AND 
INWARDLY WHAT THEY ARE FEELING 
TO MOTIVATE THAT REACTION AND 
MORE AND UNDERSTANDING THEY ARE 
NOT HATING ON.
 -- ON YOU.
>> IT'S NOT EASY TO COME OUT AND 
TELL SOMEONE THAT YOU ARE TRANS.
>> NEVER ASSUME SOMEONE'S 
PRONOUNS, ASK IF YOU ARE NOT 
SURE.
USING SOMEONE'S PRONOUNS IS A 
BIG DEAL AND AWESOME THING TO 
DO.
>> THIS IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST 
MISTAKE THAT PEOPLE MAKE.
IT'S AN EASY ASSUMPTION TO MAKE 
BUT GENITALS AND BODY DON'T 
ACTUALLY REFLECT ANYTHING ABOUT 
A PERSON'S GENDER AT ALL.
>> ABOVE ALL ELSE DON'T TRY TO 
ARGUE WITH THIS PERSON WHETHER 
YOU AGREE OR NOT.
A PERSON THAT IS ASKING YOU TO 
USE THOSE PRONOUNS HAS LIKELY 
PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT IN IT AND 
TRUST YOU.
>> BASICALLY WHAT IS MORE 
IMPORTANT?
SOMEONE'S ANATOMY OR WHO YOU 
THEY ARE IN HAPPINESS.
>> GETTING USED TO SOMEONE'S NEW 
PRONOUN CAN TAKE TIME.
>> AND YOU MAY FEEL AWKWARD AND 
GUILTY WHEN YOU MAKE A MISTAKE.
>> IT MAY BE HARDER THAN 
EXPECTED.
>> IF YOU SLIP UP ACCIDENTALLY 
IT'S IMPORTANT NOT TO LASH OUT 
OR BLAME.
>> YOU MAY NOT PICK UP, IF YOU 
SLIP UP, TRY YOUR BEST.
>> DON'T FREAK OUT AND MAKE A 
QUICK APOLOGY AND KEEP GOING.
>> MAKING A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT 
PROBABLY MAKE THEM FEEL BAD AND 
THE SITUATION VERY UNCOMFORTABLE 
FOR BOTH OF YOU.
>> IF YOU HEAR SOMEONE 
DELIBERATELY OR ACCIDENTALLY 
USING THE PRONOUNS.
HELP CORRECT THEM.
>> HOPE YOU HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND 
HOW TO USE PRONOUNS.
>> THAT COULD HAVE BIG IMPACT.
>> HOW THEY FEEL AT THE MOMENT 
AND HOW THEY FEEL IN THE LONG 
TERM.
>> HAVING GOOD, ACCEPTING AND 
AWESOME AND LOVING PEOPLE AROUND 
YOU CAN BE REALLY LIFE CHANGING.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR -- 
ALL RIGHT.
SO WE WILL MOVE ON HERE TO 
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
SO WHAT OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS 
FOR STUDENTS.
THAT'S WHAT WE WORK ON WITH OUR 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
RESOURCE GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY 
FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
WE HAVE A SLIDE DECK THAT WE 
SHARE WITH PEOPLE OF ALL THE 
LOCAL GROUPS FOR PARENTS AND FOR 
STUDENTS.
AND THEN POLICY REFORM.
WE WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY 
PARTNERS ON THAT.
WHO.
WHO ARE SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY 
PARTNERS IN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED 
ARE OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF REALLY 
AWESOME PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH.
WE WORK WITH GLSEN.
THE SAME ORGANIZATION THAT DID 
THE STUDENT SURVEY.
AND WORK HERE IN SAN DIEGO WITH 
USCD AND SAN DIEGO STATE.
AND NONPROFITS THROUGHOUT THE 
COUNTY.
AND WE WORK WITH THE LGBTQ+ 
CENTER OF SAN DIEGO WITH YOUTH 
PROGRAMMING.
AND WORK WITH OUR SAN DIEGO 
PRIDE ORGANIZATION WITH YOUTH 
EVENTS.
AND SOMETIMES COLLABORATE WITH 
THEM AND HOLD THE EVENTS 
TOGETHER.
