Pride at UIC

The 15th Annual (Virtual) Lavender Graduation is next Friday, May 7th!!! We're excited to announce that DJ Rae Chardonnay (Hey Rae Chardonnay) will kick off the event with a DJ set from 5:00 – 5:30 pm (CT). Rae was recently noted as one of Chicago’s Top 5 DJs by NPR and Chicago’s Best DJ by the Chicago Reader. Get in the celebratory mood with us with some music and virtual dancing! 🎉🎓

Graduates register here: https://go.uic.edu/LavGradGraduate

Guests RSVP here: https://go.uic.edu/LavGradGuestRSVP

Join our friends over at the African-American Cultural Center tomorrow, Friday March 5th from 10AM - 12PM for their monthly ‘What’s Going On?’ mental health discussion. This month’s topic includes matters from the outcomes of the 2020 election to managing the stress of mid-term exams. RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/AACCgoing.

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Transcript: “What’s Going On? Is an event that will be held the first Friday of each month with presentations and discussions on rotating mental health topics. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their experiences on a range of topics focusing on Black Mental Health and Wellness. This month, we will be checking in about matters from the outcome of the 2020 election to managing the stress of mid-term exams. Come and let us know what you need."

UIC Burnout Survey Townhall: A Student Vent Sesh Space for students to release stress about pandemic school life, and for the student survey coalition to share their findings.

Join us for GSC Open House tomorrow, Thurs. Jan. 21st at 1pm (CT) via Zoom. Learn about upcoming programs, initiatives, meet the GSC staff and our collaborative partners including representatives from the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of LGBTQ People, OUTLaw, Pride at UIC, oSTEM, Pathways to Black Male Achievement (PBMA), and The Inclusive Collective. RSVP here: go.uic.edu/GSCOpenHouse Real-time captions will be provided.

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Good afternoon, Pride members!

This Wednesday from 5-6 on Zoom, we will be having a game night! We'll play Among Us (and other online games! We'd love some suggestions!), and have time to meditate and do yoga before the fall break.

Also, we now have a Snapchat group! If you're looking to build community outside of our meetings and would like to join, feel free too send us a message here, on Instagram, or over email and we'll add you to the group ♥️

Hope to see you tomorrow!

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Today! Come join the GSC in this amazing project ❤️❤️

Do You See Me?: A Collaborative Mural Project

Are you interested in supporting LGBTQIA+ communities?
Have you ever felt invisible/hypervisible? Come and Create with us!

artOUT, a student committee affiliated with at UIC, is partnering with (Gender and Sexuality Center) to host a virtual live collaborative mural project event on November 20, 2020. We are currently seeking people in the UIC community who are interested in participating in this collaborative mural project. The creation of the mural will be recorded and included in the GSC’s online exhibition “Highly (In)visible” featuring artwork by Antonio D. Santos. (https://gsc.uic.edu/highlyinvisible/)

What?
For this event we ask you to think about the times that you have felt invisible or visible while exploring your identities. Whether through stories or images (drawn or found) you are invited to share your experiences on our virtual whiteboard via Draw.Chat (Link: draw.chat).

Who can participate?
• UIC undergraduate and graduate students
• UIC alumni
• UIC faculty/staff members

When?
Friday, November 20th, 1-6 pm
This event is a drop-in style project. Feel free to come in anytime within these hours and stay for as long or short as you want.

Please sign up on our Google form by Thursday, November 19:
https://go.uic.edu/artOUTGSC

Questions? Concerns? Email us at: [email protected]

Chicago trans-led non-profit emphasizes resilience over victimization on Trans Day of Remembrance Transgender Day of Remembrance, or TDOR, has been celebrated on Nov. 20 for more than 20 years. It's a day meant to honor the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost to acts of anti-transgender violence.