[Counselor_Educ] FW: Love Yourself Week & Domestic Violence Awareness!

[Bhat, Christine]

Some excellent events on an important topic!

From: Women's Center <womenscenter=ohio.edu at mlsend.com> On Behalf Of Women's Center
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 9:41 AM
To: Bhat, Christine <bhatc at ohio.edu>
Subject: Love Yourself Week & Domestic Violence Awareness!


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Content Warning: The video below is of our Domestic Violence Awareness Month Keynote, Drea Kelly, discussing domestic violence and her relationship with R Kelly.


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We have two incredible keynote speakers over the next two weeks: Melissa-Irene Jackson and Drea Kelly!
 This week, we hope you join us for Melissa-Irene Jackson, speaking on The Body Reclaimed, for Love Yourself Week. In this talk, Melissa-Irene tells her story of confronting the reality of an eating disorder, her recovery from anorexia, and overcoming a lifetime of gender dysphoria to be her true self. This is not a story about illness, but a story of resilience and self-acceptance.
Next week, we hope you join us for Drea Kelly, featured in the video above talking about the documentary Surviving R. Kelly. Drea is fame is largely attributed to VH1’s “Hollywood Exes,” where she was branded “the breakout star.”  Her story, as the Ex-wife of R&B superstar R. Kelly, reached beyond the television screens, leaving an audience of millions in love with the “brown ballerina.” Don't miss out on the opportunities to meet her, detailed in our newsletter below!





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Love Yourself Week is a celebration of you! We look forward to having you participate in our varied events this week. Read on for information on how to participate via social media! You can stop by our table today, from 10AM-2PM, and take a photo let us know what your everyday superpower is. MaryKathyrine Tran, our Assistant Director, says that her Everyday Superpower Is... Connection Building!





