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- 1. Answer in thechat: What do you need to take off to be fully present in this virtual space?
- 2. CHAUN LEWIS-GREEN (She/Her) Howard UniversityAlum Brooklyn Proud Physical Movement Enthusiast Creator + Storyteller Wife. Mom. Daughter. Big Sis.
- 3. OUR MISSION Art WithImpact promotes mental wellness by creating space for young people to learn and connect through art and media. OUR VALUES Everyone has a mental health story. Talking about it shouldn’t be taboo. artwithimpact.org | @artwithimpact
- 5. EVERYTHING YOU NEEDIS ON THE FAR LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN THREE WAYS TO ENGAGE #1 THE CHATBOX #2 YOUR VOICE #3 POLLS #1 SHARED NOTES #2 TECH SUPPORT (CHAT OR VOICE- WE LIKE THEM BOTH) TWO WAYS TO GET SUPPORT
- 6. • You arewhole, beautiful, resilient and worthy of support. • Everyone has mental health • Mental health is deeply personal – YOU are the expert on your own experience • We're online - this is public, shared space • We are recording this session for internal training and evaluation purposes • Evaluation (and a chance to enter to win $25!) • Please take care of yourself however you need, including asking for help
- 7. B STAFF C COMMUNITY MEMBER DSOMEONE ELSE STUDENT A
- 8. A MARYLAND BANOTHER STATE C ANOTHER COUNTRY D ANOTHER PLANET
- 9. ● To bea place of refuge for Black students ● To see and hear you collectively & individually ● To equip you with tools to help you heal & thrive ● To acknowledge your lived experience ● To center and uplift Black people ● To share resources
- 10. Define & contextualize Black mental health Container &toolkit building Council: Talking circle SHARE RESOURCES Write a tiny poem
- 11. 1. This spaceis designed to cultivate tenderness and honor the full expression and range of the black experience. 2. Transphobia, Racism, Heterosexism, Ageism, Ableism have no place here. 3. Allies are welcome and any attempts to decentralize Black folks will be compassionately redirected.
- 12. OUR EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL,AND SOCIAL WELL BEING. MH AFFECTS HOW WE THINK, FEEL AND ACT. EVERY SINGLE PERSON HAS MENTAL HEALTH Define & contextualize Black MH
- 13. CAN YOU RELATE ORNAH? TSOKU MAELA
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- 15. WHAT ARE SOME LIFESTRESSORS SPECIFIC TO THE BLACK EXPERIENCE?
- 16. MH LIFE STRESSORS 1.Racism 2. Poverty 3. Violence 4. Discrimination 5. Divorce 6. Food insecurity 7. First generation 8. Religion/culture 9. Unstable housing 10. Death 11. Educational inequity 12. Health discrimination 13. Gender inequity 14. Sexual violence 15. Police violence 16. Prison Industrial Complex 17. Trauma Black Mental Health is unique
- 17. WHAT DOES HEARINGABOUT THE VARIOUS LIFE STRESSORS FEEL LIKE? A: It’s nothing new B: Ugh, terrible C: Worried E: Unbothered D: Angry
- 19. From herbalists, tocooks, to cleaners, to preachers to tarot card readers, therapists, poets, artists, backroom healers, big mamas who prayed real We honor their work and continue their legacy WHO DO YOU WANT TO CALL INTO THIS SPACE TO GUIDE AND HELP WITH OUR HEALING? Madam CJ Walker John Henry Jordan Lena Richard Hair Care/millionaire First black doctor First Martha Stewart Dr Maya Angelou Toni Morrison James Baldwin Poet Writer Novelist/ Activist WE ARE DESCENDANTS OF HEALERS
- 20. STILL WE THRIVE byCampbell X
- 21. Check in withyourself. How are you, really?
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- 23. EVERYONE HAS IMMANENT VALUE FEELING ARE VALID EVEN IFTHE IDEAS INFORMING THEM ARE INACCURATE Created by BEAM
- 25. WHAT DO YOU PRIORITIZEMOST AND LEAST?
