Community Event
Details of the LGBTQ Ally March On April 13th, 2017, the 8th annual LBGT Ally March took place in the Reeve Ballroom at UW Oshkosh. The doors opened at 5:00 PM for attendees to enter. The beginning of the event was for participants to check out the resources that were displayed for the public. These resources included Career Services, University Police, LGBTQ Resource Center, Women’s Center, Counseling Center, and many more.
The event involved three phenomenal speakers who spoke about the LGBTQ community, and then an ally march took place afterward. The speaker’s names are Dr. Amney Harper (professor in the professional counseling program), Ashley Lamers (student in the program), and Kathy Flores who works in the fox cities …show more content…
The community and sponsors are sustaining it and growing each and every year with support. Each year the march raises awareness for the LGBTQ community, and the allies. I have been going to UW Oshkosh for almost 2 years now, and I had not known about the LGBTQ Ally March, nor about the LGBTQ Resource Center or SAFE Training until this year. The march works in a sustainable manner that cycles support throughout the community and provides new opportunities for sponsorship and allyhood. UW Oshkosh has a vision of sustainability that is beyond the university. Our very own Chancellor says, “our social events are how we sustain our self” (“Sustainability Conversation,” 2017). Environmental, social, and economic are the three large pillars of sustainability (“Sustainability Conversation,” …show more content…
The event is on its 8th annual event, so I anticipate the event continuing and growing in the future. Right now, in our nation the political climate is considered dangerous for the LGBTQ population. It may be dangerous to identify as part of the community, and sometimes even as an ally (Stone, 2016). The LGBTQ community is under a lot of critical pressure from communities that do not accept their lifestyle. I believe the event was very effective because even though the climate may be dangerous right now, it doesn’t mean people should shy away and hide. The more that people come together to support the community, the more change will eventually happen. In the crowd, there were families with small children. The more normalized the LGBTQ community is through our upcoming youth, hopefully the less sensitive of a topic it will be in the
Details of the LGBTQ Ally March On April 13th, 2017, the 8th annual LBGT Ally March took place in the Reeve Ballroom at UW Oshkosh. The doors opened at 5:00 PM for attendees to enter. The beginning of the event was for participants to check out the resources that were displayed for the public. These resources included Career Services, University Police, LGBTQ Resource Center, Women’s Center, Counseling Center, and many more.
The event involved three phenomenal speakers who spoke about the LGBTQ community, and then an ally march took place afterward. The speaker’s names are Dr. Amney Harper (professor in the professional counseling program), Ashley Lamers (student in the program), and Kathy Flores who works in the fox cities …show more content…
The community and sponsors are sustaining it and growing each and every year with support. Each year the march raises awareness for the LGBTQ community, and the allies. I have been going to UW Oshkosh for almost 2 years now, and I had not known about the LGBTQ Ally March, nor about the LGBTQ Resource Center or SAFE Training until this year. The march works in a sustainable manner that cycles support throughout the community and provides new opportunities for sponsorship and allyhood. UW Oshkosh has a vision of sustainability that is beyond the university. Our very own Chancellor says, “our social events are how we sustain our self” (“Sustainability Conversation,” 2017). Environmental, social, and economic are the three large pillars of sustainability (“Sustainability Conversation,” …show more content…
The event is on its 8th annual event, so I anticipate the event continuing and growing in the future. Right now, in our nation the political climate is considered dangerous for the LGBTQ population. It may be dangerous to identify as part of the community, and sometimes even as an ally (Stone, 2016). The LGBTQ community is under a lot of critical pressure from communities that do not accept their lifestyle. I believe the event was very effective because even though the climate may be dangerous right now, it doesn’t mean people should shy away and hide. The more that people come together to support the community, the more change will eventually happen. In the crowd, there were families with small children. The more normalized the LGBTQ community is through our upcoming youth, hopefully the less sensitive of a topic it will be in the