WLU Middle Eastern Association

We’re excited to announce an in-person tote bag painting workshop!

Participants will have the opportunity to paint a canvas tote bag while enjoying space amongst community.

The event will be on Friday December 23rd from 7-8:30 pm on the WLU Brantford campus.

Please DM or email [email protected] to register or for more information.

We hope to see you there! 🎨🖌️

The MEA presents: A healing and support space for those impacted by the uprisings in Iran

This space will run via Zoom by Forouz Salari (she/her), MA, MSW, RSW and will consist of body-based and soothing grounding exercises, a brief guided meditation around radical self-compassion, information around burnout, emotional exhaustion and fostering resilience, as well as a guided discussion to support participants in expressing their thoughts and feelings.

This space will centre the experiences of Iranian, Kurdish, Baloch, and other marginalized groups closely impacted. Others in the SWANA (SouthWest Asia North Africa) region are welcome to join the space in solidarity and are urged to be cognizant of the space they hold. This event is open to SWANA Laurier students, staff, faculty and alumni.

To register please direct message us or email [email protected] or [email protected] for more information.

About Forouz: She is a white-passing, Iranian, bis*xual, cis-gender, neurotypical woman and a first-generation immigrant and settler (who came to Canada as a refugee, during childhood). She is a registered social worker, psychotherapist and clinical consultant based in Toronto. She works virtually with individuals, couples, and organizations across Ontario. She specializes in working with women (ages 18-55), including gender-diverse, q***r and trans folks (2SLGBTQIA+), people of colour (BIPOC), first & second generation immigrants, neurodivergent folks (particularly folks with ADHD), students, professionals and entrepreneurs. Her passion is to support people who are committed to self-exploration and healing, as part of their ongoing personal and professional growth. Her approach is trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, abolitionist, intersectional feminist, harm-reduction and strengths-based, combining therapeutic elements from mindfulness, somatic attachment therapy (SAT), s*x therapy, internal family systems (IFS) / parts-work, narrative therapy, and solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT).

ForouzSalariTherapy.ca

The MEA Executive Team Application has been extended until July 22nd 2022 at 11:59 pm.

Please submit applications via the Google Form linked in our bio or found at https://bit.ly/3y4onUR

Position details are outlined in the Google Form.

Please dm or email us at [email protected] if you have any questions.