Affinity Spaces for Campus Conversations
Sun, Dec 10, 2023
12 PM – 8:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
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The Office of Community and Belonging in collaboration with the Division of Student Life, Student Government Association, and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are hosting dedicated affinity spaces/groups tailored for students. Affinity groups are intentionally created spaces with people who have shared social identities and/ or experiences to come together for a common purpose and/ or goal.
The intention is to provide an opportunity for intragroup conversation related to what is currently happening on campus and in the world. Students will engage in discussion and dialogue with each other, have opportunity to process how they and their communities are feeling, and share ideas for self-care and community support. We acknowledge that students have multiple, intersecting identities and we encourage you to join the affinity space/group that feels most salient for you during this time and with which you self-identify.
This is currently a one-time 90 minute opportunity, co-facilitated by a trained MoZone Peer Educator and a staff/faculty member or professional social justice educator from the surrounding community. We may likely offer additional groups in the future depending on needs.
- Middle Eastern North African identified students – 1pm to 2:30pm; Blanchard Hall 227
- Co-facilitated by Hind Mari, Director, Women of Color Leadership Network, Center for Women & Community, UMass Amherst; and Abed Jaradat, Social Justice Education Consultant
- Black identified student affinity space - 4:30pm to 6:00pm; Unity Center
- Co-facilitated by Meredith Coleman-Tobias, Assistant Professor of Religion, and Kayla Scott-Mcdowell, MoZone Social Justice Peer Educator
- Muslim identified students – 4pm to 5:30pm; Blanchard Hall 227
- Co-facilitated by Abed Jaradat, Social Justice Education Consultant, and Mariama Diallo, MoZone Social Justice Peer Educator
- Students who identify as allies – 4pm to 5:30pm; Blanchard Hall 205
- Co-facilitated by Kay White, Assistant Director for Community and Belonging, and Cynthia Akanaga, MoZone Social Justice Peer Educator
- Jewish identified students – 7pm to 8:30pm; Unity Center in Blanchard Hall
- Co-facilitated by Elaine Brigham, Social Justice Educator, Instructor & Facilitator at University of Massachusetts, and Juliette Auslander, MoZone Social Justice Peer Educator
Snacks will be available. Please log into Embark to register ahead of time, a waitlist will be kept.
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Co-hosted with: Student Government Association (SGA), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Division of Student Life
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