Join the Graduate Student Council, the School of Professional Studies, and your fellow classmates to welcome our summer start graduate students to Providence and connect across programs.
There will be light food and non-alcoholic drink options served alongside local beers. The first 50 students will receive 2 free drink tickets.
The event will take place on Sunday, August 6 from 4-7pm at Narragansett Brewery.
Please bring a government-issued ID if you are 21+ and plan to consume alcohol at this event.
If you have questions or would like to request accommodations, you may email Morgan, Student Engagement Specialist, at: morgan_latus@brown.edu
RSVP using this link: https://forms.gle/PcniuRvMNZfkYJFU9
Join us for an interdisciplinary conversation between public health experts, disability activists, and scholars as they explore how ableism shapes the terrains of public health and medical research. The panelists will discuss which institutional barriers are obstructing disability equity, how disability interacts with race and gender, and why it’s time to adopt an anti-ableist research approach. The late disability justice activist Stacey Milbern defined ableism as “a system of oppression that favors being able-bodied/able-minded at any cost, frequently at the expense of people with disabilities.” Note that one does not have to be disabled to experience ableism.
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“All 7 slides are blue and white, with yellow accents. In the top-middle of each, there is a Brown University crest with ‘School of Public Health’ written beside it. In the top-left corner, there are 4 people moving to the left with their fists raised. One is in a wheelchair and 2 are holding yellow flags. The circular logo of ‘Disability Justice as Public Health’ is in the top-right corner. It is made up of the disability pride flag colors (blue, yellow, green, black and red). In it, 3 hands hold up a yellow light bulb that has the DJAPH acronym inside. The text on the 7 slides reads: DJAPH presents, ‘Anti-ableist Research in Public Health and Medicine’. Friday, April 28th, 12:00-1:30pm EST on Zoom. Join us for an interdisciplinary conversation between public health experts, disability activists and scholars as they explore how ableism shapes the terrains of public health and medicine. Our speakers will discuss the institutional barriers to health equity, how disability interacts with race and gender, and why it’s time to adopt an anti-ableist research approach. Meet our panelists: Cyrena Gawuga (she/her) is the Director of Research at the Preparedness and Treatment Equity Coalition (PTEC). At PTEC, Cyrena facilitates the design and implementation of initiatives that reduce health inequity in the healthcare system, particularly for Black, Latinx, and Native American communities. She completed a Ph.D. in Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at Brown University and serves as an advisory board member for organizations including the Lupus Foundation of America. Jen Soriano (she/they) is an award-winning writer, social movement strategist, and neurodivergent person living with mental illness and chronic pain. Jen’s forthcoming essay collection, Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing, explores how systems of oppression affect bodies over generations, and envisions a trauma-wise future of ecosocial well-being. She received a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard and an M.F.A. from the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University. White, disabled, and genderqueer, Eli Clare (he/him)is an award-winning writer, storyteller, and social justice educator. He has written two books of essays and a collection of poetry, as well as published in dozens of journals and anthologies. Since 2008, Eli has spoken at over 150 conferences, community events, and colleges; he currently serves on the Community Advisory Board for the Disability Project at the Transgender Law Center and is also a Disability Futures Fellow. Bonnielin Swenor (she/her) is an epidemiologist and associate professor at The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and holds joint appointments at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is the founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, which aims to shift the paradigm from ‘living with a disability’ to ‘thriving with a disability’. Thank you to our co-sponsors: Advance-CTR; Disability Justice Student Initiative; Program in Science, Technology, and Society; Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender; School of Public Health Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
The second installment of the Graduate Workshop Series by Brown Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is Wednesday, April 5th from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in Room 179A, Health and Wellness Building (450 Brook St). Come to learn how to manage stress, practice self-care and maintain a healthy work-life balance! Lunch will be provided. Contact jamila_allouane@brown.edu for more information.
Please join the Parent’s Networking Group March Meeting on Monday, March 27th at 12pm via zoom. to discuss resources for gradparents at Brown. This meeting/group is open to all graduate students, medical students and postdocs. Please reach out to camila_molina_roca@brown.edu with any follow up questions.
The Globe is a community space for all international students, not just undergraduates! Come join the international graduate student community for the first Grad Night at the Globe for a mask paint and sip! Hosted by the Graduate Student Council Chair for International Advocacy and the Global Brown Center for International Students.
Global Brown Center and Grad Student Council invites all the international graduate students and scholars for an International Tax Return Preparation Workshop Webinar on Thursday, February 23rd from 4-6pm followed by a Q&A session. RSVP here for the zoom link and access to the recording if you are unable to attend the webinar. Please contact gsc_intladvocate@brown.edu for any questions.
