Ally Training

What is Ally Training?

Ally Training is a 2-hour workshop for Cal Poly staff, faculty, and students who are interested in becoming allies for the LGBT, Queer, and Questioning community.
Our definition of an Ally: A person, often straight, who is accepting and supportive of the LGBTQ community.

What happens at Ally Training?

Ally Training may have anywhere from 8 to 15 participants. While the Pride Center staff will be presenting you with information, the majority of the training will be group discussions to explore LGBT, Queer, Questioning and Ally issues and homophobia. Activities are designed to facilitate understanding of common LGBTQ and ally experiences. The session will also have many opportunities for question and answers with LGBTQA students.

Dates and Times

Below are dates for the Fall 2009 Ally Trainings. Time have not been determined yet, but please check back closer to the dates. There are often two options of training times on each date.

Thursday, October 22, 2009
University Union room 219
Time: 10am-Noon & 2-4pm sessions

Monday, November 2, 2009
University Union room 216
Time: 10am-Noon & 2-4pm sessions

Prep Work

Before you come to training, we would encourage you to read the following documents.

Who are Allies on Campus?

If you would like to see faculty, staff, and student members of the Cal Poly community who have taken Ally Training and Advanced Ally Training from 2007-2009, please follow this link to campus allies.

TERMinology

Our newest terminology handout can be found here.

Sign Up Today!

If you would like to sign up for any of these trainings, please send an email to CalPoly.Ally@gmail.com.