<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dear VCSA staff,</div><div><br></div><div>You are invited to attend an Allies seminar this quarter!</div><div><br></div><div>More info online at: <a href="http://out.ucr.edu/programs/allies.htm">http://out.ucr.edu/programs/allies.htm</a></div><div><br></div><b><u>-- RSVP for Allies Seminar, OCT 23 or Nov 6 & 10<br></u></b><br><div>Friday, October 23, 1:00pm to 4:00pm @ HUB 268<div>or</div><div>Thursday, November 6, 9:00am to 10:30pm @ HUB 265 </div><div>AND Tuesday, November 10, 9:00am to 10:30pm @ HUB 265</div><div>[2-part training, you must attend both sessions to become an Ally]<br><br>Any student, faculty, or staff interested in joining the Allies Safe Zone program should attend an Allies seminar. Allies is a network of UCR students, faculty, and staff who are supportive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and of anyone dealing with sexual orientation or gender identity issues.<br><br>Potential Allies members will learn about LGBT issues, receive resources and referral info, interact with a panel of LGBT students, and discuss issues of heterosexism and privilege. After attending the seminar, participants may choose to sign a contract promising to be a safe space, and they receive an Allies placard sign to hang outside their office or residence hall room.<br><br>Participants must RSVP to the LGBT Resource Center, 827-2267 or <a href="mailto:out@ucr.edu">out@ucr.edu</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Best, nancyjean<br><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "></div></span></span></div></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">--------------------------------------------</div><div>Nancy Jean Tubbs</div><div>Director, LGBT Resource Center</div><div>University of California, Riverside</div><div><a href="mailto:nancy.tubbs@ucr.edu">nancy.tubbs@ucr.edu</a></div><div><a href="http://www.out.ucr.edu">www.out.ucr.edu</a></div><div>951.827.2267</div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>