BTL Staff
The Plymouth Canton Educational Park (PCEP) GSA is hosting an educational summit Feb. 4, comprised of workshops for LGBT students, allies and parents on LGBT issues such as coming out and reconciling with religions.
The PCEP GSA consists of students from Plymouth, Canton and Salem high schools' shared campus in Canton. The summit will be open to the campus' several thousand students and their parents.
During the summit, students and parents will attend five workshops: a religion workshop with Dr. Selma Massey, James L. Meyer of the Chalfonte Foundation and a panel from Whosoever Ministries; a transgender workshop with Ryan Oliver; a parent workshop hosted by supportive parents of GSA members; a coming out workshop and an improvisational workshop.
Although attendance to the summit is free, PCEP GSA President Sara Kadish asks that attendees and members of the community consider a donation for the group. Kadish says that the organization has tons of ideas for their school, but many require funding they do not have.
"This is the first time that we've tried to organize (the summit), but we would like to make this an annual event," she says. "However, we just can't make it happen without funds."
The summit runs 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Feb. 4 at Plymouth High School, 8400 Beck Road, Canton. For more information, or to volunteer at the summit, call 734-394-6348 or e-mail Kadish at [email protected].
Anyone interested in supporting these young people and their summit project can send checks payable to: PCEP GSA, c/o Pride Source, 11920 Farmington Rd., Livonia MI 48150.