WHY DO WE DO IT?
TO CREATE A NETWORK OF SUPPORT 
FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.
WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
CONNECTION AND JOY.
AND IT KEEPS US ACCOUNTABLE AND 
WE LIKE TO BUILD PROGRAMMING 
WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND THEY 
HAVE RESOURCES THAT MAYBE WE 
DON'T HAVE AND COULD BE AMAZING 
EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY.
AND THE IDEA TOO THE WHOLE LIFE 
OF THE CHILD.
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS CAN FILL 
IN PLACES WHERE WE DON'T.
ON THE WEEKENDS THEY MAY HAVE 
EVENTS OR GROUPS THAT THE 
STUDENTS CAN ATTEND.
THEY CAN RESOURCES AND 
CONNECTIONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH 
ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE 
SCHOOL.
SO ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
AND WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION 
CALLED TRANS-FAMILY SUPPORT 
SERVICES THAT HELPS PARENTS 
NAVIGATE INSURANCE.
AND HOW TO FIND SAFE HEALTH CARE 
PROVIDERS AND THAT SORT OF 
THING.
AND THEN HOW DO WE WORK WITH OUR 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS?
WHEN I FIRST GOT THE JOB, I KNEW 
SOME OF THEM FROM BEING IN THE 
COMMUNITY.
THE ONES THAT I DIDN'T KNOW, I 
REACHED OUT AND OFFERED A 
MEETING.
AND ASKED TO SCHEDULE TIME TO 
CONNECT.
SOMETIMES IN-PERSON AND 
SOMETIMES ON ZOOM AND OVER THE 
PHONE.
AND THEN WE BUILT COMMUNITIES 
AND COALITIONS AND COLLECTIVES 
TOGETHER.
THE AFFIRMING PARENT COLLECTIVE, 
WE HAD COMMUNITY PARTNERS ATTEND 
OCCASIONALLY.
AND WE HAVE A LGBTQ+ STUDENT 
ADVISORY BOARD WITH COMMUNITY 
PARTNERS.
AND COALITIONS AND COLLECTIVES.
WE HAVE A BLACK STUDENT UNION 
COALITION.
AND WE ARE ALWAYS BUILDING OUT 
NEW COALITIONS AND COMMITTEES 
AND COLLECTIVES.
AND ATTENDING AN EVENT WE MAY 
ATTEND TO CONNECT WITH THEM.
OR VOLUNTEER AT THE EVENTS AND 
THEY DO THE SAME WITH US.
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS.
SUPPORT THEIR INITIATIVES.
INVITE THEM TO OUR EVENTS.
LIKE WE DO A LOT OF FLAG RASING 
EVENTS.
WE DO -- FLAG RAISING EVENTS FOR 
DIFFERENT OBSERVANCES.
AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH WE 
RAISED BLACK PRIDE FLAG AND 
LGBTQ+ AND HAVE AN EVENT THIS 
MONTH AND RAISE A FLAG.
WE HAVE STUDENT-LED EVENTS WHERE 
THE STUDENTS SPEAK AND RUN THE 
EVENT.
AND A LOT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS 
PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
AND WE HAVE A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER 
THAT WE SEND OUT TO GSA'S AND 
CLUB PRESIDENTS.
AND WE INCLUDE OUR COMMUNITY 
PARTNERS ON IT.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE WILL OFTEN 
ADVERTISE THEIR EVENTS.
THERE IS A PICNIC HAPPENING ON 
SATURDAY AT THIS PARK FOR LGBTQ+ 
YOUTH.
WE'LL PUT THE FLYER ON THE 
NEWSLETTER.
AND WE ALSO HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND AN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT WHERE 
WE ADVERTISE THEIR EVENT OR OUR 
EVENTS FOR THEM TO SEE.
WE HAVE LEADERSHIP GROUPS AND 
TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN.
WE HAVE THIS AWESOME GROUP IN 
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED AND THEY WORK 
ON EQUITY ISSUES THAT THEY FEEL 
ARE IMPORTANT.
WE HAD ONE GROUP LAST YEAR THAT 
WORKED ON MENSTRUAL PRODUCT 
DISTRIBUTION, IT'S A NEW THING 
IN CALIFORNIA THEY GET THESE 
PRODUCTS FOR FREE.
