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- 2. #Poetry4MentalHealth YOUR FACILITATOR: Olivia OliviaBuntaine (she/her) is an award-winning poet, theatremaker, and general rabble-rouser whose work focuses on themes of liberation after violence. Through plays, poetry, and creative non-fiction, Olivia works most often in the universes of girlhood, queerness, and survivorship. She is also the artistic director of the theater company Project Nongenue - a company dedicated to centralizing the voices of women and marginalized populations in classical theater, mythology, and history.
- 3. #Poetry4MentalHealth ○ Campus workshops ○Monthly short film competition ○ Short film production grants ○ Global community BROUGHT TO YOU BY
- 4. #Poetry4MentalHealth HERE’S THE PLAN 1.Define our terms 2. Practice a way of expressing ourselves: Immerse - Explore - Express 3. Share 4. Panel 5. Evaluation (and a chance to enter to win $25!)
- 5. #Poetry4MentalHealth HEADS UP ● Mentalhealth is personal – YOU are the expert on your own experience ● Talking about our mental health in relation to our sexual orientations and genders can be intensely personal ● This is a public, shared space ● Please take care of yourself however you need, including asking for help.
- 6. #Poetry4MentalHealth HOW ARE YOU,RIGHT NOW? Horrible So pumped it’s not even funny
- 7. #Poetry4MentalHealth This workshop isfor YOU. Whatever your experience with mental health, poetry or the topics we’re going to be discussing.
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- 10. #Poetry4MentalHealth WHAT WAS YOURFIRST EXPERIENCE WITH POETRY?
- 11. #Poetry4MentalHealth POETRY For this workshopwe’ll define poetry as a condensed expression of your thoughts or feelings Anything you put to paper with intention can be poetry
- 12. #Poetry4MentalHealth THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY Weare considering anyone who’s gender identity is anything other than cisgender and anyone who’s sexual orientation is anything other than heterosexual to be part of the community.
- 13. #Poetry4MentalHealth IMMERSE, EXPLORE, EXPRESS Asa group, we will immerse ourselves in 2 short films from our OLIVE Film Collection. Together, we will explore the themes brought up in the films through discussion. Individually, we will express our thoughts and feelings through writing exercises to create poetry as a response.
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- 15. #Poetry4MentalHealth FACTORY TALK BY LUCIERACHEL & 1990S CHRIS Voices With Impact 2020 Immerse Content heads up: homophobia, biphobia, toxic masculinity
- 16. #Poetry4MentalHealth HOW ARE YOU,REALLY? You are invited to share a few words to describe how you’re feeling, or your thoughts on the film. Immerse In small groups...
- 17. #Poetry4MentalHealth SCENARIO Put yourself inthe position of our bisexual factory worker. Explore
- 18. #Poetry4MentalHealth SCENARIO Put yourself inthe position of our bisexual factory worker. Explore EXPLORE Your co-worker tells you he doesn’t agree with people being gay. How do you respond?
- 19. #Poetry4MentalHealth Explore Share with thegroup: How do you respond? ● Silence- it would take out a part of myself to say something. People get suspicious. ● Things can catch you off guard - you’re at work - “I’m just trying to do my homework!” ● There’s probably not human resources here - risking your job ● I’m gonna laugh and say “because I’m gay” - and then stop acknolwedging their presence. Not engaging.
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- 23. #Poetry4MentalHealth SELF REFLECTION How didthat feel? Did you write anything that surprised you? Express
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- 28. #Poetry4MentalHealth STAGING FACE BY STEPHYOUNG, JAKE IVANY & VIE JONES Voices With Impact 2020 Immerse Content heads up: discussion of depression, anxiety, transphobia, misgendering
- 29. #Poetry4MentalHealth Immerse You are invitedto share a few words to describe how you’re feeling, or your thoughts on the film. HOW ARE YOU, REALLY? In small groups...
- 30. #Poetry4MentalHealth SCENARIO Think about thestruggles of these three characters. Explore It’s taken a lot to reject traditional notions of gender and find recognition. People hold very tightly to these traditional ideas.
- 31. #Poetry4MentalHealth SCENARIO Think about thestruggles of these three characters. Explore EXPLORE Why do we, as a society, resist seeing people’s true selves? It’s taken a lot to reject traditional notions of gender and find recognition. People hold very tightly to these traditional ideas.
- 32. #Poetry4MentalHealth Explore Share with thegroup: Why do we, as a society, resist seeing people’s true selves? ● Folks who have not experienced mental health might feel uncomfortable understanding mental illness shaping someone’s identity ● Whenever someone challenges binary concepts, the response is just to be mad
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- 36. #Poetry4MentalHealth SELF REFLECTION How didthat feel? Did you write anything that surprised you? Express
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- 40. #Poetry4MentalHealth What can wedo, both as allies and as members of the community, to make positive change? Explore Share out
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- 44. #Poetry4MentalHealth You can takethis process forward… Immerse Explore Express
- 45. #Poetry4MentalHealth AWI: Continued Connections Exclusivecommunity events and spaces Arts-based discussion trainings Interview and discussion opportunities Weekly art + wellness prompts Scan the QR Code to learn more! bit.ly/awi-cc
- 46. #Poetry4MentalHealth MEET THE PANEL bit.ly/wiwq-wc DerickaCanada Cunningham, PhD (she/her/hers) Licensed Psychologist & Cross-Cultural Specialist, Stone Center Counseling Service,Wellesley College Ty Coleman Health Navigator, Framingham GLASS at RISE
- 47. #Poetry4MentalHealth Please fill outthe evaluation! @artwithimpact [email protected] You can enter for a chance to win $25! 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.
- 48. #Poetry4MentalHealth Please fill outthe evaluation! bit.ly/wellesley-eval
- 49. #Poetry4MentalHealth Mingle/Panel Q&A Ask aquestion or share a thought!
- 50. #Poetry4MentalHealth Stay in touch! Signup for Continued Connections! @artwithimpact [email protected]