Coming Out for Allyship: Building Allyship Series w/ QGrads
QGrads is collecting anonymous stories from any queer or queer-allied community member (students, faculty, staff, etc.) at Cornell that exemplifies either:
1. a time you felt unsafe, unseen, disrespected, prejudged, micro-aggressed, etc., and/or
2. a time when you've experienced (given or received) allyship
Share your story here: https://forms.gle/FHkGVsNEinG7b3Ls6
Please join us this semester as we embark on a new adventure building relationships and community! Every Wednesday at 5 pm, the Off-Campus Housing Office will be hosting the BEAR Walk Talks session.
What: Cornell Concert Series: Regina Carter
When: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 7:00pm
Where: Check it out HERE!
Bring your friends along to a concert from the comfort of your home! For GRAMMY-nominated artist Regina Carter, the violin isn’t simply an improvisational vehicle; it’s a passport to unexpected realms. Her quest for beauty combined with her passion for excellence did not escape the attention of the MacArthur Foundation, which awarded Regina their prestigious MacArthur Fellowship “genius grant.”
San Francisco Performances also took note of Regina’s exceptional work, and appointed her Artist-in-Residence for five years. She also served as one of the Resident Artistic Directors for the discerning SFJAZZ during its inaugural season in its spectacular new home. Most recently, the acclaimed violinist was awarded a Doris Duke Artist Award, and in 2018 was appointed as the Director of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s All-Female Jazz Residency, a unique summer immersion program for aspiring women jazz professionals.
Join the First Well, Wild, & Free Workshop
The first workshop in the Series is called Social & Financial Wellness, and will take place this Wednesday February 24th at 7pm PM EST. To register: LINKTR.EE/CORNELLWRC
Join Women’s Resource Center’s Educator-in-Residence, Bria Hamlet as she explores how the 8 Dimensions of Wellness intersect with the chakra systems. Social and financial wellness aren't typically top of mind when we think of health indicators, but these two dimensions are big players in one's sense of well-being. Learn about money from a new more empowered angle?
Participants will identify broad signs of low social and financial health, how they are connected to systemic inequities, and how person-centered healing can lead to balance in these dimensions. Participants will also engage with how social and financial wellness intersects with the root and sacral chakras.
2020 Vision, A Black Walden Pond & Other Musings
What: An exploration between race and the environment
When: Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Where: Register HERE!
Author of “Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors,” Dr. Carolyn Finney, will share her work on African Americans and environmental issues to consider this moment of racial reckoning and the creative responses to environmental and social challenges that are emerging. Here is a golden opportunity to explore an interest in social justice in ways that you may not have thought of before!
Christian Cooper. George Floyd. Removal of Confederate Statues. Renaming of institutions. Reparations. Systemic Racism. John Muir? What does "environment" have to do with it? How do we meet this moment? Drawing from her book, her relationships “in the field”, her lived experience, and this moment of reckoning, Dr. Finney explores the complexities and contradictions of American history as it relates to green space, race and the power to shape the places we live in our own image. By engaging in “green” conversations with black people from around the country, Dr. Finney considers the power of resistance and resilience in the emergence of creative responses to environmental and social challenges in our cities and beyond.
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What: Join a community that fosters body acceptance and positive social change!
When: Small groups will start in early-mid March (See dates/times on website)
Where: Sign up HERE!
Body Positive Cornell (BPC) groups are open for enrollment for Spring 2021!
Through learning and discussion, group members will challenge norms and expectations regarding health and appearance, consider their own relationships with their bodies, learn about evidence- based approaches to health, and cultivate greater body appreciation and overall well-being.
Groups are led by trained peer facilitators and meet weekly for about an hour for a total of seven weeks. This semester, students can choose between Women of Color and General Student Body groups. All groups will meet virtually.
To meet the facilitators for 2020-2021, check out the Instagram (@bodypositivecornell).
For more information or to enroll as a participant, visit: health.cornell.edu/bodypositive
Sign up soon! Spots are limited. Groups will start in early-mid March.
Need A Chat?
What: Talk to a friendly face
When: Check link for specific times
Where: Click HERE for info/Zoom link!
Sometimes the best thing that we need is just an opportunity to talk. Chat with the friendly and helpful upper-level student staff of the Tatkon Center. From feeling homesick to sorting out the best dining options, ask them anything! They are here to informally advise and share their knowledge to make your year the best that it can be.
Watch these beginner and advanced climbers from all walks of life.
If you want to get hyped, check out REEL ROCK 15's trailer video for a little taste of excitement, inspiration and amazement!
If you're up for it, try Cornell’s very own climbing wall! Now that we are on Alert Level Green, you can make a reservation HERE.
Bria Hamlet, WRC Educator-in-Residence Offers Yoga with an Emphasis on Communities of Color and LGBTQIA+ persons
The class 3/6 @ 2pm class welcomes Women and Femme Folx, yogis of all levels, though the content will be catered toward beginners. Join in this sacred space as we move freely with each other in community.
Register here https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuce-qqTkuGdE79ePWtB2Y3qBYVqvZSy-n
Classes for particular communities held on Saturdays at 2pm ET
· BIPOC 2/13, 4/3
· QTPOC 2/20 4/17
· Women and Femme Folx – 3/6 5/1
· Yoga for All 3/20 5/8
Brought to you by the Women’s Resource Center
Resources for Graduate Students
Visit https://gradschool.cornell.edu/student-experience/
to learn how to enhance your graduate student experience with the following:
The Learning Strategies Center will help students build their academic community and resilience, whether it be through study partner matching or by following tips to Start Spring '21 Strong. Remember successful students ask for help by attending faculty and TA office hours, access free tutoring, and attend LSC-sponsored study skills workshops.
Cornell Health Let's (Tele)talk Spring 2021
Let's Talk is currently being provided by Zoom.
How it works: Let’s (Tele)Talk is available during the times listed in the current schedule (see link below). Click on the relevant link to access a Zoom meeting with a counselor. Students are seen individually on a first-come, first-served basis. There may be a wait in the virtual waiting room if the counselor is seeing another student. Please wait and we will be with you as soon as we can.
Talk/Text Resources
If you find yourself struggling or in need of someone to talk to, know that you are not alone. The following resources are here to support you:
Cornell Resources
Cornell Health phone consultation (24/7): 607-255-5155
Ithaca Resources (24/7)
Ithaca Crisisline: 607-272-1616
Advocacy Center (sexual/domestic violence): 607-277-5000
National Talk-Lines (24/7)
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255
Trevor Project hotline (LGBTQ+): 866-488-7386
LGBT+ National Hotline: 888-843-4564
TransLifeline: 877-565-8860
National Text/Chat Services
National Crisis Text Line: Text HELLO to 741741
Steve Fund crisis text line: Text STEVE to 741741 (connects you to a counselor of color)
Trevor Project text line (LGBTQ+): Text START to 678678
