Join the Teacher Candidates of Colour and the Indigeneity, Equity, and Inclusion Lecture Series for a conversation with Dr. Cheryl Thompson.

Wednesday, February 3, 2021, 11:00 – 12:00 EST

Dr. Cheryl Thompson, Assistant Professor, Ryerson University joins us for a Q&A about her work, including her forthcoming book Uncle: Race, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Loyalty

 Questions from students and the Queen’s community are welcome and can be submitted here before January 24^th.

 Read more about Dr. Thompson’s work and get involved in this important conversation.

 Register via Eventbrite - a Zoom link will be sent with your registration confirmation. Free, all welcome. 

 

SNID excited to announce the amazing group of scholars, activists, and community organizers that will be sharing their research, knowledge, and experiences with us. As of this year, all our events will take place over Zoom. 

Maria Constanza Guzman (Hispanic Studies, York University)

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SNID is back for the 2021 winter semester! We are excited to announce the amazing group of scholars, activists, and community organizers that will be sharing their research, knowledge, and experiences with us. As of this year, all our events will take place over Zoom. 

Mutual Aid Panel; Liz Turner (Mutual Aid Katarokwi Kingston), Jade Da Costa (People's Pantry Toronto), and Daniela Aiello (SRO Collaborative/DTES Response). 

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SNID is back for the 2021 winter semester! We are excited to announce the amazing group of scholars, activists, and community organizers that will be sharing their research, knowledge, and experiences with us. As of this year, all our events will take place over Zoom. 

We warmly welcome you to the first SNID of the season on Jan 21st with Queen's very own Scott Rutherford, who will be speaking about his new book Canada's Other Red Scare: Indigenous Protest and Colonial Encounters During the Global Sixties. 

 

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This year, seven speakers from various disciplines will share what brought them to academia, some of the challenges they have faced, and how they have carved a space for themselves and others in their fields. By creating space for balanced representation and illuminating diverse lived realities in academic contexts, we might all be empowered to reflect on and share our own journeys and lift each other up in the process.

Register here 

Lectures take place on Mondays at 12pm EST.

Featured speakers include:

September 28 - Dr. Ayca Tomac, Global Development Studies

October 19 - Dr. Audrey Kobayashi, Geography

November 30 - Dr. Jennifer Davis, Education

January 25 - Dr. Jackie Davies, Cultural Studies

February 22 - Dr. Reena Kukreja, Global Development Studies

March 15 - Dr. Yolande Bouka, Political Studies

March 29 - Dr. Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin, Geography

These events are FREE and ALL ARE WELCOME to attend!

This event is funded by the Queen's Inclusive Community Fund and hosted by the Department of Sociology at Queen's University.

This year, seven speakers from various disciplines will share what brought them to academia, some of the challenges they have faced, and how they have carved a space for themselves and others in their fields. By creating space for balanced representation and illuminating diverse lived realities in academic contexts, we might all be empowered to reflect on and share our own journeys and lift each other up in the process.

Register here 

Lectures take place on Mondays at 12pm EST.

Featured speakers include:

September 28 - Dr. Ayca Tomac, Global Development Studies

October 19 - Dr. Audrey Kobayashi, Geography

November 30 - Dr. Jennifer Davis, Education

January 25 - Dr. Jackie Davies, Cultural Studies

February 22 - Dr. Reena Kukreja, Global Development Studies

March 15 - Dr. Yolande Bouka, Political Studies

March 29 - Dr. Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin, Geography

These events are FREE and ALL ARE WELCOME to attend!

This event is funded by the Queen's Inclusive Community Fund and hosted by the Department of Sociology at Queen's University.

For Black Students

Preserving Your Peace with self-care 
Where: Zoom (will receive the link when you register)
When: Thursday, April 1, 2021
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Why: Learn how to nourish mental health through self-care. Tools like music therapy will be explored. 
Who: Conversation led by E.L. Adams II, Clinical and Educational Psychologist will guide this discussion with Black students.
Register here. Please that this session will not be recorded.

How to Advocate for Yourself and Your Mental Health For Black Students
Where: Zoom (will receive the link when you register)
When: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Why: Learn how to prioritize yourself and your mental wellness and how to communicate its importance to friends and family. 
Who: Conversation led by E.L. Adams II, Clinical and Educational Psychologist.
Register here. Please note that this session will not be recorded.

For Black Students

Demystifying Black Mental Health 

Where: Zoom: https://queensu.zoom.us/j/92430767980?pwd=UDVlUWd0Z09Lb21TMWpvczk5ZWZXZz09
When: Thursday, February 4, 2021
Time: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Why: An opportunity to gather with your peers to discuss what mental wellness means in the Black community.
Who: Conversation led by E.L. Adams II, Clinical and Educational Psychologist.

Register for Demystifying Black Mental Health. Please note that this session will not be recorded.

 

Yellow House Presents

FOR BLACK STUDENTS: SO LONG 2020, BRING ON 2021

Kick-off your year with tools that will guide you to tackle your challenges, reflect, build resilience and community

CALLING OUT TO BLACK QUEEN'S STUDENTS
Yellow House and Residence Life invite students who identify as Black to register for a four-part series dedicated to Black mental health with E.L. Adams II, Clinical and Educational Psychologist, to develop a 2021 wellbeing plan tailored to your life experience, history and goals.

There are a lot of question marks surrounding 2021: when will lockdowns end? When will vaccines become available? When can we meet in person again safely? When will anti-racist policies mirror the realities of current-day systemic racism? While we can’t control answers to these questions, we have control over how we navigate the uncertainty. With the right wellness tools, we can move forward feeling empowered while tackling the instability.

2020 brought higher rates of COVID-19 cases, job loss, and after the murder of George Floyd, a full-blown civil rights movement with an increased number of non-Black people engaged in discussions about Black identity and experiences of Black students across North America. This added significant emotional labour to the Black community to answer questions about systemic racism and microaggressions. This movement emphasized the resilience of Black communities as people came together for peaceful protest, launched a variety of social and political initiatives and showed up for each other despite many barriers. Let’s celebrate this strength as we move into 2021. Let’s promote a sense of wellbeing that celebrates you, your unique experiences, goals and realities as a Black student.

These sessions are intended to provide a safe space for real and necessary conversations surrounding black mental health, specifically:

• community building for friendship, joy
• wellbeing accountability partners
• strategies to manage challenges and stress that surface from experiences with racism
• building resilience tactics into your daily life for those engaged in social advocacy work
• space to reflect on experiences of racialization and opportunities to uplift one another

Although it is recommended, you do not need to attend all four sessions to register. The hope is that we have some familiar faces along the way to build community through these sessions.

To register

Email yellowhouse@queensu.ca. Please note there is a limit of 15 students per session and these sessions will not be recorded.

Session #1: Thursday, January 14, 4:30pm-6:00pm
“Roll call” conversation: Participants will engage in an open discussion on barriers you’re facing to holistic wellbeing, and what dreams you have for 2021.

This information will be used to curate the three following sessions listed below.

SESSION #2
Thursday February 4th
4:30pm-6:00pm

SESSION # 3
Thursday, March 4th
4:30pm-6:00pm

SESSION #4
Thursday, April 1
4:20-6:00pm