Bruce Gordon, president of the Elm City Chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will present an overview of NAMI’s work in the areas of support, education, and advocacy. He will particularly focus on NAMI’s services in Connecticut. NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. This session will include time for Q&A.

Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL! Join the Afro-American Cultural Center and YSC for a screening of the award-winning documentary followed by a discussion with writer/director and former New Haven resident Melissa Haizlip and Yale Professors Thomas Allen Harris and Daphne A. Brooks. The topic will be “Making the Archive Public: Radical History in Public Television.”

El Abrazo (The Embrace)
Friday, 5/7 from 1:30-2:30pm: When you think of the word “embrace,” who/what do you think of? In this workshop, participants will partner up to share moments of embrace. While one person is sharing, the other person will draw their story, and each person will get 20 minutes to share and create. All Yale students and staff are welcome! Bring paper, a writing utensil, and optional coloring supplies.

Intenciones (Intentions)
Friday, 4/2 from 1:30-2:30pm: What does intentionality look like for you, and what does it mean to grow into the person you are becoming? In this workshop, we will explore the importance of accountability, self-acceptance, being present, and acknowledging our past. We will reflect on who exactly we intend to be and create an origami craft detailing these intentions. All Yale students and staff are welcome! Necessary materials include paper (origami paper recommended but not required), a writing utensil, and optional coloring supplies.

Join the Asian Network at Yale and DiversAbility at Yale to dive into Alison Gervais’ latest book The Silence Between Us: I See You, Now Hear Me. We will be joined by special guest Alison Gervias and hear more from her about the book and her own experiences.
We’ll explore similarities and differences between the hard-of-hearing and Asian-American experiences. Within these differences and similarities, how can we support each other?