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Student Diversity & Belonging is looking for 21-22 AMBASSADORS. Get involved with your community, gain practical skills around event planning and organizing, and deepen your understanding of equity and justice. Ambassadorships are available in all SDAB centers: Black Academic Excellence Center, Dream Center, Gender Equity Center, Multicultural Center, Men & Masculinities Program, LGBTQ Campus Life. Time commitment varies, generally 1-5 hours per week. Your individual time com...mitment is completely up to your capacity! 20-21 SDAB Ambassadors have been a part of leading and planning a variety of programs and initiatives across campus and in the community, including: SDAB Dialogues, Pass the Mic, Movember, Dia de los Muertos, SWANA initiatives, heritage month events, Original Womxn’s Narratives, Central Coast Pride, and SLO community LGBTQ initiatives. Want to get involved? First read the extended position description at: tinyurl.com/SDABambassador2122 (link in bio). Then email the Center you’re interested in directly to express interest in an Ambassador role. See more

OWN (Original Womxn's Narratives) 2021 Launch Party! We will be holding a performance video screening on Friday, 4/16 @ 5 PM. This will be the very first opportunity to see the performances and pieces that are a part of OWN 2021. The website will then be live for public viewing! Join us to be in community with cast, crew, and the Cal Poly community to celebrate these incredible stories. Register here, link also in bio: tinyurl.com/OWN21launch

DREAMS, LOVE, & FEMINIST FUTURITIES A STUDENT-LED WORKSHOP SERIES OPEN TO ALL Content in collaboration with Dr. Anna Ríos-Rojas, 2019-20 Susan Currier Visiting Professor This course is about dreams, love, and what implications those have for how we (re)imagine and enact different kinds of education and different kinds (and kinder) futures. How might we conceive of education as a movement of love, hope, and healing? MONDAYS 2:10 - 4 PM starting week 2... Find more info & register at: tinyurl.com/LDFF2021 link also in bio! *Students will not receive academic credit for participating in this workshop series* *Post re-uploaded to correct information about the term of Dr. Ríos-Rojas's appointment as the Susan Currier Visiting Professor*

LOVE, DREAMS, & FEMINIST FUTURITIES A STUDENT-LED WORKSHOP SERIES OPEN TO ALL Content in collaboration with Susan Currier Visiting Professor Dr. Anna Ríos-Rojas This course is about dreams, love, and what implications those have for how we (re)imagine and enact different kinds of education and different kinds (and kinder) futures. How might we conceive of education as a movement of love, hope, and healing? MONDAYS 2:10 - 4 PM starting week 2... Find more info & register at: tinyurl.com/LDFF2021 link also in bio! See more

Student Diversity and Belonging stands with members of our Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) community who are hurting from the surge in racism and violence across the country. We condemn anti-Asian racism and all forms of intersectional systemic oppression that perpetuate harm within our communities. The shooting in Atlanta, Georgia is the latest culmination in a series of continued acts of violence, which serve as a stark reminder that we must do more to support ...and stand with our APIDA community against hate, discrimination, and violence. Facts: - Since March 2020, there have been 3,795 reported incidents of anti-Asian hate. - From these reported incidents, Asian women made up 68% of those impacted. - Hate incidents were reported in all 50 states, with California leading in the number of reports. Visit stopAAPIhate.org for more information on incident reports and ways you can combat anti-Asian discrimination and hate. SDAB will be hosting a virtual space for APIDA students to come together, process, converse, mourn, and organize. Join us tomorrow virtually any time between 2 PM and 4 PM. Zoom Link: https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/81700514127

Student Diversity and Belonging is hiring student assistants for the 2021-22 school year!! Use the link in the post above to apply!!

OWN Zine submissions are still open !! If you have an art piece you would like to submit you can use the link in the post to send it in !! If you are interested in creating a piece, come to our Art Workshops !! First one is today from 6-7. Check out our last post for more info !!

Happy Holidays from the GEC! If you are traveling home for the holidays, here are some tips for prioritizing your mental well-being and some study tips to prepare for finals week.

Original Womxn's Narratives 2021 is accepting digital zine submissions. Submissions can take any form: visual art (painting, graphics, drawings, etc.), poetry, short stories, dialogues, photography, videography, animation, and more. A "zine," derived from "magazine," is loosely described as a collection of art pieces dedicated to a specific theme, and has roots in a history of art as activism, giving a self-published platform to stories and narratives outside of the mainstrea...m. Pieces submitted to the OWN 2021 zine should represent the stories of those who have experienced aspects of womxnhoodin past, present, future, and/or fluidwhether from women-identified, femme, nonbinary/gender non-conforming, and/or other marginalized gender identities. Submit your piece at tinyurl.com/ownzine2021, linked in bio. We will be accepting submissions through the first two weeks of winter quarter! We are also looking for voice actors, graphic designers, animators, performers, and any others interested bringing OWN to life. Disabled, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ individuals are encouraged to join and given priority! Email GEC Coordinator [email protected] if interested. See more

When our bodies are fueled properly, our brains can work better as well. Sometimes better nutrition is hard to come by because finances play such a huge roleswipe through to find options available at Cal Poly to mitigate food insecurity.

As the end of the quarter approaches, it is important to remember to prioritize your mental health. Swipe to learn more about some resources and tips to take care of your metal health during this time. Go to this link: https://hcs.calpoly.edu/content/counseling/groups to learn more about the Let's Talk: Anything and Everything through Cal Poly's Counseling Center.

The GEC is hosting a movie night for womxn of color to take a break from frantic finals prep (and life in general)! We will be watching SAVING FACEjoin us on Tuesday November 10th at 5 PM, at tinyurl.com/ya9helly. Feel free to interact in the stream chat