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Don’t Hate, Just Mediate

Jaime Diego Chavez, MA, PPS Counselor Peer Mediation Teacher. Don’t Hate, Just Mediate. Keiller Leadership Academy San Diego, CA. Learn to develop school wide activities and programs that promote a safe school climate for LGBTQI youth and all students.

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Don’t Hate, Just Mediate

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  1. Jaime Diego Chavez, MA, PPS Counselor Peer Mediation Teacher Don’t Hate, Just Mediate Keiller Leadership Academy San Diego, CA

  2. Learn to develop school wide activities and programs that promote a safe school climate for LGBTQI youth and all students. Learn to create effective Peer Mediation programs Provide additional tools and resources This morning’s goals- “Be the change that you want to see in the world". -Gandhi

  3. What are your school needs? Bullying? Name-calling? Homophobia? Social-cultural or clicks as barriers? Addressing your school needs- Steps you can take to address homophobia in your schools!

  4. Adopt a Nondiscrimination Statement"The Sweetwater Union High School District does not discriminate with regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender, ethnic group identification, race, ancestry, national origin, religion, color, mental disability and/or physical disability, age, marital or parental status or any other unlawful consideration."SUHSD Board Policy #2224 Encourage your district to- It’s the law:Assembly Bill 537 Under the California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000 (AB 537), all California public schools have a duty to protect students from discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

  5. Encourage your school to provide an in-service for your teachers and staff Have a Luncheon “in-service” in your classroom or staff lounge Invite guest speakers from GLSEN, PFLAG, or local LGBT Center Provide a staff in-service • Find allies to help you! “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  6. Encourage curriculum that supports students efforts to address homophobia, bullying, and promote tolerance and unity! Encourage dialogue on your campus among students Invite guest speakers from GLSEN, PFLAG, or local LGBT Center Support students! • Create programs and activities to promote a safer school campus for LGBTQI and all students!

  7. A Peer Mediator is a student who has been trained to conduct conflict resolution. They conduct peer mediations, classroom presentations, and organize activities and events With limited resources, staff, and time- you will need students who want to promote promote positive social change to create a safer school campus Start a Peer Mediation program to promote a safe school climate!

  8. Recruit a diverse group of Peer Mediators from different: • Races/cultures • Genders • Grade levels (higher) • Disabilities • Religions • LGBTQI • Include students from various clubs and clicks on campus What do you need to have an effective Peer Mediation Program?

  9. The Keiller Leadership Academy (KLA) Peer Mediators are committed to resolving conflict through peaceful resolution, promoting tolerance, and providing alcohol/tobacco/ drug education and prevention to the students and community of Keiller. 1. Mission Statement or Vision:

  10. Access curriculum resources from: District curriculum County training Books Internet Trainings • Must have a passion for peace, Peer Mediation, conflict resolution, non-violence, social justice, and youth! 2. Curriculum and Passion

  11. Peer Mediators must maintain confidentiality, neutrality, and are non-judgmental. Active listening skills Paraphrasing skills Be empathetic Promote non-violence 3. Develop Skills that a Peer Mediator will need. “I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence" -ShironEbadi

  12. Empower students to take ownership of program (slogan) • Build teamwork • Have fun! Spend time training and meeting with students to explore what topics, issues do you want to address in your school or community 4. Training, Teamwork, and Empowering students

  13. Sell the benefits! Address current problems in the school (fights, bullying, name-calling) CA laws to protect LGBTQI Students from harassment Get your administrators and district leadership involved 5. Advocate for resources and programs

  14. Present to your staff Utilize local media Share with your parents and students Present to your school board Include in your SPARC Document 6. Measure results and share results

  15. Be a teacher, coach, and role model Advocate for additional resources and programs Seek allies from staff and other student clubs Evaluate and share results of program Counselor/ Educator role "You are never strong enough that you don't need help” -Cesar Chavez

  16. Activities and programs

  17. Conflict Resolution! Students having a conflict, being bullied, or spreading rumors? Refer them to Peer Mediation where they will meet with trained Peer Mediators who will help them resolve the conflict and sign an agreement. Peer Mediation

  18. Mix it Up Day-November 8, 2011 • National event sponsored by Tolerance.org and Southern Poverty Law Center • Last year over 3 million students in over 9,000 schools participated nationwide • Encourages students to cross and breakdown social and cultural barriers at schools, talk about stereotypes www.tolerance. org

  19. Mix it up Day at Lawndale High School • Started in 2005 • From Lunchtime activities to serving entire 10th grade class • Included all cultural groups including GSA • Addresses social and cultural barriers

  20. The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Each year the event has grown, now with hundreds of thousands of students coming together to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of anti-LGBT behavior Sponsored by GLSEN Day of Silence-April 15, 2011 www.dayofsilence.org

  21. No Name-Calling Week is an annual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and inspiration to launch an on-going dialogue about ways to eliminate bullying in their communities. Sponsored by GLSEN No Name Calling week- January www.nonamecallingweek.org • Address “That’s gay and ”F word”

  22. Classroom presentations, small groups, Advisory presentations, Skits, table, and small group presentations. At KLA, we held a No Name Calling Week presentation. No Name Calling week- January www.nonamecallingweek.org

  23. Set up a table to educate students about AIDS, HIV, and where to get tested. “Keep it real workshops” –break myths about STDS, HIV, and AIDS being a “gay disease” World AIDS Day- December 3rd www.worldaidsday.org

  24. To save lives through the prevention of suicide According to GLSEN, LGBTQI students are 3 to 4 times more likely to commit suicide Yellow Ribbon Week, The Trevor project www.yellowribbonsd.org www.thetrevorproject.org/

  25. Utilize GLSEN resources online to start or expand a Gay Straight Alliance (G.S.A.) club on your campus Encourage both LGBTQI students and allies to join! Start a G.S.A. Club! www.GLSEN.org

  26. NCCJ focuses on a broad range of "isms,” NCCJ Provides trainings, Camp Minitown/Anytown, workshops, and more! NCCJ- Camp Anytown/Minitown www.nccj.org or www.cacej.org/

  27. Student led and directed school-wide assembly to address student issues on campus: discrimination, sexism, homophobia Address various levels: verbal, discrimination, violence Student wrote skits and acted them out! Tolerance Assembly

  28. No Drama Day for lower grade students • No Drama Day • Provide 9th grade students alternatives to gossip, rumors, and violence • For both male and female students

  29. What activities and programs do you offer at your school to address homophobia, bullying, or name-calling? What programs do you offer specifically to address LGBTQI youth concerns? What did you get out of this activity? Why did we do this activity? Group sharing-

  30. www.tolerance.org www.glsen.org www.thinkb4youspeak.com www.pflag.org www.cta.org Get FREE Stuff/ other resources

  31. Jaime Diego Chavez (619) 263-9266 donthatejustmediate@yahoo.com Thank you forcoming! Questions?

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