Initiative for Transgender Leadership is proud to announce our new
Peer Mentorship Program Kick-off Weekend for Trans* Youth!
Join us if you
want to:
•
become a skilled, connected and confident mentor to
your peers;
•
be part of a supportive and awesome group of people
committed to making the world a better place for trans* youth;
•
develop your professional and leadership
capacities.
Come to our kick-off weekend October
4-6th where you will meet other local trans* youth, learn the basics of being a
mentor, practice non-violent communication, eat great food and find out about
ITL's Peer Mentorship Program to see if you want to join. Meals will be
provided, bus fare is available, and the whole weekend is free!
Location: ITL co-founder Madeleine Hershey will be hosting the Kick Off at her
house on Aurelius Ave. in Swissvale. The house is handicap accessible.
Who is invited? The ITL Peer Mentorship Program
is for people of trans* experience, ages 16-26. The program
will benefit from a diversity of experiences, backgrounds and identities.
If you identify as trans*, gender non-conforming, genderqueer, or you feel you belong in
this program, we welcome you.
We hope that after participating in the kick-off weekend you will decide
to commit to the full Peer Mentorship Program, which will meet for 20 3-hour
sessions between October 2013 and May 2014. Those who choose to join the
program will receive a small regular stipend, bus fare as needed, and
lunch on program days.
The goal of the ITL Peer Mentorship Program is to produce a group
of well-informed, confident and competent young trans* people who, by becoming
experts in themselves, are ready, willing and able to provide information,
mentorship and support to others in their communities. The Peer
Mentorship Program was designed by trans* youth and the ITL team to be
participant-driven. In other words: YOU decide what information
and activities are priorities, and facilitate the program together
with your peers.
KICK-OFF WEEKEND SCHEDULE
We ask that you join us for all sessions
Friday October 4th
6:00-7:00pm Dinner
7:15-8:00 Introduction to ITL and the Peer Mentorship Program
8:00-8:30 Sharing what you want to give and get from the program
8:30-8:45 Break
8:45-9:30 Icebreakers with Adil Mansoor
9:30 Close
Saturday October 5th
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-3:00 Basic Training for Being a Mentor with J Wester
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-5:15 Non-Violent Communication workshop with Dr. Judi Diven
5:15-6:30 Dinner
6:30-8:00 Participant-generated conversation: Program ground rules and
language
8:00 Close
Sunday October 6th
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 Facilitation 101 with FEARLESS
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:45 What's next? Hands-on workshop using Peer Mentorship Program
manual
3:45-4:00 Choose whether to join the rest of the Peer Mentorship Program
4:00 Close