MAKING SURE THOSE PRODUCTS ARE 
AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND THEY 
KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM AND THAT 
SORT OF THING.
AND THEN FACILITATE CONNECTIONS 
BETWEEN THE STUDENTS AND THE 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
AND DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY 
PARTNERS.
DEPENDING ON WHAT THE EVENT IS.
AND THEN MOVING FORWARD.
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?
THESE ARE THINGS YOU CAN DO.
YOU CAN ATTEND AND SPEAK AT YOUR 
LOCAL BOARD MEETINGS, YOUR 
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.
A LOT OF THING HAPPENING AT 
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.
AND ADVOCACY AT THEM IS SO 
IMPORTANT.
ATTEND AND SPEAK AT CITY COUNCIL 
MEETINGS.
THOSE ARE ALL IMPORTANT.
JOIN DISTRICT AND ADVISORY AND 
LCAP COMMITTEES.
IT'S THE SCHOOL SAFETY PLANS.
AND THEN DISTRICT ADVISORY 
GROUPS AND IF YOU HAVE A CHILD 
AT A SCHOOL THAT IS GETTING A 
NEW PRINCIPAL AND MAY ASK FOR 
COMMUNITY INPUT.
JOINING THOSE KINDS OF GROUPS AS 
WELL.
AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE 
INCLUSIVE TO ALL.
ATTENDING PTA MEETINGS AND 
SPREADING AWARENESS TO OTHER 
PARENTS.
AND ADVOCATING FOR INCLUSIVE 
CURRICULUM WITH YOUR STUDENTS 
TEACHERS OR SCHOOLS.
AND THEN THESE ARE SOME 
RESOURCES THAT ARE LINKED IN THE 
SLIDE DECK FOR YOU.
THE FIRST LGBTQ+ STANDARDS OF 
CARE A DOCUMENT THAT A LOT OF 
PEOPLE IN SAN DIEGO COLLABORATED 
ON.
ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERTS 
IN THE FIELD THROUGHOUT THE 
COMMUNITY.
ALL OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS 
WORKED TOGETHER ON THIS 
DOCUMENT.
AND IT HAS POWERFUL GUIDANCE AND 
HELPFUL IDEAS AND DETAILS.
NEXT LINK IS PROBABLY ONE THAT I 
SHARE THE MOST WITH PEOPLE, THE 
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ED'S 
FAQ'S ASSEMBLY BILL 1266, THAT 
RELATES TO TRANS-YOUTH.
AND REQUIRE THAT IS TRANS-YOUTH 
CAN BE ON TEAMS THEY PREFER AND 
GO BY THE PRONOUNS THEY LIKE AND 
USE THE FACILITIES THEY LIKE.
THAT'S AN ED-CODE THAT WE SHARE.
AND I LOVE THIS PAGE BECAUSE THE 
DEPARTMENT OF ED TOOK COMMON 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERED 
THOROUGHLY.
IF YOU CLICK ON THE LINK IT WILL 
SHOW THE ANSWERS TO ALL COMMON 
QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE 
DIRECTLY FROM THE CALIFORNIA 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
THE NEXT LINK IS OUR LGBTQ+ 
HISTORY MONTH GUIDE, IT TAKES 
PLACE IN OCTOBER.
SO THIS IS A GUIDE THAT WE SEND 
OUT.
AND WE DO THIS FOR OTHER HISTORY 
MONTHS AS WELL.
GLSEN WEBSITE.
THE ORGANIZATION THAT DOES THE 
SURVEY AND DOES SUPPORT IN 
SCHOOLS WITH GSA'S AND THEY HOLD 
EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 
LGBTQ+ YOUTH.
AND PRONOUN FACT SHEET AND HUMAN 
RIGHTS CAMPAIGN LINK.
ALL RIGHT, AND SO WE HAVE ABOUT 
10 OR 15 MINUTES LEFT.
I WAS GOING TO USE THIS TIME TO 
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY 
HAS OR COMMENTS.
LISTEN TO COMMENTS.
NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
I KNOW IF YOU ARE IN OTHER 
STATES THERE IS DIFFERENT 
ED-CODE FOR EACH STATE.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK 
INTO.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION.
>> SURE.
>> I AM YVETTE AND I'M IN SAN 
DIEGO TOO WITH COMMUNITY 
SOLUTIONS.
I WAS CURIOUS I KNOW IT'S BEEN A 
BIT OF A CHALLENGE JUST LIKE IN 
TERMS OF OUR COUNTY 
SPECIFICALLY.
LIKE YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON 
WHERE YOU ARE AT, THERE IS 
DIFFERENT -- HOW COULD I SAY IT, 
THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT 
OCCUR.
SOME SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO BE 
MUCH MORE SUPPORTED WITHIN THE 
LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY VERSUS OTHERS.
AND SO PART OF OUR CHALLENGE HAS 
BEEN WHEN WE'RE AN OUTSIDE 
ENTITY, AND WE GO AND DO 
PREVENTION WORKSHOPS WITHIN THE 
SCHOOLS OR WORKING WITHIN 
NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO WORKING WITHIN THE DISTRICT, 
HOW -- WHAT ARE SOME LIKE ADVICE 
OR COMMITMENTS YOU -- 
RECOMMENDATIONS TO WORK WITH 
SCHOOLS THAT ARE CLOSED OUT.
>> THANK YOU YVETTE, A SHOUTOUT 
TO YOUR ORG, YOU ONE OF OUR 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND WE LOVE 
YOU AND WE HAD A GSA AND HAD YOU 
THERE DOING WORKSHOP ON HEALTH 
RELATIONSHIPS AND HEALTHY 
DATING.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT 
YOUR ORG DOES.
>> YEAH, AND MY COLLEAGUE SIDNEY 
THERE WAS, THEY LOVED IT.
>> YEAH AND THE KIDS LOVED IT 
TOO, IT WAS GREAT.
I HEAR YOUR QUESTION, IT'S A 
REALLY BIG CHALLENGE.
I TAUGHT IN THE GROSMONT 
COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS 
ONE OF THE ONES THAT IS HARDER 
TO DO INCLUSIVE WORK WITH.
AND USING ED-CODE, AND REALLY 
KNOWING ED-CODE IS A GREAT START 
AND ESPECIALLY AB1266.
BECAUSE THERE ARE DISTRICTS 
VIOLATING IT, WHICH IS AGAINST 
THE LAW.
AND SOME DISTRICTS WE HAVE TO 
WAIT A LITTLE LONGER.
OUR POLITICIANS AND GOVERNOR AND 
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND TONY 
THURMAN SUPERINTENDENT OF ALL 
SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA.
ARE TAKING ACTION TO HOLD THOSE 
ACCOUNTABLE FOR BREAKING THE 
LAW.
CHINO VALLEY SAID THAT STUDENTS 
NEED OUT THEIR PARENTS WHICH IS 
AGAINST THE LAW IN CALIFORNIA.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FILED 
COMPLAINTS AGAINST THEM.
AND A JUDGE RECENTLY ISSUED 
RESTRAINING ORDER TO THOSE BOARD 
MEMBERS.
THERE ARE THINGS HAPPENING HIGH 
UP THAT ARE TRYING TO WORK TO 
KEEP THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE.
BUT WE HAVE THE SAME STRUGGLE 
AND I HEAR YOU, IT'S REALLY 
CHALLENGING.
SOME DISTRICTS THEY WILL NOT 
EVEN LISTEN.
LIKE I GO -- I PERSONALLY GO TO 
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS OUTSIDE OF 
MY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ADVOCATE 
FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH OFTEN.
AND I TRY TO REASON WITH THEM 
AND EXPLAIN WHY THESE THINGS ARE 
IMPORTANT AND SHARE THINGS I 
HAVE SEEN AND SHARE STATISTICS 
ABOUT SUICIDE.
BUT THE RESPONSES THAT WE GET 
ARE VERY HARMFUL AND NOT OKAY 
AND NOT BASED IN RESEARCH.