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- 27. ● Find acomfortable position ● Lower your shoulders ● Relax your jaw ● Breathe on purpose ● Again ● One more time
- 28. WE HAVE DEFINEDMH, EXPLORED LIFE STRESSORS AND BUILT UP OUR TOOL KIT… NOW, LET’S PRACTICE OPEN & TENDER COMMUNICATION IN A TALKING CIRCLE LET US KNOW YOU ARE WILLING TO JOIN THE TALKING CIRCLE BY TYPING “I’M WILLING” IN THE CHAT
- 29. 1. Listen fromthe heart 2. Speak from the heart 3. Be SPONTANEOUS 4. Be LEAN
- 30. WITNESSES VOLUNTEERS THE ROLE OFTHE WITNESS TO HOLD SPACE FOR TRUTH. YOU ARE A MIRROR. THE ROLE OF THE SPEAKER (VOLUNTEER) IS TO SHARE YOUR WISDOM
- 31. STEP 1 :LEAVE AUDIO Click the blue headphones button and select “leave audio” STEP 2: JOIN WITH MIC Click the same button to ‘rejoin’, and select the “Microphone” option STEP 3 : TEST YOUR AUDIO
- 32. ROUND 1 (SPEEDROUND) IN ONE SENTENCE… WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE & LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT BEING BLACK?
- 33. SHARE ABOUT… THE ORIGINOR HISTORY OF YOUR FULL NAME AMAHLE m & f Southern African, Zulu Means "the beautiful ones" in Zulu. EKUNDAYO f & m Western African, Yoruba Means "sorrow becomes joy" in Yoruba. ROUND 2
- 34. THINK ABOUT THE NAMESYOU HAVE BEEN CALLED OVER YOUR LIFETIME
- 35. PONDER… WHAT SHOULD THEWORLD CALL YOU?
- 36. Call me creator. Remindme of the power that lives in between each breath I take. Call me storyteller. So that I never forget that my words have the power to reinvent space and time. Call me guide. Call me worthy. Call me capable. Call me Chaun. “I had to chant my own name to manifest myself” - Christa Bell, Poet
- 37. EXAMPLE I am Beautiful Somesay Enamoring Always open to Listen to the Overlooked. You can catch me Voraciously seeking wisdom Enveloped in art, ear hustling the way wind dances with trees Deem me dope. I am your B-e-l-o-v-e-d sister. 1. Pick the name or names you will answer to. 2. Write that word or name down the left or center of your page. 3. Create a poem to define or redefine yourself ACROSTIC
- 38. EXPRESSION IS KEYTO YOUR MENTAL HEALTH WILL YOU SHARE?
- 39. WHAT ARE SOMEWAYS WE CAN PRACTICE SELF CARE? (THINGS WE CAN DO) *more self care suggestions in your take home tool kit
- 40. CULTURALLY COMPETENT BLACK MENTALHEALTH RESOURCES
- 41. WELLNESS.BEAM.COMMUNITY NAMI.ORG COMMUNITY RESOURCES Hearts in MindsCounseling Montgomery College Student Life Montgomery College SHAW Center Boys To Men Mentoring Program
- 42. I HEARD SOMEONESAY… I WITNESSED… I’m taking ______ away from this workshop VOICE OR CHATBOX I HEARD SOMEONE SAY… I WITNESSED… I’m taking ______ away from this workshop
- 43. Exclusive community eventsand spaces Arts-based discussion trainings Interview and discussion opportunities Weekly art + wellness prompts Click the link in the chat to learn more!
- 44. Please fill outthe evaluation! You can enter for a chance to win a $25 gift! If you are receiving credit for attending this workshop, at the end of the evaluation, you’ll be prompted to add your information to a sign-in sheet. Evaluation responses will remain separate and anonymous. @artwithimpact | [email protected]