Advocacy

Anti-Bullying

The Quad City Collaborative for a Bully Free Community is a broad-based community group committed to increasing public awareness on bullying—what it is, its effects, and how it can be stopped.

The collaborative will, through education, increase public awareness about bullying behavior and implement strategies to create a safe, bully free community.

To achieve this, the Collaborative will do the following:

  • Coordinate a community-wide public awareness and media campaign called "Take a Stand, Lend a Hand!"
  • Provide speakers who will present strategies on how to become a bully free community.
  • Support school and community anti-bullying programs.

Breaking the Silence

The Breaking the Silence project aims to build a greater understanding and acceptance of gay and lesbian seniors among social service caregivers who work with LGBT seniors. This project is designed, through the training of caregivers, to advance equality for LGBT seniors and create a community culture of acceptance and inclusiveness.

Religious Concerns

The Religious Concerns Committee works for acceptance and respect of LGBT people by the religious community.

The next meeting of this committee is currently set for October 14, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. at QCAD.