AND SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME I 
THINK WE HAVE TO BE PATIENT 
WHILE OUR LEGISLATIVE ELECTED 
OFFICIALS CREATE NEW LEGISLATION 
AND CREATE SYSTEMS OF 
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE DISTRICTS 
NOT FOLLOWING ED-CODE.
>> YEAH, THANK YOU I APPRECIATE 
YOU AND THAT YOU ARE SHARING THE 
CODE TOO.
I THINK THAT'S EVEN LITTLE 
THINGS THAT GO A LONG WAY.
ESPECIALLY WHEN PRESENTING IT.
I KNOW FOR US WHEN WE BROUGHT IN 
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
AND HAVING THE EDUCATION 
STANDARDS GO ALONG WITH OUR 
CURRICULUM WAS LIKE A GAME 
CHANGER WHEN WE PARTNER WITH THE 
DISTRICTS.
>> TOTALLY YOU HAVE THE LAW ON 
YOUR SIDE AND WE THE CITE AND 
GET PUSH BACK FROM INDIVIDUAL 
TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL AND SHARE 
THE ED-CODES AND IN OUR DISTRICT 
WE SHARE BOARD POLICIES THAT 
BACK UP THE ED-CODE.
AND KNOW THAT TITLE 9 IS A HUGE 
ANOTHER LAW THAT DOESN'T ALLOW 
DISCRIMINATION.
SO THEY ARE VIOLATING TITLE 9 
LAWS.
AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS 
PRETTY GREAT ANTI-DIM -- 
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES AND 
LAWS.
WE ARE CONSIDERED A SANCTUARY 
CITY FOR YOUTH AND THE HARM IS 
SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S 
ADDRESSED.
BECAUSE OTHER STATES ARE LOOKING 
TO US AND EVENTUALLY A LOT OF 
STATES EVOLVE AFTER WE HAVE IN 
CALIFORNIA.
AND LOOK AT OUR ED-CODE AND 
FOLLOW SUIT.
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IN 
THIS STATE KEEP ON KEEPING ON 
WITH THE ED-CODE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 
PUTTING THAT LINK IN THERE.
LIKE THAT SITE, THE CALIFORNIA 
DEPARTMENT OF ED FAQ'S, I SHARE 
THAT ONCE A DAY WITH PEOPLE THAT 
HAVE QUESTIONS.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I 
APPRECIATED A LOT LOOKING AT THE 
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, THERE IS 
DIFFERENT INFORMATION ABOUT THE 
EDUCATION CODES AND FEDERAL 
POLICY AROUND CURRICULUM AND 
PRIVACY AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION.
LAWS THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL TO 
BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT THE SCHOOL 
IS SUPPOSED TO BE ACCOUNTABLE 
TO.
AND ALSO IN USING SOME LANGUAGE 
OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS AND 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT 
LANGUAGE THAN WE USE IN OUR 
FIELD.
SO I FOUND THAT HELPFUL IN THOSE 
WAYS.
>> I HEAR YOU.
>> MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS DO 
SCHOOL MAPPING, SO HOT-SPOT 
MAPPING AROUND WHERE THE SAFE 
AND UNSAFE PLACES ON CAMPUS.
AND YOU WON'T BE SURPRISED TO 
KNOW THAT BATHROOMS COME UP AS 
UNSAFE SPACES ALL THE TIME.
AND SO IT'S WORK THAT A LOT OF 
OUR PROGRAMS ARE DOING AND 
LOOKING AT HOW TO MAKE THE SPACE 
AROUND THE BATHROOM SAFE FOR 
EVERYONE.
ALL GENDER BATHROOMS AND ALSO 
JUST DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR 
MAKING THE BATHROOMS SAFER FOR 
EVERYONE.
>> RIGHT.
YEAH.
AND THE BATHROOMS AND LOCKER 
ROOMS ARE TWO SPACES WHERE THERE 
IS NOT A LOT OF SUPERVISION OR 
NO SUPERVISOR.
AND MOST HIGH SCHOOL BATHS THAT 
STAFF DON'T GO IN UNLESS A 
SERIOUS PROBLEM.
AND CLOTHING COMING OFF AND 
OPPORTUNITY FOR HARM.
