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Self and Collective Care for Black Folx with Brianna A. Baker (FREE)
Let's explore how the intersections of racism with other systems of oppression shape the self-care needs and practices diverse BIPOC folx
By Darkness RISING Project
When and where
Date and time
Starts on Sunday, August 28, 2022 · 3:45pm EDT
Location
Culture Lab LIC 5-25 46th Ave New York, NY 11101
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About this event
Join us for a conversation on Self and Collective Care for Black Folx with Brianna A. Baker!
The past two years have been riveted by both social and pathological pandemics.
In the midst of this societal disruption, “self-care” has become a trending topic on social media, amongst celebrity influencers, and in everyday discourse. Current conceptualizations of self-care are Westernized and Eurocentric in that they emphasize solitary, time-consuming, and often expensive activities to promote notions of happiness and peace. However, for many BIPOC folx, self-care seems daunting and impossible amidst the backdrop of racism, oppression, and cultural erasure.
This roundtable shall frame self- and community-care as liberatory and resistance practices. Under this perspective, self-care is not a thing you “do”, but rather a way you think, live, and experience the world through a commitment to self and humanity. Similarly, we will explore how the intersections of racism with other systems of oppression shape the self-care needs and practices of diverse Black and Brown communities.
More about Brianna:
Brianna Baker (she/her/hers) is a third-year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology Ph.D. program at Columbia University. Born and raised in North Carolina, she graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an undergraduate degree in Psychology and African American Community Health and Resilience. Her research interests broadly include sociopolitical determinants of mental health, positive Black youth development, and ameliorating sociohistorical racial trauma through community-focused program development. She was recently named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar and hopes to mesh her passions for communications, public health, and psychology to bring African American mental health to the forefront of America’s social, moral, and political agendas. Brianna is the co-founder of the Black in Mental Health Initiative and the Founder of Girls Reaching Optimal Wellness (G.R.O.W.), a school-based mental wellness program for young women of color in the Southern US. Known for her courage and outspokenness for Black mental health, Brianna's commitment to mental health equity has been featured on Spectrum News, Refinery 29, WebMD, and other prominent media outlets.
The event will be in Queens at Culture Lab LIC as a part of NC Darkness RISING Live: 5, the Black Mental Health Block Party!
Darkness RISING: Live is our annual music and mental health event featuring the Black Broadway community performing inspirational songs for Black mental health, and Black mental health providers as our guest speakers. The concert benefits Darkness RISING Project Nonprofit, a 501(c)3 organization that provides direct mental health resources to the Black community. This FREE block party includes vendors, live music, wellness vendors, Black mental health providers, resources, and more! This event is open to the public and all communities are welcome. Past performers include stars from the Black Broadway community from shows such as HAMILTON, DREAMGIRLS WEST END, AIN'T TOO PROUD, ALADDIN, LES MISERABLES, THE COLOR PURPLE, THE LION KING and more. This event includes vendors, food trucks, Black mental health professionals, wellness workshops, free resources, giveaways, live music, and more!
⭐️FREE!⭐️
Full Event: August 28th, 2022, 2-6pm EST
WELLNESS WORKSHOP IS AT 3:45PM
5-25 46th Ave
Queens, NY 11101
⭐️LEARN MORE: darknessrisingproject.org
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Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners:
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Brooklyn Arts Council
BEAM
ABOUT: Any donations will benefit Darkness RISING Nonprofit, a 501(c)3 mental health organization which provides direct mental health resources and creates access to mental health resources in the Black community. Darkness RISING offers various resources including Help Me Find a Therapist, REBUILD, Broadway for Mental Health Support in partnership with Adrienne Warren, a mental health album on all platforms, a Music & Mental Health Video Series on YouTube, live touring concerts, a Black Mental Health Provider Database, a free Black mental health resource packet, free year-round community Wellness Wednesday Workshops and more.
VENDORS: https://darknessrisingproject.org/vendors/
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Darkness RISING Project Darkness RISING: A Mental Health Awareness Project Nonprofit aims to:
-Improve the health and wellness of the Black community
-Raise awareness about mental health in our community
-Empower and engage our community via resources, events and services
-Erase the negative stigma of mental health issues
Darkness RISING 501(c)3 is a vehicle to help individuals in the Black community begin conversations with their family, coworkers, and friends about their mental health and emotional well-being. We accomplish this by partnering with mental health providers and/or mental health educators to create events, seminars, and sessions where the intersection between mental health education and the arts collide.