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Peer Support Training – June 3rd!

glow — Fri, 28 May 2010 02:48:40 +0000

Hello again! Please join us next Thursday, June 3rd in St. Jerome’s Room 2009 from 4-6pm for Peer Support Training, the second of 2 mandatory training sessions for GLOW volunteers. This training provides participants with some useful techniques in providing peer support to others. Even if you’re not planning on holding office hours with GLOW you may find this session beneficial!

Ally Training – May 27th!

glow — Fri, 21 May 2010 00:11:33 +0000

Join us this Thursday, May 27th, in St. Jerome’s Room 2009 from 4-6pm for a special Ally Training session! Ally training serves as an introduction to queer issues and terminology. Everyone is welcome to attend, and this is a required training session for those wanting to volunteer with GLOW. Hope to see you there!

Peer Support Training Feb 26!

glow — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:59:46 +0000

GLOW and Counselling Services have secured a time to offer Peer Support Training, so if you’re looking to expand your volunteer opportunities with GLOW, this is where to start!

When: Friday, February 26, 2:00PM-4:00PM.
Location: SLC 2134 (tentatively)

If anyone is interested in completing this training (it is necessary if you want to hold Office Hours with GLOW), please RSVP to the GLOW email glow {at} glow.feds(.)ca, so we can get an estimate of numbers.

Thanks in advance and hope to hear from several of you!

Adam & James
GLOW Service Coordinators, Winter 2010

Peer Support Training for Winter 09!

admin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:22:00 +0000

There are upcoming opportunities to take peer support training with GLOW this Winter 2009 term! The sessions contain all of the same content. Here are the dates, times and location:

Saturday, January 31st 20092-4pm, in the GLOW office (SLC 2101)

Tuesday, February 3rd 20096-8pm, in the GLOW office (SLC 2101)

Thursday, March 5th 20096-8pm, in the GLOW office (SLC 2101)

Peer support training is required if you would like to hold office hours for the Winter 2009 term. If you have already completed the training session last term (Fall 08) you can be exempt from taking the training this term (although, its always good to review).

Here is the link to the facebook event page where it would be appreciated if you could please RSVP so we know how many people to expect. Just indicate on the wall for this event which session you will be able to attend.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=47347383883

See you there!

Last Chance to RSVP for GLOW Volunteer Training!

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:44:00 +0000

Hey everyone!

If you plan to attend our volunteer training tomorrow, please make sure to RSVP no later than 7pm tonight! If you don’t RSVP, you can still come, but we might not have enough food for you! So please RSVP if you plan to attend! Either send an email to glow {at} feds.uwaterloo(.)ca or RSVP on Facebook: www.facebook.com/event.php

?eid=39680333808

Here’s the original email in case you haven’t read it already. Please email me with any questions before 7pm tonight!

Want to help foster a supportive, diverse, and accepting campus
community? Interested in helping to support other students? Just
looking for some volunteer experience? If any of those appeal to you,
then you should volunteer with GLOW!

Come to our GLOW and Women’s Centre Volunteer Training this Saturday!
Dr. Tracy Morgan of UW Counselling Services will show you how to
provide peer support, KW Sexual Assault Support Centre will help you
cultivate an anti-oppressive environment, and Dr. Barbara Schumacher
of UW Health Services will teach you the latest sexual health
information! Don’t worry about lunch, we’ll take care of that!

In person, on the phone, or both, we’ll be running training to hold
hours in the Community Centre (one hour training) or on the Phone Line
(multi-session training) very soon! So which ever (or both) you want
to volunteer for, first you’ll need this essential training!

***IMPORTANT*** If you do plan on attending, please ensure that you
either RSVP by emailing glow {at} feds.uwaterloo(.)ca or on Facebook:
http://www.new.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=39680333808 , as
we need to know how much food to order.

So join us, this Saturday September 20th in the SLC Multi-Purpose Room
from 9:30am-5:00pm, and help make a difference on campus and
everywhere!

See you there!

GLOW Volunteer Training – This Saturday!

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:14:00 +0000

Want to help foster a supportive, diverse, and accepting campus community? Interested in helping to support other students? Just looking for some volunteer experience? If any of those appeal to you, then you should volunteer with GLOW!

Come to our GLOW and Women’s Centre Volunteer Training this Saturday! Dr. Tracy Morgan of UW Counselling Services will show you how to provide peer support, KW Sexual Assault Support Centre will help you cultivate an anti-oppressive environment, and Dr. Barbara Schumacher of UW Health Services will teach you the latest sexual health information! Don’t worry about lunch, we’ll take care of that!

In person, on the phone, or both, we’ll be running training to hold hours in the Community Centre (one hour training) or on the Phone Line (multi-session training) very soon! So which ever (or both) you want to volunteer for, first you’ll need this essential training!

So join us, this Saturday September 20th in the SLC Multi-Purpose Room from 9:30am-5:00pm, and help make a difference on campus and everywhere!

See you there!

GLOW Ally Network Introductory Training

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:39:00 +0000

Become a part of the GLOW Ally Network! Participate in the Ally program to help cultivate safe, positive spaces on campus.

What: Ally Network Introductory Training
When: Thursday July 10th @ 5:30-7:30pm
Where: SLC 2134
Why: The GLOW Ally Network is a group of University of Waterloo students, staff and faculty from a wide variety of backgrounds who share the common goal of working towards supporting, embracing and celebrating sexual diversity as well as engendering equality at UW.

Straight, bi, lesbian, gay, transgender or whatever – we can all make a safer and more positive campus!

Please RSVP by emailing glow {at} feds.uwaterloo(.)ca

Volunteer with GLOW!

admin — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:37:00 +0000

For those interested in doing either Community Centre hours or Peer Support Line hours, we will be offering a Peer Support Training Session on Thursday June 5th, from 5-7pm. This is the initial training session, and volunteers who pass it will then take specific Community Centre or Peer Support Line training, depending on which they want to volunteer for.

The training will take place in the GLOW Community Centre (SLC 2101) on Thursday June 5th from 5-7pm. Please RSVP by emailing glow {at} feds.uwaterloo(.)ca as soon as possible.

Interested in Volunteering?

admin — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:47:00 +0000

For anyone interested in volunteering with GLOW, we will be having our peer-support training for the winter term on Tuesday February 26th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm in the GLOW Community Centre (SLC 2101). The training will be run by Dr. Tracy Morgan from Counselling Services. The peer-support training is part one of a mandatory two part training for anyone interested in holding hours in the Centre or doing phone line hours. This term we have only three people holding Centre hours and only two people doing phone hours, so if you are interested in volunteering, please come out for this training!

GLOW Ally Network Training

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:02:00 +0000

This Saturday July 21, we’ll be running a session to train people to run the Ally Network. It’s a great volunteer opportunity to help individuals learn more about LGBTQQ issues and how to be supportive.

It’ll run from 1:30-3:30 pm in HH room 373/378. Hope to see you there!

To learn more about the Ally Network, visit http://www.glowally.feds.ca/