College of marin wiw-h - 9.13.21 - presentation
- 2. #Poetry4MentalHealth YOUR FACILITATOR: 1990s Chris 1990s Chris (he/him) is a queer working class poet and writer, from Hereford, England, specialising in film and audio. He has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, and the Eden Project as well as writing for BBC sounds, and Channel 4 Random Acts. His work hopes to start discussion around masculinity, class, queer identity and mental health. IG & Twitter: @1990schris
- 3. #Poetry4MentalHealth ○ Campus workshops ○ Monthly short film competition ○ Short film production grants ○ Global community BROUGHT TO YOU BY ○ English 150 with Prof. Cara Kreit ○ COM Psychological Services
- 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 a $25 Amazon gift card!)
- 5. #Poetry4MentalHealth HEADS UP ● Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert on your own experience ● These discussions are complicated and can be highly connected with our sense of self ● We are online - this is a public, shared space ● We are recording this session for internal training and evaluation purposes ● Please take care of yourself however you need, including asking for help.
- 6. #Poetry4MentalHealth NEED SUPPORT? Access mental health support throughout this workshop. Click Shared Notes To link to online resources Private Chat mental health pros. They are at the top and have * next to their names #1 #2
- 7. #Poetry4MentalHealth 3 WAYS TO ENGAGE We welcome your participation CHAT BOX: Use the Public Chat to connect with the whole group #1
- 8. #Poetry4MentalHealth POLL: respond to a Poll when prompted #2 Set Your Status by clicking on your name and selecting from the drop-down menu #3 3 WAYS TO ENGAGE We welcome your participation
- 9. #Poetry4MentalHealth If you need tech support, ask… Look for the person whose name begins with AWI Support and Private Chat them with any issues.
- 10. #Poetry4MentalHealth WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE DISCUSSING MENTAL HEALTH? None A B C D E Unfamiliar Very Familiar Familiar Expert
- 13. #Poetry4MentalHealth WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH WRITING POETRY? A None C B D I mean, a little in school, maybe? I’ve written a bit here and there... I write poetry all the time!
- 14. #Poetry4MentalHealth POETRY For this workshop we’ll define poetry as a condensed expression of your thoughts or feelings Anything you put to paper with intention can be poetry
- 15. #Poetry4MentalHealth IMMERSE, EXPLORE, EXPRESS As a 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.
- 17. #Poetry4MentalHealth CHAINED Immerse Content heads up: Post Traumatic Stress, Veteran
- 18. #Poetry4MentalHealth HOW ARE YOU, REALLY? I'm glad he reached the key Stress help is so close but so far.. Immerse
- 19. #Poetry4MentalHealth EXPLORE Hope can be difficult to hold on to, to keep sight of, and through life we are often tested. Explore
- 20. #Poetry4MentalHealth Explore What can stand between us and hope? Reality our selves Resources we just put ourselves down, think of things in a way that makes it seem impossible
- 22. #Poetry4MentalHealth #Poetry4MentalHealth FREE WRITE “Reaching the Unreachable” Express
- 23. #Poetry4MentalHealth WRITING DEBRIEF How did that feel? Did you write anything that surprised you? Express
- 24. #Poetry4MentalHealth #Poetry4MentalHealth “Reaching the Unreachable” Express Emptiness The world seems bleak Dreams Wishing the world was not so View The dream is unreachable Thinking If only it weren’t so Time It passes and things change Spark One forgets and hope sparks Action The hope sparks and one acts But depression just stops me Takes away my control Mental illness doesn't ask me What do you want to do? take advantage of resources by opening your mind and open your heart to the success of failure giving up before I get ther, giving up in the way before reach the unreacheble with no hope in the way, with no hope in my heart.
- 27. #Poetry4MentalHealth LITTLE ELIZABETH BY Elizabeth Ayiku Immerse Content heads up: Discussion of Trauma and Childhood Sexual Assault
- 28. #Poetry4MentalHealth HOW ARE YOU, REALLY? resilience hope Immerse
- 29. #Poetry4MentalHealth EXPLORE In our lives we’ve all grown and overcome a lot of adversity Explore
- 30. #Poetry4MentalHealth Explore Messages you’ve needed to give yourself in order to grow? it gets better be patient you have to keep at it
- 32. #Poetry4MentalHealth #Poetry4MentalHealth FREE WRITE “A love letter to a younger you” Express
- 33. #Poetry4MentalHealth WRITING DEBRIEF How did that feel? Did you write anything that surprised you? Express
- 34. #Poetry4MentalHealth #Poetry4MentalHealth “A love letter to a younger you” Immerse Sorry for the way you hurt and what you will go through you have to keep at it please continue to pursue there's so much left to learn one day you'll finally return You’ve made mistakes And that’s alright You’ve given up on certain dreams And that’s alright You have a hard time finding a reason to live And that’s alright Your life seems bleak and hopeless And that’s alright The pain makes you stronger It will be alright Your potential is limitless upon enduring it all It will be alright You will find new interests It will be alright You will live and move past your pains It will be alright
- 36. #Poetry4MentalHealth The Blessing of the Morning Light BY DAVID WHYTE Immerse
- 37. #Poetry4MentalHealth i. Something from nature you love ii. A type of weather you love iii. A day of the year you love iv. Your favourite food or drink Explore A HOPEFUL LIST
- 39. #Poetry4MentalHealth #Poetry4MentalHealth “This New Morning...” Immerse stay for the ocean stay for the breeze stay for the rain stay for the bees stay for the winter stay for the freeze stay for the lemons with a bit of black tea
- 41. #Poetry4MentalHealth You can take this process forward… Immerse Explore Express
- 42. #Poetry4MentalHealth AWI: Continued Connections Exclusive community events and spaces Arts-based discussion trainings Interview and discussion opportunities Weekly art + wellness prompts Click the link in the chat to learn more!
- 43. #Poetry4MentalHealth MEET THE PANEL bit.ly/wiw-h-com Aneissa Rosas-Sanchez (she/her) Mental Health Counselor at COM Psychological Services Vernon Pope-Banks YouThrive Program Supervisor, Side by Side Youth Aman Basdeo (they/he) Program Manager of LGBTQ+ Services, Side by Side
- 44. #Poetry4MentalHealth Please fill out the evaluation! @artwithimpact [email protected] You can enter for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card! 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.
- 45. #Poetry4MentalHealth Virtual Mingle/Panel Q&A Ask a question or share a thought! You can raise your hand (see image below) to be given instructions to audio in, use the public chat box, or send a private message to AWI Support / a panelist.
- 46. #Poetry4MentalHealth Stay in touch! Sign up for Continued Connections! ...and don’t forget to copy/paste the resources in the Shared Notes! @artwithimpact [email protected]