AND THOSE TWO SPACES THAT WE TRY 
TO ADVOCATE SAFETY FOR.
AND GENDER LOCKER ROOMS, KIDS 
LOVE THEM.
AND ALL ARE DIFFERENCE, WE HAVE 
HAD CONFERENCE ROOMS AND 
BATHROOMS AND TEAM ROOMS, 
CLASSROOMS.
WHATEVER SPACE.
AND THEY PUT IN LOCKERS FOR THE 
STUDENTS AND THE STUDENTS HAVE 
REPORTED BACK TO US PRETTY LOW 
ISSUES IN THEM.
AND THEY FEEL A LOT SAFER TO BE 
THERE.
>> HOW DO PEOPLE FIND ALLIES AND 
CHAMPIONS LIKE YOU IN THEIR 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS?
WHAT KIND OF DEPARTMENTS WOULD 
THEY LOOK FOR?
WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE KNOW THEIR 
SCHOOLS AND WHO IS ON CAMPUS AND 
COUNSELORS OR THE TEACHERS.
BUT WITHIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 
I KNOW THEY ARE ALL DIFFERENT 
AND IN CALIFORNIA SOMETIMES 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE TWO SCHOOLS 
IN A RURAL AREA.
BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS 
OF HOW FOLKS SEEK OUT SOMEONE 
LIKE YOU?
OR AN ADVOCACY PROGRAM OR 
SOMEBODY WHO IS TRAINING 
TEACHERS ALREADY THAT, YOU KNOW, 
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO TALK TO OR 
FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING?
>> THAT'S A REALLY GREAT 
QUESTION AND THERE IS MULTIPLE 
WAYS.
ONE WAY IS TO TALK -- IF YOU 
HAVE A STUDENT IN SCHOOL TO TALK 
TO THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
AND ASK THEM DIRECTLY.
WHAT SUPPORTS DOES THE DISTRICT 
PROVIDE FOR MY STUDENT?
IS THERE ANY DEPARTMENTS THAT 
PROVIDE SUPPORT?
ANOTHER WAY IS TO LOOK ON THE 
DISTRICT WEBSITE AND DO A SEARCH 
FOR LGBTQ+ AND SEE WHAT POPS UP.
THEY MAY HAVE SPECIFIC 
INFORMATION OF WHO TO CONTACT 
FOR SUPPORT.
IF THEY DON'T, THAT'S 
CONCERNING.
AND ANOTHER WAY IS TO TALK TO 
COMMUNITY PARTNERS LIKE THE 
LGBTQ+ CENTER IF THEY PARENT WAS 
TO GO INTO THE LGBTQ+ CENTER AND 
SAY I HAVE A STUDENT IN SEVENTH 
GRADE THAT NEEDS SUPPORT AT 
SCHOOL.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT RESOURCES AT 
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED, THE LGBTQ+ 
CENTER WOULD DIRECT THEM TO US.
ANY OF THOSE WAYS WOULD BE 
HELPFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
I'M CLICKING ON YOUR LINK, YEAH 
THE MENSTRUAL ACT THAT'S PRETTY 
GREAT.
THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WITH 
STUDENTS TAKING MENSTRUAL 
PRODUCTS AND TAKING TO PLAY WITH 
AND NOT FOR USE.
I THINK AT FIRST THAT WAS A 
PROBLEM BUT IT'S WEARING OFF 
NOW.
AND STUDENTS, THE NOVELTY OF IT 
IS OVER NOW.
YEAH.
WHICH IS GREAT, I REMEMBER BEING 
IN HIGH SCHOOL AND NOT HAVING A 
QUARTER AND BEING STRESSED OUT.
>> YEAH.
A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS ARE LOOKING 
AT THIS.
>> YEAH, AND WE ALSO -- MAKE 
SURE, WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD 
RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SEXUAL 
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THAT MAY BE ANOTHER PLACE WHERE 
PEOPLE CAN FIND RESOURCES 
THROUGH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S 
SEXUAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
AND THERE IS A LOT OF 
DISINFORMATION OUT THERE AND WE 
ADVOCATE PEOPLE CORRECTING 
DISINFORMATION WHEN THEY HEAR 
IT.