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October 14, 10AM-2PM, Baker 3rd Floor Atrium
Love Yourself Week Kick-Off
Join us as we hand out the zines made in our "This is What a Craftivist Looks Like: Zine Workshop" and take photos for our social media campaign "My Every Day Superpower Is..."
October 15, 5-7PM, Baker 219
(Un)Doing Gender: A Collaborative Art Workshop with the LGBT Center and Women’s Center
Sponsored by the Women's Center and the LGBT Center.
Join us for an evening of exploring how one may engage in doing, redoing, and undoing gender! This event: examines how we live and embody our gender(s); investigates the social and political implications of gender norms and binaries; and, brainstorms ways to learn more about ourselves and others through reflection, introspection, and sharing. Participants of this art workshop will create their own interpretations to contribute to a larger piece that may be included in the International Women's Art Installation (April 2020). “(Un)Doing Gender” is an opportunity to think deeply and creatively about what gender means to us and others. By engaging in in this workshop, we hope participants leave with a positive sense of community and self - which is a core part of Love Yourself Week!
Please bring your own smart phone or digital camera. There will be a few that can be borrowed on a first come, first serve basis.
October 16, Noon-1PM, Baker 230
You Earned It, Now Claim It: A workshop to teach and empower individuals to self-nominate for awards and more!
Join the Women's Center, Career and Leadership Development Center, and the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards to discuss the importance of putting oneself forward for awards. In this workshop, we will consider how you can align your values with potential awards and opportunities, evaluate the language that one uses in putting themselves forward for an award and/or asking others to nominate them, address barriers to self-nomination, and provide tips for finding opportunities.
October 17, 6PM, Baker Theater
Keynote: The Body Reclaimed with Melissa-Irene Jackson
Keynote sponsored by: Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine's Office of Inclusion, OhioHealth, the LGBT Center, the Women's Center, Campus Recreation, and the Student National Medical Association.
In 2003, something was very wrong, and Melissa-Irene Jackson could not figure out why she was so miserable, or why she was developing such an unhealthy relationship with food. In ‘The Body Reclaimed,’ Melissa-Irene tells her story of confronting the reality of an eating disorder, her recovery from anorexia, and overcoming a lifetime of gender dysphoria to be her true self. This is not a story about illness, but a story of resilience and self-acceptance.
Melissa-Irene Jackson, MSW is a body image, eating disorder, and LGBT advocate with more than ten years of experience. Her work includes federal policy advocacy, sharing her own story of recovery, and a critical analysis of inclusion through scholarship, personal narrative, and spoken word. She earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University in May 2018. In her program, her work focused on advocacy for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence through an internship at the YWCA of Richmond where she worked as a clinician. Currently, she works in direct services for LGBT health and provides case management support to an interdisciplinary team for primary care and sexual health. She is passionate about patient advocacy, addressing implicit biases in healthcare systems, and collaborating with clients to help them exercise bodily autonomy and self-determination. Prior to graduate school, she worked in research on the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Project investigating long-term outcomes from moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries. Melissa-Irene also has a background in Psychology, Religious Studies, and Gender Studies. In her spare time, she volunteers with LGBT youth and nonprofit fundraising.
October 18, 11AM-1PM, Baker Table (1st floor)
NEDA Walk Registration
If you have yet to register for the National Eating Disorder Awareness Walk, you can stop by the table to register and avoid the long lines on Saturday!
Saturday, October 19th, 2019
National Eating Disorder Association Walk
10:00AM Registration; 10:30AM Opening Ceremony
Nelson Commons' Main Reception Area (10 N McKinley Ave)
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If you can't join our programs for Love Yourself Week in-person, join us for our daily social media campaigns! The schedule is listed below and we can't wait to see you online! Use #OHIOlyw on Facebook and Twitter to join the conversation.
Oct 14th: The day's topic is "My Everyday Superpower Is..." Whether you are an amazing cook, listener, leader, networker, or are brave, we want to hear it!
Oct 15th: The day's topic is "My Biggest Ally on Campus Is..." Take a photo with (or tag!) your biggest ally, mentor, friend, or the place that makes you feel your best.
Oct 16th: The day's topic is "My Greatest Achievement Is..." Tell us what you are proud of having achieved or take a picture that represents your achievement!
Oct 17th: The day's topic is "I Walk Because...". Tell us why you are joining the NEDA Walk on Saturday. Use #OHIOlyw on Facebook and Twitter to join the conversation!
Oct 18th: The day's topic is "One way I will show compassion to myself today is..." Tell us how you plan to show compassion to yourself today. At the Women's Center, we are committed to owning our strengths and supporting those around us!
Oct 19th: The day's topic is the NEDA Walk! Take a photo of yourself at the NEDA Walk in Athens!






National Eating Disorders Association Walk



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October 19
10AM Registration
10:30AM Opening Ceremony
Nelson Commons’ Main Reception Area (10 N McKinley Ave)
We encourage you to begin forming teams with your friends or your whole floor of your residence hall! We hope you'll join us as we fundraise and support NEDA!
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30 million Americans struggle with an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Despite their increasing prevalence, eating disorders receive significantly less funding than other major mental illnesses, and support options are often inaccessible. As a result, too many families are left feeling helpless, hopeless, and frightened – this is where we come in. Through NEDA Walks, we are raising critical funds, restoring hope, and changing the conversation surrounding eating disorders.
Your fundraising efforts are putting life-saving resources into the hands of those in need, and catalyzing prevention, cures, and access to quality care. With every dollar raised, we are one step closer to our shared vision of a world without eating disorders.






