What are the benefits of becoming a Safe Zone Ally?
This designation signifies the following: 1) Safe Zone Ally training at Durham Tech is current and complete; 2) any student with questions or concerns related to LGBTQ+ issues may feel welcome to talk with trained faculty/staff in a safe and confidential space; and 3) the trained faculty/staff will have resources available to students with any questions or concerns related to LGBTQ+ issues.

What is Safe Zone Project?
Safe Zone is an opportunity to learn about LGBTQ+ identities, gender and sexuality, and examine prejudice, assumptions, and privilege. Safe Zone participants will develop a deeper familiarity and comfort with vocabulary and inclusive practices. It can help you identify ways to create a more safe and inclusive space for our LGBTQ+ community.

More about the Safe Zone training:

This training will encourage attendees to engage actively about LGBTQ+ identities, gender and sexuality, and examine prejudices, assumptions and privileges. The training will provide an opportunity to begin thinking about:

• how to create inclusive and safe spaces on Durham Tech's campus,
• incorporate and use LGBTQ+ terminology and language in policies, practices, and procedures, and
• identifying and create resources for Durham Tech community use.

More importantly, attendees will leave the session with more knowledge of how to be a LGBTQ+ Ally then share this knowledge with another!

The training will be provided by Elliott Kimball (He|Him|His), Assistant Director of Intercultural Engagement, LGBTQ+ Outreach & Advocacy and Chair, Professional & Personal Development Committee at UNC-Greensboro. 

If you have questions, please contact Dorene MacKinnon, mackinnond@durhamtech.edu.

Note: The training is hosted by Safe Zone Committee (reporting to Equity & Inclusion Council)