By: Chloe Davis, Intern.

On the 17th “Life Guard” (guarding people lives) training for youth that focuses on anti-bullying, oppression issues and suicide prevention

May 17th 4:00pm-8:00pm

Warehouse 21

Community Panel

May 17th 7:00-8:00 pm

Warehouse 21

Training for Providers

May 18th 8:30 am-1:00 pm

Santa Fe Lodge

For the first time since it began in 1994, the Trevor Project is coming to New Mexico, and not a moment too soon.

Being a teen is hard, and sometimes life becomes too much. In the US alone, suicide is the third greatest cause of death among 15 to 24-year-olds. To make matters worse LGBT (lesbian gay bisexual and transgender) youth are four times more likely to commit suicide during their teenage years; they are 8.4 times more likely to try and succeed after being rejected by their family.

The Trevor project travels around the country to spread information about this horrible problem and the ways it can be helped and prevented, but it has never been to New Mexico (which has one of the higher LGBT suicide rates in the country according to Sky Gray, executive director of SFMC) until now. On May  17 and 18  the Trevor Project joins hands with the Santa Fe Mountain Center for two days of suicide prevention and awareness training.

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By Chloe Davis, SFR Intern

Warehouse 21 Open Mic Poetry Night

7 pm
every Wednesday

Warehouse 21
1614 Paseo de Peralta
989-4423

A life can be changed by a small occurrence or a large event. The weekly poetry readings at Warehouse 21, which started summer of 2008, in terms of size are somewhere in-between, but no less life-changing for many of Santa Fe’s youth. The poetry readings used to get up to 100 people per week, but lately have been suffering from a lack of interest and inspiration. With any luck, one day soon, with the leadership of Warehouse 21’s youth organizers, they will be able to reach as many people as they did in the early days of the event.

The Warehouse 21 open mic poetry nights were started almost two years ago by three Santa Fe teens: Joey (whose last name remains a mystery), Mike Gore and Joshua Keeler. The three started the event for their peers, but not at Warehouse 21. They were held every Sunday night in Cathedral Park and, at first, would consist only of four or five teens, some reading and some simply listening. Soon, however, people walking past could no longer ignore the kids yelling poetry at the top of their lungs (or presenting strange Pac Man-related performance art, as depicted in the above image), before long there were 20 or more people flooding the park once a week to listen to the talents of Santa Fe’s youth. There was often a PA system brought to avoid the screaming. Soon enough the readings incorporated music as well.

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Be sure to check out breaking news from Dave Maass regarding the measures the Santa Fe County jail is taking with Scott Owens, accused of driving drunk and killing four Santa Fe teens on June 28. Additionally, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office is patrolling Owens’ mother’s neighborhood. Here’s the link.