Doors: 5:30pm
Event: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Join VARSA, Teen Council, and Vashon High School’s QSA for an OUT Spoken Speakers Panel, plus the premier of their short film “inQUEERies,” followed by a short Q&A. Free and open to all.

Earlier this year, Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse were awarded a small grant to increase outreach and programming to LGBTQ youth. VARSA has found in working with youth-focused projects that the biggest impact comes from empowering youth to speak for themselves. So, with that in mind, the funds were used to host an OUTSpoken Training for Vashon LGBTQ youth and allies through NW Network, and then work with Teen Council and the high school Queer Spectrum Alliance to create a short film.

OutSpoken is a diverse group of LGBT and allied youth, adults, and providers dedicated to challenging bullying, oppression and anti-LGBT violence in our schools. On June 20, a panel of five students who went through the training will share their stories with the community followed by a short Q & A.

Film makers Vicki Dunakin and James Culbertson generously worked with these middle and high school students to create a short movie giving these kids an opportunity to talk about what is important to them. It will be premiered before the panel.