We’ll consider how global events have shaped the lives, characteristics, and expectations of Generation Z and engage in contemplative practices that can bring us clarity and help us cope with uncertainty. We’ll also consider resources that are helpful in supporting youth around the issue of war in Ukraine. Bring your questions!
What is the role of poetry during wartime? How can we use the written word to help ourselves and others cope with violence, fear and loss? In this Community Chat, we’ll talk through our thoughts surrounding the situation in Ukraine and all wars, while using poetry as a way to process our feelings.
At this Community Chat we’ll define white supremacy culture, consider its characteristics and examine how it manifests in the world around us. We'll discuss ways it impacts our own sense of well-being in our day-to-day lives and share techniques for taking care of ourselves and our communities in resistance.
In this Community Chat, we will explore how AAPI communities celebrate their heritage and look at the challenges faced regarding AAPI identity and culture in the USA. We will create poetry to express our feelings on heritage and how injustices concerning identity and culture impact our own well-being. Techniques for taking care of ourselves and our communities will be shared
Hosted by the LGBTQIA+ Subcommittee of the Diversity Committee, this community chat will offer attendees an opportunity to reflect on the significance of Pride Month, review key terminology related to LGBTQIA+ populations, and discuss ways we can be advocates, allies, and accomplices for our LGBTQIA+ community members.
In this special Community Chat, Professor of Undergraduate Social Work at Saint Leo University, Christina Cazanave, MSW, shows us how to employ a trauma-informed approach, have civil conversations, and listen with compassion.
Join us for a community conversation, led in partnership with the New York Peace Institute, about the crisis in Israel and Palestine, and ongoing student activism in the United States. This will be a session grounded in each of our stories, how we came to feel the way we do about the crises, how we learned what we know, and why we feel the way we feel.
An open conversation discussing the challenges and joys of creating and sustaining a community of gender diverse writers
Join us for an evening discussing the values of Girls Write Now as an organization and collective of creative individuals. Together, we'll consider the values of Girls Write Now and creatively express our personal definitions of what each value means to us.
Join Girls Write Now, and our co-sponsor, STARS Citywide Girls Initiative, to celebrate National Voter Registration Day with a coordinated democracy blitz aimed at getting every eligible person registered to vote in advance of
election 2024 and beyond!
