Social Justice Retreat

Tuesday, March 30, - Thursday, April 1, 6pm - 7:30pm MST/5pm - 6:30pm PST.

Registration: http://bit.ly/2Qe5ECl

Website: https://www.drnooshv.com/

WE: Art, Artivism, and healing focuses on trauma experienced by survivors in a safe environment. These workshops help to provide a platform for activism and healing through poetic forms of art. Dr. Nooshin Valizadeh will spend the 3-day experience facilitating discussions and poetic relevance training that will help students ignite the spirit of their creative art to facilitate healing.

Friday, April 2, 2021, 11am - 1pm MST

Ignacio Rivera https://www.igrivera.com/

To register, RSVP at https://bit.ly/39cd8MX

This workshop will dissect the concept of sexual liberation, freedom and privilege— specifically how it interacts with race, class and gender. What does sexual liberation look like when we often witness a predominantly white, heterosexual, male-dominated, anti-trans culture? How do queers, poor people, transfolks, people of color and women get access to the privilege of desire and exploration? How does oppression show up in our bedrooms and between our legs? Join in this workshop as we walk through and dissect the obstructed path to sexual liberation.

Thursday, April 8, 2021, 3pm - 4pm MST

https://www.honestlynae.com/workshops

To register, RSVP at https://bit.ly/3f7Eg3v

Thursday, April 1, 2021, 2pm - 3:30pm MST

https://suziqsmith.wpcomstaging.com/

To attend, RSVP at http://bit.ly/3sd7AJm

Transcend Auraria Presents Suzi Q. Smith. The Political, The Personal, The Poetic will focus on using poetry as a tool for social justice. Poetry has been used as a practice for many centuries as the language of the people. Suzi Q. Smith will share her own poems and provide an interactive session for the participant to engage using poetry as a tool for social justice.

Join Sarah Boland (she/her) and Nicole Reed (she/her)

When: Wednesday, March 31, 11:00 am -12:30 pm

Where: Zoom Meeting ID: 955 4855 7706

Native WYSE CHOICES is an American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN)-centered alcohol-exposed pregnancy mHealth prevention program. To connect, build trust, and empower young Native women, the team has built an extensive social media presence. In this workshop, attendees will learn how to connect with their audience through content development, translate cultural elements into social media storytelling, and track insight data to understand their reach. Participants will need a free Canva account.

Join former deputy communications director of NARAL Pro-Choice America Evelyn Becker (she/her/hers) in a series of generative writing exercises, group activities, and discussions to write your reproductive rights.

When: Tuesday, April 6, 12:00 pm - 1:30pm

Where: Zoom Meeting ID: 924 3209 3659

Today, almost 50 years since Roe v. Wade, abortion remains highly stigmatized. Women, and people of all genders, are still shamed for wanting autonomy over their bodies, and their lives. The first step in changing the narrative around how abortion is perceived is embracing our own stories.

Join Hailey Shea McMoore (she/her/hers) and Sofiya Erman (she/her)

When: Wednesday, April 

Where: Zoom (Register in advance)

In this session, we will explore the concept of allyship with a particular focus on performative allyship on social media. This session is divided into three parts: (1) presentation on terms and concepts, (2) introduction and modeling of introspective journaling prompts, (3) writing and debriefing reflection.

Join Lisa November (she/her/hers)

When: Tuesday, April 13

Where: Zoom Meeting ID: 789 2741 1292 Passcode: z6hGHe

An introduction to mindful meditation through breathing and other sensations with sitting meditation, walking meditation and guided meditation. We will also practice deep listening and loving speech and then end our time together with a deep relaxation meditation.

Join Katie Gutierrez Nittmann (she/her/hers)

When: Friday, April 16th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Where: Zoom Meeting ID: 953 8878 5014 Passcode: 028042

This session will contextualize, demonstrate, and teach students how to access nadi shodhana - a yogic breath control technique that is calming and centering. A great tool for managing stress, anxiety, and restlessness, this session will briefly go into the history of this breath practice, before moving into a demo (with possible utilization of a short video), and finally will ease students into their own practice. An opportunity will be provided afterwards for students to reflect and share out.