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FoE Creative Writing Circle
2025-05-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-06-17 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-07-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Toronto)
Do you enjoy writing creatively, or have you always wanted to learn?
Then join us for our monthly FoE Creative Writing Circle!

Creative writing, whether for fun or professionally, has been shown to
increase productivity in other areas, reduce depression and anxiety,
and provide insights in how to address life’s challenges. It's also
fun.

Register through our website
[https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/faculty-engineering-fiction-writing-circle]

Meditation Monday
2025-05-26 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-06-02 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-06-09 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-06-16 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-06-23 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-06-30 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-07-07 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-07-14 12:15 - 12:45 and 2 more dates | Waterloo ON Canada
JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE, RELAX, AND BE STILL.

Meditation has been shown to reduce stress, increase balance and
stillness, increase awareness, and even expand acceptance and
compassion for yourself and others. Each week will vary slightly.
“Practices” include breathing, mindfulness, body awareness,
earthly grounding, spacial awareness, centring, and more.
See our website
[https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-mondays]for
more details.

Mirrorless Monday
2024-02-05
Mirrorless Monday is an annual, campus wide campaign to encourage body
positivity through various messages on mirrors and a campaign
that seeks to remind everyone that their self-worth is not tied to a
reflection in a mirror. The campaign is a partnership between Campus
Wellness and Plant Operations. For the one-day campaign today, a
portion of washroom mirrors in various locations on campus will be
covered with positive messages and supportive resources including
Counselling Services, MATES, Good2Talk, etc. The messages will be
placed on the mirrors at the beginning of the day (Feb 5th) and
removed by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

Bell Let's Talk
2024-01-24
Stop by the Bell Let’s Talk day booth (1st floor of E7) for swag,
self-care activities, and to keep the conversation about mental health
going. Be sure to post #BellLetsTalk on your social media to support
mental health programming in Canada.

Meditation Mondays
2024-01-22 16:30 - 17:00, 2024-01-29 16:30 - 17:00, 2024-02-05 16:30 - 17:00, 2024-02-12 16:30 - 17:00, 2024-02-19 16:30 - 17:00, 2024-02-26 16:30 - 17:00, 2024-03-04 16:30 - 17:00, 2024-03-11 16:30 - 17:00 and 3 more dates
JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN
E5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING
30 MINS.

Consent Week (Jan 22-26th, 2024)
2024-01-22 - 2024-01-26 | E7 - Engineering 7 200 University Ave West Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
Consent Week is an opportunity for campus community members to
engage in conversations, activities, and events focused on consent, in
an effort to build a #ConsentCulture.

Throughout the week, the Sexual Violence and Response Office (SVPRO)
will be hosting a variety of events and workshops, including Active
Bystander Training for Engineering students (Jan 22nd, at 5 pm). See
their webpage for details
[https://uwaterloo.ca/sexual-violence-prevention-response-office/get-involved/consent-week].

Also, Monday, January 22, 2024 the Peer Health Educators will be
hosting their Healthy Sexuality booth in E7, on the first floor by the
C&D. Stop by for trivia and swag.

Male Allyship - Man vs World (Employees)
2023-10-26 15:00 - 16:00
By age 18, 1 in 3 women will have experienced some form of sexual
harassment or assault. Female students (and employees) in STEM
programs experience significantly higher rates of sexism,
discrimination, exclusion, and sexual harassment than women in
non-STEM disciplines.

According to the Statistics Canada 2019 survey
[https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2020001/article/00005-eng.htm],
71% of students at Canadian postsecondary schools witnessed or
experienced unwanted sexualized behaviours in a postsecondary
setting—either on campus, or in an off-campus situation that
involved students or other people associated with the school. Most of
those who had experienced these unwanted behaviours stated that the
perpetrators were fellow students. Relatively few students said that
the perpetrators were professors and others in positions of authority.

As society learns more about the causes, both direct causes such as
breaking consent, and indirect causes like systems that benefit men
and blame victims/survivors for what happened to them, it’s
important to learn about these causes and how you can contribute to
preventing them. It’s not just to show the people around you that
you want them to lead a life free of gender-based violence and the
many barriers it creates, but it also shows future employers that
you’ve invested in equity work – one more way to set your resume
apart of the rest of the crowd. PLEASE NOTE: THIS CERTIFICATE IS
AVAILABLE TO MALE IDENTIFYING PARTICIPANTS ONLY.

Supporting Someone in Distress Workshop
2023-10-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-16 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-27 14:00 - 16:00
Most of us want to support and show compassion to others, however
supporting others can often feel awkward. Being fully present with a
person in distress often means having uncomfortable conversations. It
can be difficult to know how to provide effective and meaningful
support, or useful information that assists the person in accessing
help.

While there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to supporting others,
this session will cover a simple approach to help you determine
what type of help is needed, some strategies for providing effective
support, as well as when and how to refer someone to appropriate
resources. A comprehensive list of resources will be provided.

Male Allyship - The Man Box (Employees)
2024-02-01 15:00 - 16:00

Protecting Yourself From Stress Workshop (Employees and Post Docs)
2024-02-22 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-11 15:00 - 16:00
During this session, you’ll explore factors that could test your
resilience and cause stress. The protective strategies suggested can
help protect you from the harmful impacts of stress and enhance your
ability to cope when a crisis does occur. Brainstorming options to
overcome challenges, taking action when you feel paralyzed by fear or
worry, learning from your mistakes, and building a network of support
are just some of the protective strategies to consider.
