ALL IN! Tip #1 - Create a Buzz

So you have registered your school and downloaded your ALL IN! Student Guide and are gearing up for your schools ALL IN! week. Now what?

It's time to get people excited! Start creating some buzz for your event. Here is one way that I have found to work really well.

Tip: Create buzz through advertising with a lack of details.

Have folks asking questions- wanting MORE! Create flyers that are simple, eye catching, and vague. Put them EVERYWHERE!
-Stick them to Lockers
-Post them on walls
-Have an "ambush" style hand out at lunch. Give a group of people a stack of flyers and just bombard all the tables!
-Have it printed in the student newspaper
-Have the folks that do your announcements just start saying, "Are you in?" or "I'm in, are you?" at the beginning or end of announcements everyday.
-Create a video of students saying "I'm in" and end with "are you?" , then play it on the announcements.

Two weeks before your event, start posting flyers with more details. Check back for a poster you can download and customize for your schools event next week!

Here are some examples of ALL IN! "buzz fliers". Click on the flyer to see the full size image. Feel free to save them and use them in your school.

*Make sure you check with your advisor before you start advertising!

ALL IN! School Profile - Denby

Denby PRIDE Club

Denby PRIDE held their first planning meeting on December 11th, 2008 to kick off their ALL IN! Plans!

ALL IN! Goal: The club is planning to host a large event in January where students will take part in dialogue and activities. They will be designed to help them explore issues of diversity and respect, and build a safe, more inclusive school

Advisors: Ms. Manningham and Ms. Lovett


Get an ALL IN! Profile for your school! Visit www.miroundtable.org and download the registration form.

ALL IN! School Profile - DIA

Detroit International Academy

In December, students in Ms. Ayala's class completed a unit on leadership and community that culminated in a trip to the Henry Ford Museum to study the actions of American Civil Rights leaders.


ALL IN! Goal: These student leaders plan to develop a project that will help promote respect, leadership and cultural awareness in their school.

Advisor: Ms. Ayala

Get an ALL IN! Profile for your school! Visit www.miroundtable.org and download the registration form.

1 Month til ALL IN!

Only 1 month until ALL IN! Watch this blog for weekly updates, ideas and profiles of student groups who are participating! Ready to plan an ALL IN week at your school or in your community? Visit http://www.miroundtable.org/ to download your ALL IN! guide.

I'm In!

Why are you participating in ALL IN? Email us and we may feature you on the blog...















"I am anxious to participate in ALL IN! week because I think it will help people at my school understand and accept each other. Also, I want to help make my school a more inclusive and accepting community, and I think ALL IN! week will do just that!"
Laci Bosquez
Riverview High School

Nine Weeks and counting...

It's less than 9 weeks until ALL IN! Watch this blog for weekly updates, ideas and profiles of student groups who are participating! Ready to plan an ALL IN week at your school or in your community? Visit http://www.miroundtable.org/ to download your ALL IN! guide.

Are You IN?

ALL IN! is the Michigan Roundtable’s week-long inclusion event that challenges student groups to:

INvestigate who feels excluded and disrespected in their school,

INclude other students in a dialogue about diversity, and

INform their faculty, administration and peers about the issues in their school.

IN SCHOOL:
During the week of January 19, 2009, student groups across the metro Detroit region (and beyond) will work to make their schools more inclusive by planning, promoting and carrying out ALL IN! projects in their school.

ONLINE:
During the same week students, teachers and communtiy members will have the opportunity to share their unique perspectives and learn from others as they take part in daily discussions on issues of diversity and inclusion on the Michigan Roundtable’s Facebook network. Also, participating schools will be highlighted with their own profile here on the LINC (Leadership In the New Century) Blog, showcasing their student group and their plans for ALL IN! week.

Become an INstigator: download the ALL IN! program guide at http://www.miroundtable.org/!

Diversity Leadership Summit

The Diversity Leadership Summit kicks off the LINC program year this Saturday! Workshops for both youth and adults, plus learn about the new ALL IN! Program, the Cyber[Safe]Space Project and get your updated Michigan Roundtable Diversity Club Resource Guide!

Get more info and register at the Michigan Roundtable website!

Coming Soon!

Learn about the 2009 ALL IN! Program at the October 25 Diversity Summit!

Camp Crosstown - What did it mean to you?

"Crosstown was life changing. For years I had been hiding pieces of myself, but Crosstown allowed me to be myself without fear!"

- Catherine

This has been the most empowering and inspiring week of my life! I have grown as a person, and I have been touched by the compassion and open-mindedness of everyone there! -Laci

For me, Crosstown was the chance of a lifetime! -Eysa

Camp Crosstown was an exhilirating experience for me. I am so grateful to my fellow ambassadors who have shown me so much. - Brandon

Camp Crosstown 08

Camp Crosstown 2008 brought together student leaders from high schools across southeastern Michigan to explore issues of leadership, diversity and community. Check back soon for photos and quotes from student delegates!

Get ready to Walk the Walk

Detroit Leadership Academy

Approx. 100 high school student leaders and teachers from eight Detroit Public Schools came together on April 23rd and 24th to share strategies for working against violence, bullying and exclusion in their schools. The event, which was a follow-up to last summer's Transition Academy, took place at Youthville and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.


Participating students explored the impact of stereotypes and assumptions, learned how to become stronger leaders and practiced ways of intervening in potentially hurtful or violent situations at school. They also began work on a "Digital Quilt" to represent themselves and their school community. These students, representing Central, Chadsey, Denby, D.I.A., Frederick Douglas, Northwestern, Pershing and Southeastern High Schools, will make presentations to faculty and staff members at their schools.

Think that one person can't make a difference?

What are you going to do?

2008 LINC Connections Conference

Almost 300 students and teachers gathered on Friday, April 11 for the LINC Connections Conference at the Ford Motor Company Conference and Events Center. The theme of this year's conference was "Leaders 4 Change" and featured roundtable dialogue on becoming a leader in creating safe, inclusive schools.

The conference also recognized LINC Educator of the Year Kellie Lovett of Denby High School; Administrator of the Year Patricia Pickett of Northwestern High School and Student Leader Scholarship Award winners Mensah Wells (Northwestern), Martez James (Northwestern) and Megan Milligan (Riverview).

MRDI CEO Tom Costello, Educator of the Year Kellie Lovett & LINC Coordinator Craig Anderson

Tom Costello, Martez James, Mensah Wells, Megan Milligan & Craig Anderson

Student presenters from Denby High School