SO THAT IT DOESN'T CONTINUE TO 
SPREAD.
BUT OUR WORK, OUR ADVOCACY WORK 
IS NOT SEXUAL HEALTH.
ONE OF THE PIECES OF 
DISINFORMATION THAT WE ARE GOING 
INTO SCHOOL SITES AND TALKING TO 
STUDENTS ABOUT GENITALS AND 
MEDICAL TRANSITIONS AND SEX 
LIFE.
WE NEVER APPROACH THOSE TOPICS 
AND TALK ABOUT IDENTITY AND 
BEING SAFE AT SCHOOL.
AND CREATING FOR STUDENTS OF 
VARIOUS IDENTITIES.
IF THEY ARE SEEKING SUPPORT WITH 
MEDICAL TRANSITIONS AND GUIDING 
THEM.
YOU CAN CONNECT WITH 
TRANS-FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES 
AND DIRECT YOU FROM THERE.
THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES 
LEFT, ANY LAST QUESTION?
AND THEN IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO 
CHECK OUT OUR INSTAGRAM, I THINK 
IT'S SDUADVOCACY -- IT'S YOUTH 
ADVOCACY SDU.
I'LL PUT IT IN THE CHAT FOR 
EVERYBODY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH MARIA AND 
THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU WHO 
ASKED QUESTIONS.
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING IS SO 
IMPORTANT.
AND I AM VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE 
TO HIGHLIGHT YOUR PROGRAM.
AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS 
AS A RESOURCE TO FOLKS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR 
TIME AND ALL THE WORK YOU ARE 
DOING.
TO MAKE IT SAFE FOR OUR YOUTH 
AND FOR ALL PEOPLE IN OUR 
COMMUNITY.
SO JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THIS INFORMATION IS INCREDIBLE.
>> THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TOO.
>> SO WE ARE GOING TO START 
CLOSING OUT HERE.
WE DO HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SHARE 
WITH YOU.
SO THE FIRST IS GOING TO BE JUST 
A TAKE AWAY.
WHAT WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU TOOK 
FROM TODAY.
I WILL BE SHARING WHAT'S ON THE 
SCREEN AS WELL AS IN THE CHAT IN 
SPANISH AND ENGLISH.
WHAT IS ONE STRATEGY EXAMPLE 
THAT REALLY EXCITED YOU TODAY?
AND IF YOU EVER WANT MORE 
RESOURCES OR FOLLOW UP ON 
ANYTHING THAT WE SHARED TODAY, 
PLEASE REACH OUT TO MYSELF OR IF 
YOU ARE AN RPE GRANTEE, FEEL 
FREE TO REACH OUT TO JESSIE AND 
I.
WHAT IS ONE STRATEGY EXAMPLE 
THAT GOT YOU EXCITED TODAY?
IMPLEMENTATION OF GENDER NEUTRAL 
SPACES IN SCHOOLS.
ABSOLUTELY DAISY.
THANK YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE?
AND FEEL FREE TO UNMUTE AS WELL.
AB1266, HI, DRE.
AND WORK IN OUR COUNTY SCHOOL 
DISTRICT JUST APPROVED AN OUTING 
POLICY.
AND ALSO JUSTIFYING CHAMPIONS IN 
THE SCHOOLS.
WOW.
>> GOT ANOTHER PROBLEMATIC 
SCHOOL DISTRICT HERE.
>> HI, CALLUM.
EVERYTHING SO POWERFUL AND 
INFORMATIVE.
LOVED TO HEAR -- HOW TO BEST 
SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR LGBTQ+ 
STUDENTS.
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
WONDERFUL.
FEEL FREE TO KEEP ADDING THOSE 
IN THE CHAT.
I WANT TO BE SURE BEFORE FOLKS 
LOG OFF HERE TO GET OUR 
EVALUATION LINKS.
IN THE CHAT.
SO YOU HAVE THEM AND CAN FILL 
THIS OUT FOR OUR LAST -- WE GOT 
ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES OF THE 
SCHEDULED TIME.
AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 
YOU GET THIS.
OH, JESSIE AND I BOTH STARTED AT 
THE SAME TIME.
