BU Community Gatherings for the Week of June 8
The following information was originally shared on Saturday, June 6 by the Boston University Diversity & Inclusion team, the Office of the Provost. Please visit www.bu.edu/provost/diversity/ for more information. Please read the descriptions of these meetings carefully, as some apply to specific groups of people on campus.
Dear Members of the BU Community,
In light of the extraordinary and troubling current events, we know that many of you are seeking ways to productively connect with others. This list is by no means comprehensive as additional events are being scheduled for the coming week. We hope that it is helpful, and that you find opportunities for healing, grounding, community, and positive change during this challenging time.
Take good care.
~BU Diversity & Inclusion
Sunday, June 7
Marsh Chapel
Title: Sunday Interdenominational Worship Service: Ground of Being
Time: Sunday, June 7, 11 am–12 pm
Description: Join us this Sunday for interdenominational worship as the Dean of Marsh Chapel, The Rev. Dr. Robert A. Hill, preaches a sermon entitled “Ground of Being” calling us to be mindful of the past, present, and future of being in community with one another.
Meeting Information: Listen live on WBUR‘s website, or on radio station WBUR 90.0FM in the greater Boston area. You can follow along with the service by downloading the bulletin here. Can’t listen at this time? You can also listen to the service later, on Marsh Chapel’s sermon blog, or by searching “Marsh Chapel” in iTunes Podcasts.
Monday, June 8
Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Title: How to Become a White Accomplice for Equity and Social Justice
Time: Monday, June 8, 1–2:30 pm
Description: *OPEN TO WHEELOCK COMMUNITY ONLY* This forum offers an opening conversation to examine and commit ourselves to concrete actions we can take to battle inequity and injustice by exploring ways to become effective White allies by collaborating more effectively with our colleagues of color as well as advocacy organizations. We invite you to share ways that each of us are working to transform the systems of oppression and improve our communities so that all citizens can thrive.
The organizers for this event include BU Wheelock graduate students Turner Block and Erika Barr, and faculty members Raul Fernandez and Scott Solberg.
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BU Diversity & Inclusion
Title: Faculty and Staff of Color Check-in
Time: Monday, June 8, 1:30–3 pm
Description: BU Diversity & Inclusion invites you to join Associate Provost Crystal Williams in a community check-in for BU faculty, staff, and students of color. This check-in will be a space for people from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to engage in open, supportive, and community-specific conversation regarding the current racial climate in the country.
To request an accommodation (e.g. ASL Interpreters, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART); assistive listening devices), please contact our office at odi@bu.edu. Please submit requests for accommodations as soon as possible.
Meeting Information: Register here
Tuesday, June 9
Allies and Advocates Faculty and Staff Community Network
Title: Reflection Space for Allies, Session I
Time: Tuesday, June 9, 10–11 am
Description: This is the first reflection session hosted by Allies and Advocates network to follow up on the Collective Space for Community Solidarity event held last Friday, hosted by BU D&I. During this conversation, we will provide a space to discuss what allies and advocates might be able to do together to achieve positive change.
Meeting Information: RSVP here
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Metropolitan College Dean’s Office
Title: MET Community Town Hall on Social Justice
Time: Tuesday, June 9, 3–4 pm
Description: *OPEN TO METROPOLITAN COLLEGE COMMUNITY ONLY* For those of you in the MET community who are looking for ways to share your views, reflect and listen to others, or simply be together and feel part of the community, we invite you to join the Dean’s Office for the MET Community Town Hall on Social Justice.
Wednesday, June 10
Faculty & Staff Assistance Office
Title: Coping with Current Events: Support and Solidarity
Time: Wednesday, June 10, 12:30–1:30 pm
Description: Please join us for this interactive group to share thoughts, feelings, reactions to current events. Get to know your colleagues and learn more about how they are coping. We will offer support and compassion while holding space for each other’s unique and shared experiences. Registration will be limited to 45 participants.
Meeting Information: Register here
Thursday, June 11
Allies and Advocates Faculty and Staff Community Network
Title: Reflection Space for Allies, Session II
Time: Thursday, June 11, 2–3 pm
Description: This is the second reflection session hosted by Allies and Advocates network to follow up on the Collective Space for Community Solidarity event held last Friday, hosted by BU D&I. We will discuss what allies and advocates might be able to do together.
Meeting Information: RSVP here
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School of Social Work
Title: Affinity Spaces
Time: Thursday, June 11
- People of Color Affinity Space: 2–3 pm
- A second People of Color Affinity Space will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 8–9 pm
- White Affinity Space: 2–3 pm and 8–9 pm
Description: *OPEN TO SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK COMMUNITY ONLY* The School of Social Work invites our community members to share collective space and solidarity following the events of the last week. We hope to come together to support and share practices/resources that ground us during these challenging times.
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BU Diversity & Inclusion
Title: BU All-Community Check-In
Time: Thursday, June 11, 3:30–5 pm
Description: BU Diversity & Inclusion invites you to join in a community check-in for BU faculty, staff, and student allies. This check-in will be a space for open conversation regarding the recent events and racial climate of the country, as well as place to discuss how we can all be more effective allies in our communities.
To request an accommodation (e.g. ASL Interpreters, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART); assistive listening devices), please contact our office at odi@bu.edu. Please submit requests for accommodations as soon as possible.
Meeting Information: Register here