CU Womens Resource Center

Hi friends, We sure hope you are enjoying your summer. We are outreaching to student groups and campus organizations about tabling at CUnity Fest. The Center for Inclusion and Social Change is excited to kick off fall semester with CUnity Fest Welcome BBQ (previously hosted by Cultural Unity & Engagement Center). Please sign up if you are a student leader or office and want to be officially part of this meet & greet event!

Fall 2018 CUnity Fest Student Group Tabling RSVP The Center for Inclusion and Social Change is excited to kick off fall semester with CUnity Fest Welcome BBQ (previously hosted by Cultural Unity & Engagement Center). This BBQ is an opportunity for student organizations and campus organizations to connect with students to share information about re...

Hi friends, we want to announce to our communities that the Women’s Resource Center will be joining the staff of the Gender & Sexuality Center and the Cultural Unity & Engagement Center, as the Center for Inclusion and Social Change, which will launch in fall from C4C N320. Please know that we will continue to advocate for women, femmes, non binary and transgender people in our new space; as well as advance work from the more holistic frame of intersectionality, which we have long worked towards. Our collective advocacy efforts will establish a dynamic center on campus from which to serve students with innovative programs and support services.

We want to express our deep gratitude for our entire community of staff, volunteers, interns, alumnae, and friends of “The W,” past and present. Since its formation in 1994, there have been many people who have inspired, created, and impacted “The Dub.” Over the years, people have cried, laughed, advocated for each other, and built a space we believe in, and where we can be ourselves. We will continue to carry that ethos and your collective goodwill, into our new reality. We invite you to stop by the new center, as early as next week and certainly for our official opening in August. We are committed to continuing strong, feminist work with you all in this new reality.

To quote Octavia Butler, “All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you. The only lasting truth is change."

The Women’s Resource Center staff
Amanda, Sarah, Tamara

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Hi friends, a reminder of love and care for you. There are many resources in the community for support.

On-campus: Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS). Anyone can call their main line at 303-492-2277 to speak with a licensed professional 24/7.

Off-campus: The National Su***de Prevention Lifeline offers free and confidential support and can be reached 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889) or the Crisis Text Line by texting 741741.

LGBTQIA support in Colorado: http://solcolorado.org, 24-hr toll free hotline, 1-888-557-4441. Advocates will talk in depth with you about what’s happening and identify the best available resources in your community.

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