WE REALLY WANT YOU TO FILL THIS 
OUT.
IF YOU CAN'T TELL BY US PUTTING 
IN THERE TWICE.
WE HAVE EVALUATION SURVEY IN 
ENGLISH AND SPANISH AS WELL.
AND SO PLEASE TAKE JUST A COUPLE 
OF MINUTES TO FILL IT OUT.
IT'S NOT LONG.
AND IT REALLY HELPS US FOR 
FUTURE TRAININGS.
IN EVALUATING AND THE CONTENT 
AND ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK 
ABOUT OR TELL US WHAT YOU WOULD 
LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE.
AND TOPICS TO REACH OUT TO YOU 
AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.
AND LOOKED LIKE WE HAD EDWIN -- 
HI, EDWIN.
THE YOUTH INVOLVEMENT OF THE 
PROJECT IS SOMETHING THAT STOOD 
OUT TO YOU.
YES, ABSOLUTELY.
AND YEN, MY STUDENTS HAVE 
BROUGHT UP THAT THE BATHROOMS 
ARE AN UNSAFE SPACE AND 
VALIDATING TO HEAR THAT OTHER 
STUDENTS HAVE THE SAME 
SENTIMENTS.
DEFINITELY, SEEING THAT DATA.
WE SEE THAT ACROSS MULTIPLE 
PROJECTS AND IN PREVENTION 
ACROSS THE STATE AND COMMUNITY 
MAPPING PROJECTS.
WHERE BATHROOMS ARE SEEN AS 
UNSAFE SPACE FOR A LOT OF FOLKS.
AND ESPECIALLY FOR OUR LGBTQ+ 
FOLKS.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP 
AS WELL.
WELL FEEL FREE TO KEEP ADDING 
THINGS.
LOOKS LIKE LUKE SAID I THINK 
USING SCHOOL STUDENT SURVEYS IS 
IMPORTANT.
YES.
JESSIE AND I ARE DATA GEEKS AND 
IF YOU QUESTIONS TO DO THAT, 
THERE IS A LOT OF RESOURCES WE 
GUIDE YOU TO YOU.
DEFINITELY HELP WITH THAT AS 
WELL.
THANK YOU LUKE.
OKAY, THAT IS ALL THAT WE HAVE 
FOR YOU TODAY.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS TWO-DAY 
SERIES.
AND OUR INCREDIBLE SPEAKERS, 
THANK YOU TO MARIA FOR TODAY.
TO OUR INTERPRETERS AS WELL AND 
OUR CAPTIONER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE 
WORK YOU HAVE DONE THE LAST TWO 
DAYS TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE TO DO 
IN SPANISH AS WELL.
AND MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I AM GOING TO PUT THE LINK TO 
THE EVALUATION ONE MORE TIME 
JUST THAT YOU REALLY HAVE IT.
AND LOOKS LIKE JENNIFER SAID, I 
REALLY LIKE THE SOS-INFORMATION 
AND LEARNING ABOUT ALL THE GREAT 
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OUR 
LGBTQ+ YOUTH COMMUNITY.
I LOVED SEEING ALL OF THE YOUTH 
INVOLVEMENT AND THIS ENCOURAGES 
ME IN OUR PREVENTION PROGRAM.
WE LOVE TO HEAR.
THANK YOU JENNIFER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE DO HAVE FIVE MINUTES LEFT.
WHICH WOULD BE A PERFECT 
OPPORTUNITY AND PERFECT AMOUNT 
OF TIME TO FILL OUT THAT SURVEY.
JESSIE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO 
ADD BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT?
>> NO, I DON'T.
FEEL FREE TO CONTACT SHELBY AND 
I ANY TIME FOR INFORMATION, AND 
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND A GREAT WEEKEND GETTING 
CLOSE.
>> YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I 
PUT MY E-MAIL IN THE CHAT.
IN CASE YOU WANT TO REACH OUT 
WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR 
FOLLOW-UPS.
FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT THE 
WEBSITE AS WELL, THIS WILL BE 
POSTED ON THERE.
AND WITH THAT I'M GOING TO END 
THE RECORDING.
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>> THANK YOU.
THANKS EVERYBODY.