Program for Breaking the
Silence: Gays and Lesbians in Our Schools
2001
Program for Breaking the
Silence: Gays and Lesbians in Our Schools
2001
You are invited to attend the fourth annual
Breaking the Silence Conference
Friday, March 16, 7:30, Quance Lecture Theatre
Guest Speaker:
Reception to follow
Morning Program
Saturday, March 17, 9:00, Quance Lecture Theatre
Welcome from the University: Dean Robert Faulkner, Dean, College of Kinnesiology
Interactive Theatre led by Warren Linds: "Life in the Locker Room, Reality on the Playing Field - Act 1
Legal Update: Dr. Paul Clarke, University of Regina: "A Review of Current Cases"
Panel: "Athletes and Coaches Discuss Homophobia in High School and University Sports"
Lunch: 12:00-1:30
Afternoon program
1:30-2:30--Concurrent Sessions
Bob Green, "League of Peaceful Schools: Respecting Diversity and Promoting Inclusion in Caring Schools"
Moderator: Kay Williams Room 2014
Don Cochrane, U of S, "Conducting an Inventory of our own Attitudes towards Gay and Lesbian Teachers and Students and Measuring the Climate in our own Schools"
Moderator: Margi Corbett Room 2005
Andre Grace, Fiona Cavanagh, Candice Ennis-Williams, Robert Mizzi, Michelle Tsutsumi, and Kris Wells, "Queer Initiatives in the Faculty of Education, U of A"
Moderator: Angela Ward Room 2010
Video: It's Elementary
Facilitator: Scott Blythe Room 1251
2:45-3:45--Concurrent Sessions
James McNinch, U of R, "FAGS in the Locker-room and a DYKE in the Lab: Preventing Homophobic Comments and Name-calling (three activities for teachers)"
Moderator: Andrea Pearce Room 2014
Don Zeman, U of S, "The Challenge of Being a Competitive Athlete and Being Gay"
Moderator: Tara Bilash Room 2005
Doug Jaques, "The Doug Wilson Affair: A Preliminary Study"
Moderator: Neil Richards Room 2010
Video: Out for a Change: Addressing Homophobia in Women's Sports
Facilitator: Shannon Nuttall Room 1251
4:00--Interactive Theatre directed by Warren Linds, "Life in the Locker
Room, Reality on the Playing Field --Act Two
Quance Lecture Theatre
For registration information, click here.
Please note that the Doug Wilson Awards will be held Saturday evening in Quance Lecture Theatre beginning at 7:30