This season, we invite you to a two day workshop on the topic of healing spaces. With the growing need for more therapeutic, spiritual, wellness, and restorative justice spaces, where do we begin to find our way in personal and collective healing?
Hear from two of Connecticut’s leading figures in environmental justice on how progress is made, from the grassroots activist level to the political level. Sharon Lewis introduces us to the work of the CT Coalition for Environmental Justice, describing the ways that they attempt to educate politicians, overcome common roadblocks, and ultimately get attention towards the most relevant issues through strategic communications.
Racial Justice Art Showcase
October 2 | Presented by YPA Racial Justice Subcommittee and the LGBTQ+ Affinity Group
We want to see your Pandemic Art! Centered around the theme of “racial justice,” we are asking all Yale and New Haven community members to submit art pieces.
Prepare your masterpieces with one of these sub-themes in mind:
Stop Asian hate
Free Palestine
Black Lives Matter
Trans Rights are Human Rights
Protect native lands
No human is illegal
Create your own!
Part of the Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiatives speaker series
Saturday, September 18
September is Pride Month in Connecticut (no joke!) and September 18th the New Haven Pride Center will be hosting their annual Pride Fest, this year in North Haven. Click here to learn more about all their upcoming Pride events!!
PRIDE Events Link Address: https://www.newhavenpridecenter.org/2021pride/social-events/
On Sunday, September 12th, The Affinity Group co-chairs will be out and about at the Orange Street Promenade (Orange St. @ Center St.) in downtown New Haven. Come meet other affinity group members and grab a coffee, breakfast, or lunch depending on your late morning mood
Ornithologist and writer Dr. Drew Lanham sits down with Dr. Thomas Easley, founder and author of Mind/Heart for Diversity, to discuss what it means to embrace the full breadth of his African-American heritage and his deep kinship to nature and adoration of birds.
Moderated by Ever Osorio (Yale University) in Spanish with English translation.
Please register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xPMd2VV4SGiDKxNNE4NITw
La lucha contra la violencia de género en América Latina
“La profundización de la violencia de género en un contexto de restauración patriarcal”.
Mgtr. Andrea Tuana. Trabajadora social. Directora de El Paso, ONG orientada al trabajo en derechos humanos y violencia doméstica y sexual (Uruguay).
“Estado cómplice y responsable: las reparaciones judiciales a víctimas de violencia doméstica en Colombia”.
Mgtr. Natalia Soledad Aprile. Abogada. Profesora e investigadora de Derecho Público y Género (Universidad del Rosario – Colombia)
Be a primary source! Stop by to write a postcard for the University archives. The prompt for the postcards is “What excites you about being on campus?” The first 100 students in attendance will receive a leather-bound journal from Yale University Libraries. Stickers, pens, and snacks will also be available.
This event is part of our Help us Make History initiative, which gathers the experiences of Yale students during the pandemic. Students are also invited to submit online.
