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If you have any questions about upcoming events, please feel to contact Chelsea Corsi, TRU Wellness Coordinator at ccorsi@tru.ca.
10th Annual Consent Tea
The Consent Tea, an annual health promotion and wellness education event, was developed by TRU Senior Wellness Co-ordinator Chelsea Corsi in response to hundreds of conversations and observations about student struggles to navigate consent, relationships, sexual health, and healing from sexualized and other forms of violence. This year, we have two free events happening on Wednesday, January 29 featuring special guests. Students, faculty, and community members are all encouraged to join. See below for details.
*Please note that these events will include discussions about sexualized violence. Please remember to take care of yourself.*
Honouring Resistance: Panel and Dialogue
Join us for a panel discussion to honour resistance with those who have been involved in anti-violence work. After the panel, there is an opportunity to dialogue about resistance in small groups with the panellists. The special guests joining us are: Viola Thomas, Meghan Gardiner, Alix Dolson, Monty Armstrong, and Sabreet Ghumman. If you'd like to learn more about the panellists, follow our social media @truwellnesscentre.
Wed, Jan 29
House of Learning (HOL 190)
11:45 AM - 1:20 PM
Special Keynote Actress Meghan Gardiner "The Power of Sharing Your Story"
Join Meghan Gardiner as she recounts her thirteen-year journey of publicly sharing personal trauma on stages across North America. Hear how she overcame her initial struggles with success and grew to embrace the healing power of sharing her story. Through Meghan’s talk, become emboldened to intervene in dangerous situations and become inspired to tell your own story in your own way.
Meghan is an actor and writer who can be seen on stages and screens worldwide. In 2003 she premiered ‘Dissolve’, a one-woman show based on her experience of being drugged and sexually assaulted. After performing it nearly 850 times across the continent, she stopped touring the show in 2016 to start a family, but the show continues to tour to this day. Meghan has been honoured with a citation from the American Alliance for Theatre in Education, was a nominee for the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards and won the Sydney Risk Award for emerging playwright at the 2012 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. She was a keynote speaker at the Toronto Police Service’s International Conference on Sex Crimes and has subsequently written three more plays that raise awareness on gender based and sexualized violence.
Wed, Jan 29, 2025
Alumni Theatre, Clocktower (CT200)
from 7:00 - 8:30 PM, doors open at 6:30 PM
Or watch the Livestream here: https://vimeo.com/event/4862350/75dad0d031
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Cultivating resilience to combat loss
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10 years of tea: celebrating consent education
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Read the Wellness news on Inside TRU
Self-care and campus support critical to connectivity
Second-year BSc biology student Nasrawaris Patel reflects on the impact of homesickness and loneliness on mental health.
Cultivating resilience to combat loss
Counsellor Kristin Robinson says there is no one-size-fits-all approach to love, loss, healing and recovery when coping with loss.
10 years of tea: celebrating consent education
The Wellness Centre is celebrating a decade of consent education at TRU.
Do you need to connect with someone?
If you need to connect with someone regarding your health during a time we are closed or unavailable, please contact the TRU Counselling Department at 250-828-5023, TRU Health Services at 250-828-5126, or call HealthLink BC at 811.
