Y.A.W.N. --a self-care resource fair
Meera MacDonald
We are pleased to announce Care2Prevent's first annual YAWN event. YAWN is Youth Access to Working Networks and is a resource and self-care fair being held Friday, September 9th from 10am-2pm at 8560 S Cottage Grove. Please share widely among your networks!
This event is geared towards youth and will include raffle prizes and refreshments. Come for on-the-spot job interviews, financial literacy, voter registration, baby resources and health screenings.
Please see the attached flyers.
Meera MacDonald (she/her)
Alida M. Bouris
Hi All,
I’m writing to share an opportunity to participate in a study on policing and racial justice among young Black sexual minority men. Dr. Ryan Wade, Assistant Professor and Director of the Queer Intersections, Inclusion and Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and I are interviewing Black queer men to discuss family and community messaging about the police, experiences with the police and how police interactions have affected their mental health, and perspectives on social movements designed to address police violence against Black communities.
People are eligible to participate if they (1) identify as Black/African American, cisgender men, (2) are aged 18-35, inclusive, (3) currently live in Chicago and have lived in the city for a total of 5 years, and (4) have been stopped by the police in the past 3 years.
Participants will complete a brief demographic survey and a 60 to 90-minute individual interview (completed in person or via Zoom/telephone, based on participant preference). All participants will receive a $50 electronic gift card to Amazon as an incentive.
Would you be willing to circulate the attached flyer to any clients who may be eligible? You also can reach out to me or Dr. Wade at (wlr...@ullinois.edu) if you have any questions. Thank you!!
Warm regards,
Alida and Ryan
Alida Bouris, PhD, MSW
Pronouns: she/her/hers—Why pronouns matter
Associate Professor, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
Co-Director, Chicago Center for HIV Elimination
Co-Director, Transmedia Story Lab, Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health
Faculty Affiliate, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Center for Health Administration Studies, and Center for Human Potential and Public Policy
University of Chicago