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Wow! Overnight we smashed our target of $7,500, and we just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the cause.
We're so excited to be creating sexual and gender diversity curriculum for High Schools.
If you haven't had a chance to support the project - IT'S NOT TOO LATE! Any donations from here will boost the project, it's reach, and what we can achieve. Again - Thank you so much! You guys are amazing.
We are creating an education series which will change schools.
What does it involve?
- A series of 6 short videos highlighting the experiences of a Gay (1), Lesbian (1), Bisexual (2) and Transgender (2) identifying student.
- Lesson plans to empower teachers to showcase the films in the classroom and be confident to teach with them.
- Professional Development for Victorian School Staff (through Safe Schools Coalition Victoria)
- Promotion of 'All of Us' to schools across Victoria and around Australia prompting their uptake.
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Introducing Nevo!
Nevo took time out from studying for his exams to send you this message. His story will help to make schools so much safer for LGBT young people. Help us to get his story out there!
Introducing Jaimee!
Jaimee couldn't come in to see us to film a clip as she is studying for her final high-school exams. But she still wanted to send a massive thank you to everyone who has contributed so far!
Introducing Mike!
One of the stars of 'All of Us'
Changing schools
School curricula have come a long way in recent years in recognising sexual and gender diversity - but they rarely involve more than a passing reference and are often presented through a clinical lens in sex ed.
To do this, SSCV and Minus18 are supporting the creation of a video series which captures the lives of young LGBT people. These short films will illustrate their school and uni lives, their weekend adventures and their hopes for the future. They will include the basic stuff, the boring stuff, the things that every young person has to do. The aim? To show young Australians that their LGBT friends are no different from themselves. To dismantle the idea of diversity in the abstract and provide positive, real stories from young LGBT people.
The video series and accompanying lesson plans will allow any teacher, in any school to confidently inform students about the way the world is - diversity and all.
We need your help
In order to get these unit guides and lesson plans into schools around the country, we need your generous donations. Your donations will allow us to create, print, promote and send these powerful, school changing resources far and wide.
Teachers are pressed for time, and school cultures can be adverse to change. So we are working to create simple and clear, useful on the run resources.
Just $10 from you, will get this program into a school. Where previously no resources have existed, teachers will now be able to promote diversity, challenge homophobia and transphobia.
Think schools are already safe?
If you are asking yourself whether or not these resources are needed then have a read below...
Sadly today in Australia, school is the place where young people report the most homophobic abuse. Since 1998 levels of homophobic abuse reported by students, experienced in schools has risen from 69% in 1998 to 80% in 2010 (Hiller et. al. 2010).
Luckily for us, schools which were “perceived by students to be supportive...have a strong and significant influence on the mental health and safety of the SSAGQ (same sex attracted and gender questioning) young people who attend” (Hiller et. al 2010).
Our resources will allow schools to be supportive for all students. Especially LGBT ones.
At Safe Schools Coalition Victoria we have been working to this end for years. We know what we are doing. The time has come to increase our reach and change more schools. Your donations will make an immediate and lasting impact.
If dollars are sparse...
You can still be a massive help.
Still at school? Can you have a chat with your favourite teacher or even the principal about how awesome it would be to have 'All of Us' run in your school?
Don't have any money to spare? Could you post/link/tweet about this to your friends, family and colleagues and ask them to donate?
Have kids at school? And think it is as important as we do that young people are learning about LGBT people? Could you arrange to have a discussion with a school leader or parents committee about the resources that will be available in 2014?
'All of Us,' coming to a school near you!
Press/Enquirues: Contact Project Manager - Christopher Bush - chrisjbush@me.com
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FAQ
Your name will be featured in the credits of our videos and resources as a supporter of this project.
You'll also get all prior perks!
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Stickers and Secrets!
$10 USD
2 X Minus18 stickers (1X "Some Boys like Boys" and 1 X "Some Girls like Girls")
Perfect for your diary cover, laptop case or office window. Just in time for the new school year.
You will also receive special behind the scenes updates of 'All of Us' in production, so that you can see the project you made happen, come together.
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Poster and Stickers!
$20 USD
All of the $10 perks plus get yourself an A3 - "Some Boys Like Boys, Some Girls Like Girls, K Thanks" poster.
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Real life DVD!
$55 USD
Physical copy of "All of Us." You will receive a copy of the entire video series on DVD.
You'll also get all prior perks!
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Special Thank You Screening!
$120 USD
We'd like to invite you to a special screening of 'All of Us' to be held in a secret location in the Melbourne CBD - Location TBC, Jan 2014
You'll also get all prior perks!
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Meet and Greet
$250 USD
Get all prior perks as well as a special invite from us to attend a day of filming (your choice over October and November in Melbourne) - meet the cast and crew over lunch and if you're interested; learn from the director's techniques and have a discussion with the project manager.