Educational and anti-discrimination work on LGBTIAQ+ and queerness

SCHLAU Gladbeck is an project practicing queer education. Our LGBTIAQ+ team members offer workshops for teenagers and young adults, primarily in schools. Our main topics are sexual, romantic and gender diversity, but we see ourselves as a project that works against discrimination in general.

Our motto is: "Talk to us, not about us". In workshops, we use methods of anti-discrimination education and our LGBTIAQ+ biographies to talk to participants about democracy, human rights and discrimination.

Through our network SCHLAU NRW, we receive free access to qualification measures. We share quality standards and a youth protection concept with the other SCHLAU teams in NRW.

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We are SCHLAU Gladbeck.
We talk to young people about LGBTIAQ+.
What is LSBTIAQ+?
You can read and listen here:
https://geschlechter-abc.de/l/

Everyone in our team is LGBTIAQ+.
We ask young people:
What do you know about LGBTIAQ+?
We tell young people:
How do we feel as LGBTIAQ+?
We show them:
We are good like this.
The way we are.
We don't have to change.

We also talk about discrimination.
That means:
Some people have fewer rights.
Or they are insulted. Or bullied.
Because they belong to a group.
For example, the LGBTIAQ+ group.

We talk to young people:
Why is that the case?
How can we change that?
We want equal rights.
We want to be accepted.
How do we do this together?

Do you want to join in?
Then get in touch with us!

Central:
- Participation in team meetings (once a month in the evening)
- Conducting workshops (depending on capacity, usually in the mornings, release from paid work may be possible)
- Participation in other team events (approx. every two months at the weekend, e.g. further training, games evening, team trip)

Also possible:
- taking on roles in the team (e.g. protection concept, awareness team, social media)
- Public relations work (e.g. looking after pride stands)
- Networking (e.g. involvement in state and national working groups, participation in network meetings throughout Germany)
- Numerous free training opportunities

Necessary:
- free, extended certificate of good conduct
- at least 16 years of age
- Willingness to participate in the SCHLAU NRW basic qualification (free of charge, at the weekend)

Important:
- Willingness to learn and reflect
- Respect for your own boundaries and the boundaries of others
- Reliability & sense of responsibility
- Empathy and willingness to accept the different realities of young people's lives

You can learn many other skills that are important/helpful for SCHLAU work with the support and calm of the team. We are all always learning!

The volunteer work does not incur any costs apart from the time spent. Travel and participation fees are covered by the project.

We would be happy to tell you more about the project and possible activities in an introductory meeting. Please get in touch at any time if you have any questions - we look forward to hearing from you!