All Community Virtual Town Hall. Join President Rhonda Lenton and other York senior leaders at this all-community Virtual Town Hall who will discuss plans for a return to on-campus activities in Fall 2021 and address questions from our community members. Submit your questions in advance using this Virtual Town Hall question submission form. Thursday, June 17, 3:15 p.m. Drop-Ins Welcome!
Mature Students Webinar: Learning to Learn Remotely for Mature Students with Families. Join this online session to learn effective strategies for studying and completing coursework remotely. You'll also learn strategies around how to balance school and family responsibilities. Tuesday, June 15, 2 to 3 p.m. Registration required.
Mature Students Health Workshop: Cultivating Resilience & Self-Compassion. Attend this workshop and learn about the function of stress, how it affects our well-being and how we can develop realistic strategies to build and implement resilience as mature/part-time students. Thursday, June 17, 2 to 3 p.m. Registration required. Bonus: Participants will be entered to win an Uber Eats gift card.
Show off your Lion pride by sharing your experience at York with Maclean's in their Student Survey! Complete the Maclean's survey here (En français).
Ancestor's Best Dreams: A 25-year Vision to the Future. As we celebrate and acknowledge the 25th anniversary of what is known as Indigenous People's Day, you're invited to gaze 25 years into the future. Log in and listen to this panel of strong Indigenous community members comprised of students, staff, faculty and alumni from York, who will share their best dreams of Indigenous futurities. Wednesday, June 16, noon. Drop-Ins Welcome!
Artists & Activism Pride Week at York. Log in every day next week and listen to stories from visionaries and change-makers from across 2SLGBTQIA communities for a virtual daily speaker series. Monday, June 21 to Friday, June 25, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Drop-Ins Welcome!
Finding Positive Spaces to Celebrate – the PRIDE edition. Join Student Counselling, Health & Well-being’s Queer Identifying Counsellors as they create an informal and safe space for the York community to share events, resources, experiences and challenges during Pride week. Monday, June 21, 2 to 3 p.m. Please email thecentre@yorku.ca to register.
Creating your own LGBTQ2S+ Self-Care Kit. Join SCHW’s Queer-Identifying Counsellors as they create their own self-care kits to help inspire you to build your own to unwind, relax, rejuvenate, and make you feel good about yourself during PRIDE. SCHW and The Centre will be offering a small gift to group participants to help start to build their self-care kits. Tuesday, June 22, 2 to 3 p.m. Please email thecentre@yorku.ca to register.
TBLGAY Presents: Pride Month - Movie Night w/ Access Centre. Log in for a movie night this Friday! In collaboration with the Access Centre, Trans Bisexual Lesbian Gay At York (TBLGAY) will be streaming the short films Sins Invalid: An Unshamed Claim to Beauty and Gen Silent. Friday, June 18, 7 to 10 p.m. Registration required.
TBLGAY Presents: Queer Perspectives At and After Campus (Alumni Panel). Join TBLGAY and the York Alumni Network for a Table Talk on Negotiating the Post Undergrad world as a Queer/Trans Individual. Hear perspectives from former TBLGAY members, York graduates and current York undergrads on what it means to enter and leave the academic sphere and retain their queerness. Tuesday, June 22, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Registration required.
The Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion (REI) will be offering REDI series workshops and Anti-Racism REDI series workshops all summer long. All sessions will be offered virtually, are free and open to all York students. Attend at least three of the REDI workshops (90 minutes each) and complete the REDI Online Tutorial to receive a REDI Certificate of Completion! Learn more about the workshops and register at the links above.
Acknowledging and Addressing Racism. Join this workshop and gain an understanding of how to recognize racism, how it can manifest and what its impacts are. Participants will learn strategies to address barriers to inclusive spaces and become familiar with relevant tools, policies and legislation within the York context. Wednesday, June 16, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Registration required.
York is here to support you. Get access to real-time and appointment-based counselling support by downloading the keep.meSAFE Student Support Program (SSP). You’ll also have access to a suite of self-help resources and confidential support at no cost. Learn more about keep.meSAFE.
Workshop: Dadding & Dealing with a Global Pandemic. We know that fathers have had a lot on their plates taking on additional roles during this pandemic. Join this support group hosted by The Centre for Sexual Violence Response, Support & Education (The Centre) where dads can share and support each other and discuss coping strategies. Wednesday, June 23, 3 to 4 p.m. To register and receive the Zoom link, please email thecentre@yorku.ca by Sunday, June 20.
Sex on the Couch – Pride Edition. Join the Peer Health Educators and the community support team in this session for a community dialogue regarding LGBTQ2S+ sexual health, consent, healthy relationships, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and practices for safer sex. Lots of prizes and gift cards to be won valuing $20 to $50. Monday, June 21, 1 to 2 p.m. Registration required.