Save the Date: Drea Kelly



365 Conversation: Creating Public Awareness to End Domestic Violence with DREA Kelly
October 24, 2019, 7:30PM, Baker Ballroom
[Drea Kelly headhsot]
DREA Kelly’s 365 Conversation offers the course of a survivor’s journey to heal while highlighting learned behaviors from her abuser and herself, the warning signs and of the prevalence of a volatile relationship. The goal of the 365 Conversation on domestic violence is to start the conversation, not just through a hashtag on social media, but through a plan of action to eliminate abuse of all forms and violence from relationships and to eradicate sex trafficking. DREA Kelly’s healing words offers openness to receive and self-reflection.
Andrea “DREA” Kelly is a Midwestern native from the Southside of Chicago, IL. DREA Kelly’s fame is largely attributed to VH1’s “Hollywood Exes,” where she was branded “the breakout star.”  Her story, as the Ex-wife of R&B superstar R. Kelly, reached beyond the television screens, leaving an audience of millions in love with the “brown ballerina.”
She is also well-known for being a choreographer, principle dancer, and the creative director for R.Kelly’s world tour performances, music videos and award show performances.  Some of her clients include Teddy Riley, Escape and Been One to name a few.  After leading the stage in these various positions, DREA also found vast success in operating her own dance theatre companies, AKDT and Le Belle Jete’ Cabaret.
DREA is not only a survivor of Domestic Violence, she is an advocate of domestic violence awareness. In the spirit of this mission, she created the 12th Round Foundation, an organization that celebrates survivors of domestic violence and seeks to provide education so no one will become a victim and commemorate those who are lost to this tragedy.
“I have CRACKS, but I’m not BROKEN ”- DREA Kelly
This Domestic Violence Awareness Keynote is sponsored by the Women's Center, Black Student Cultural Programming Board, the Multicultural Center, Survivor Advocacy Program, Counseling and Psychological Services, Health Promotion, the Student National Medical Association, and Ebony Minds.
We are so excited to announce two additional ways for folk to meet Drea Kelly.

  *   On October 24, 2019, from 1:00PM – 2:00PM. This opportunity is open to women of color student leaders and allies. Allies should be able to demonstrate their commitment to supporting women of color, which may be through programming, a dedication to anti-racism work, or other forms of allyship. If you are interested in attending, please register by completing the form at:  <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.mlsend.com%2Flink%2Fc%2FYT0xMjY2NjI2NDYwOTU3ODA3MDgwJmM9ZDFyMSZlPTkzOTI3JmI9Mjg0NDg4ODQ0JmQ9bDFuNXcydw%3D%3D.UAS3OhN51DXK649fC7I2lk8cO-fG6WGrKacB0CSyHG4&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfa441b7235914d474ce508d750b0ecb4%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637066593120967108&sdata=CqyZj9BpYDVRftBBA3kKxtAPSZMzCboyb%2Fm9C%2F7kH%2FM%3D&reserved=0> https://tinyurl.com/Tea-with-Drea-Kelly<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.mlsend.com%2Flink%2Fc%2FYT0xMjY2NjI2NDYwOTU3ODA3MDgwJmM9ZDFyMSZlPTkzOTI3JmI9Mjg0NDg4ODQ2JmQ9dzd3OWw4ZQ%3D%3D.-hedkdA-ZSOgeQPVR28iFtlGDLpeRRVJLChO5ZZsYY0&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cfa441b7235914d474ce508d750b0ecb4%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637066593120977100&sdata=gMME2EJLtUgdmfcQNO2yUz6qtd8YIOJnbioVfbUVacw%3D&reserved=0> More information about her visit to campus is detailed below.
  *   Survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, harassment, and stalking are welcome to attend a reception with Drea Kelly on October 24th. For information, please contact survivor.advocacy at ohio.edu.<mailto:contact survivor.advocacy at ohio.edu.> This program has received an exemption from mandated reporting in order to allow for full-campus participation by all members of the campus community. Disclosures of incidents of sexual misconduct at this specified event will not be considered notice to Ohio University. All members of the Ohio University community that identify as survivors are welcome to contact survivor.advocacy at ohio.edu<mailto:survivor.advocacy at ohio.edu> for more information. Participation will be capped to provide participants space to interact with Drea Kelly.






Co-Curricular Guide



We encourage faculty to utilize Women's Center programming to assist in outside classroom learning opportunities for their students. In order to help faculty seamlessly incorporate our programs into their syllabus, we have prepared a co-curricular guide to bridge the gap between academic units and the Women's Center. This guide has detailed information about our events, areas of study each program would complement, projected learning outcomes, potential discussion questions, as well as recommended readings and in-class activities. This guide will be updated as we work with the speakers for our programs. Tentative programs listed in the guide are expected to happen, but please contact us to confirm as we get closer to the date. If you have any questions about whether or not an event would be appropriate for your class, please contact Women's Center staff. We look forward to working with you this semester and always!
To view the Fall 2019 co-curricular guide, please visit:
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