Safe Zone Program

Vision

Safe Zone will create a courageous, liberating, and celebratory campus culture for students, staff, and faculty of all sexualities and gender identities/expressions. We will provide resources to support self-efficacy for all people to be their authentic, intersectional selves. Through Safe Zone’s powerful advocacy, EvCC will become the most queer-inclusive community college in Washington State, where all voices are heard and valued.

Mission

Recognizing and honoring that queer communities have specific knowledge and expertise relating to our own lives, EvCC Safe Zone strives to create a campus culture that is free from physical, emotional, and systemic violence through the fierce promotion of equity, empathy, and justice. We provide training and outreach, shape policy and procedure development, and exert our influence on campus to further the well-being of our communities.

Goals/Objectives

  • Advocate for the rights of LGBTQIA+ students, staff and faculty through education, programs and services.
  • Promote educational programs including: panel discussions, seminars, workshops, lectures and conferences.
  • Provide services including: counseling, referrals to community agencies, resources for faculty, staff and students.
  • Support and empower the Triangle Alliance Club.
  • Recommend the establishment of college policy and administrative procedures that assure full, equal, involvement for LGBTQIA+ students and staff in all aspects of the college.
  • Act as a catalyst for the creation of a campus environment free from fear, prejudice, bigotry, harassment, and violence for LGBTQIA+ students and staff.
  • Provide Support for the EvCC Pride Center
  • Coordinate Safe Zone Training sessions

For more information or to schedule a Safe Zone training, please contact Safe Zone: safezone@everettcc.edu

All-Gender Restrooms

Safe Zone is advocating for awareness of the college's all-gender restrooms and working with Everett Community College administration to increase the number of all-gender, family friendly, and physically accessible restrooms at EvCC locations.

For more info, see the All-Gender Restrooms FAQ. 

Resources

Pride Center

The Pride Center is a place where students can ask questions, seek support and resources, and feel safe to be who they are. Thanks to the continuing strong support of students, staff, faculty and administration from across the campus, and partnership between Student Life, the Diversity and Equity Center, Triangle Alliance and Safe Zone, the EvCC Pride Center is open Monday through Friday.  The Pride Center is located in the Parks Student Union, Room 221-B.

For more information, please contact: pridecenter@everettcc.edu

Additional Online Resources

View online resources on campus and locally for the LGBTQIA+ community. Information is available such as scholarships, on-campus programs, local organizations and much more!