The goal of The University of Montana Allies Program is to actively promote a campus environment that is inclusive and supportive of all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition to designing activities that foster a campus climate of inclusivity and awareness, the UM Allies Program also seeks to establish safe spaces for individuals who experience isolation, discrimination, threats, or imtimidation in the campus community. These goals will be accomplished through high visibility of the progam, a training component that provides staff, faculty, students, and the administration with tools to support and respond to the needs of LGBT individuals, and the commitment of LGBT allies to the project.
The Allies program will advertise and recruit individuals interested in enhancing the senstivity and inclusiveness of the campus with regards to LGBT issues and concerns. Program participants will undergo training to enhance their awareness of and senstivity to the needs of sexual minority individuals.
The Allies Program will provide two 2-hour trainings per year, at the beginning of the Fall and Winter semesters.
April 9, 2009 5-7:30 PM - Location TBA.
April 23, 2009 2:30- 5 PM - Location TBA.
Please contact James Randall at james.randall@mso.umt.edu or Jen Robohm at jennifer.robohm@mso.umt.edu
For a list of campus and off-campus resources, please download the UM Allies Resources List.
