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- 2. #Poetry4MentalHealth YOUR FACILITATOR: Olivia Olivia Buntaine (she/her) is an award-winning poet, theatremaker, and general rabble-rouser whose work focuses on themes of liberation after violence. Through plays, poetry, and creative non-fiction, Olivia works most often in the universes of girlhood, queerness, and survivorship. She is also the artistic director of the theater company Project Nongenue - a company dedicated to centralizing the voices of women and marginalized populations in classical theater, mythology, and history.
- 3. #Poetry4MentalHealth ○ Campus workshops ○ Monthly short film competition ○ Short film production grants ○ Global community BROUGHT TO YOU BY
- 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 $25!)
- 5. #Poetry4MentalHealth HEADS UP ● Mental health is personal – YOU are the expert on your own experience ● Talking about our mental health in relation to our sexual orientations and genders can be intensely personal ● This is a public, shared space ● We will be taking some photos throughout the event ● Please take care of yourself however you need, including asking for help.
- 6. #Poetry4MentalHealth HOW ARE YOU, RIGHT NOW? Horrible So pumped it’s not even funny
- 7. #Poetry4MentalHealth This workshop is for YOU. Whatever your experience with mental health, poetry or the topics we’re going to be discussing.
- 10. #Poetry4MentalHealth WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH POETRY?
- 11. #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
- 12. #Poetry4MentalHealth THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY We are considering anyone who’s gender identity is anything other than cisgender and anyone who’s sexual orientation is anything other than heterosexual to be part of the community.
- 13. #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.
- 15. #Poetry4MentalHealth FACTORY TALK BY LUCIE RACHEL & 1990S CHRIS Voices With Impact 2020 Immerse Content heads up: homophobia, biphobia, toxic masculinity
- 16. #Poetry4MentalHealth HOW ARE YOU, REALLY? You are invited to share a few words to describe how you’re feeling, or your thoughts on the film. Immerse In small groups...
- 17. #Poetry4MentalHealth SCENARIO Put yourself in the position of our bisexual factory worker. Explore
- 18. #Poetry4MentalHealth SCENARIO Put yourself in the position of our bisexual factory worker. Explore EXPLORE Your co-worker tells you he doesn’t agree with people being gay. How do you respond?
- 19. #Poetry4MentalHealth Explore Share with the group: How do you respond? ● I don’t know if theres a great way to respond to that ● In masculine spaces, theres a culture of not questioning ● I would say nothing or give the minimal response possible ● Is it a conversation i could get into? Maybe. Do i want to? Absolutely not. At best, awkward. At worst, harm. ● The other person is probably trying to stir the pot - they want friction, or a reaction out of you. They’re trying to establish superiority/masculinity ● You don’t want to give them the satisfaction. ● Assess how you’re feeling - where are you mentally ● I’m immediately put on the defensive - it would be difficult to stay level headed. They aren’t trying to fight, they’re saying something about how they feel about themselves. ● “Defensiveness” - defensiveness can be self-protective, empowering ● Defensive vs. “defender”
- 22. #Poetry4MentalHealth SELF REFLECTION How did that feel? Did you write anything that surprised you? Express
- 23. #Poetry4MentalHealth #Poetry4MentalHealth FIND THE SCULPTURE “They Say” Express
- 26. #Poetry4MentalHealth STAGING FACE BY STEPH YOUNG, JAKE IVANY & VIE JONES Voices With Impact 2020 Immerse Content heads up: discussion of depression, anxiety, transphobia, misgendering
- 27. #Poetry4MentalHealth Immerse You are invited to share a few words to describe how you’re feeling, or your thoughts on the film. HOW ARE YOU, REALLY? In small groups...
- 28. #Poetry4MentalHealth SCENARIO Think about the struggles of these three characters. Explore It’s taken a lot to reject traditional notions of gender and find recognition. People hold very tightly to these traditional ideas.
- 29. #Poetry4MentalHealth SCENARIO Think about the struggles of these three characters. Explore EXPLORE Why do we, as a society, resist seeing people’s true selves? It’s taken a lot to reject traditional notions of gender and find recognition. People hold very tightly to these traditional ideas.
- 30. #Poetry4MentalHealth Explore Share with the group: Why do we, as a society, resist seeing people’s true selves? ● It’s not convenient for the power structure ● People are lazy (sometimes)! They don’t want to make the effort ● Having to acknowledge someone who is fundamentally different from you makes you have to look at yourself deeply ● People are resistant to change ● If it goes against what they’ve been taught - what else do they have to change? ● People resist vulnerability and its vulnerable to have to change
- 33. #Poetry4MentalHealth SELF REFLECTION How did that feel? Did you write anything that surprised you? Express
- 34. #Poetry4MentalHealth #Poetry4MentalHealth FIND THE SCULPTURE “They See” Immerse
- 36. #Poetry4MentalHealth What can we do, both as allies and as members of the community, to make positive change? Explore Share out
- 37. #Poetry4MentalHealth #Poetry4MentalHealth FREELY & DELIBERATELY “What Can We Do?” Immerse
- 39. #Poetry4MentalHealth You can take this process forward… Immerse Explore Express
- 40. #Poetry4MentalHealth AWI: Continued Connections Exclusive community events and spaces Arts-based discussion trainings Interview and discussion opportunities Weekly art + wellness prompts Scan the QR code to learn more!
- 41. #Poetry4MentalHealth Art With Impact: Continued Connections bit.ly/awi-cc
- 42. #Poetry4MentalHealth MEET THE PANEL bit.ly/wiwq-cc Margaret R. Watson, Psy.D. (she/her/hers) Identity-Focused Counselor, Student Counseling Services Kendall Foley (she/her/hers) Student Programming Coordinator, Student Accessibility Services Sina Ahangari (they/she) Signature Programming Ambassador from Gender & Sexuality Programs
- 43. #Poetry4MentalHealth Please fill out the evaluation! @artwithimpact info@artwithimpact.org You can enter for a chance to win $25! 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.
- 44. #Poetry4MentalHealth Please fill out the evaluation! bit.ly/conn-eval
- 45. #Poetry4MentalHealth Mingle/Panel Q&A Ask a question or share a thought!
- 46. #Poetry4MentalHealth Stay in touch! Sign up for Continued Connections! @artwithimpact info@artwithimpact.org