Dear friends, 

We are excited to offer a Trauma-Informed Yoga Training in SEATTLE, WA April 15-17th, 2016!

Street Yoga offers a curriculum that trains service professionals and yogis alike to safely introduce the ancient practice of yoga and mindfulness to today’s youth facing real-life struggles. The tools to overcome early life trauma come from the sharing of life-building mindfulness and wellness practices that we dive into and immerse ourselves in during this training. We work together to understand how to help youth create a sense of true home in their own bodies, minds and communities.

Our trainer, Katie Okun, will offer an inspiring training that will meet you where you are at, and help you activate your personal plan towards starting a trauma-informed yoga for youth program with the population that you are interested in serving.

Our host for the weekend will be Ryther Child Center. We are proud to be partnering with this great studio for an exciting weekend of learning! Special thanks to our community partners — 8 Limbs Yoga Centers, Seattle Yoga Arts and Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets — for their support in bringing this training back to Seattle.  Limited spaces are available. SIGN UP HERE.

Training Schedule: 4/15 * Friday: 5:30pm-9:30pm 4/16 * Saturday: 10:00am-4:00pm 4/17 * Sunday: 10:00am-4:00pm

The training is dynamic, participatory and fun. Our training is NASW approved for Continuing Education Contact Hours for social workers. Yoga teachers may receive Yoga Alliance continuing education credits. You do not need to be a registered yoga teacher for the training, but basic yoga knowledge and experience are important.

Have questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

See you there!

Street Yoga Team

 

Street Yoga is hosting a screening of PAPER TIGERS, a film that captures the pain, danger, beauty and hopes of struggling teens-and the teachers armed with new science and fresh approaches that are changing lives for the better.

The documentary film, directed by James Redford and Executive Produced by Karen Pritzker, will be screened on March 10, 2016 at The Grand Illusion Cinema and is open to the public. Paper Tigers follows a year in the life of an alternative high school in Walla Walla, WA, that has radically changed its approach to disciplining its students, and in the process has become a promising model for how to break the cycles of poverty, violence and disease that affect families.

Benefit Film Screening for Street Yoga: Paper Tigers – March 10^th – $15

Film screening will be held at the Grand Illusion Cinema — 1403 NE 50th St, Seattle, WA 98105.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased HERE (includes 3 raffle tickets for a special drawing after the showing)

YogaLOVE’s presenting sponsor, Suja Juice, will be providing free drinks AND we’ll be raffling off wellness prizes at the screening. Prizes include: Spa day passes, massages, cafe gift cards, yoga studio class passes, and more!

Proceeds from the screening go directly towards Street Yoga programming, making it possible for us to bring the benefits of yoga to youth who have experienced trauma.

We are a team of UW undergraduates working on an project for the UW Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) that will provide initial information for launching a Greening Health Sciences Initiative in the near future. We will be working very closely with the schools and colleges that make up UW Health Sciences (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, & Social Work) but we are also aware that many pre-med students work towards degrees in other areas of the university so we did want to reach out to advisers campus wide.

We are seeking your assistance on two things:

1. We created a survey to help us understand awareness and interest level of students, faculty and staff in environmental issues related to healthcare. Information collected from this survey will ultimately help implement and improve environmental education and operations efforts across UW Health Sciences. We invite you to take this quick online survey and kindly ask that you pass this survey along to students, staff, and faculty.

   This online survey is completely voluntary, but your participation is greatly appreciated. Due to the large number of survey participants, the likelihood that individuals would be identifiable from responses is very low. You will be asked questions about your knowledge and perception of environmental issues within the health science field. The 12-question survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete. The data will be used to gauge environmental interests and efforts within the health sciences and the results will be incorporated in undergraduate senior theses and presentations on the topic.

Link to survey:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/jenpow/291981

2. If you know students, faculty, and staff in your department or school that have an interest in environmental issues related to healthcare education or operations (including environmental issues ranging from topics in hospitals and clinics to topics in global health studies and research) and would like to be more involved, please share their names and contact information with us or pass along this email to them.

We thank you in advance and would be glad to answer any questions you may have about our project. Please send email inquiries to jbucy444@uw.edu

Dear Health Professional Students,

The Tent City Collective, in partnership with Health Equity Circle, is gauging opinions on a potential hosting of Tent City 3 at UW. Tent City 3 (TC3) is a city-sanctioned tent encampment that has nomadically resided (moving approximately every 90 days) in King County since 2000. Seattle University hosted TC3 in 2005; and Seattle Pacific University hosted TC3 twice, in 2012 and again through winter 2014-2015. Tent cities are under 24-hour surveillance by the sites’ own residents, and provide covered shelter for individuals and families. They provide a community-run location to keep belongings and to securely sleep, allowing residents to focus on other tasks: going to appointments, looking for work, and planning for the future. Tent City Collective is a team of University of Washington (UW) students, alumni, TC3 residents, and community members working to bring TC3 to UW’s campus. We are trying to gauge interest and general knowledge of Tent City 3.  Please fill out this survey!

Thank you for contributing your perspective!

The Tent City Collective

Show your appreciation for your Green role models at UW by nominating them for a Husky Green Award!

The Husky Green Awards recognize students, faculty, staff and teams from all UW campuses who demonstrate initiative, leadership and dedication to environmental stewardship and sustainability. All members of the UW community can submit nominations, and this year everyone who submits a nomination will be entered into a drawing to win a prize pack including Husky Grind coffee and a reusable mug.

If you know a green superhero at the UW, you can show your appreciation by nominating them for a Husky Green Award before March 1, 2016. Students, faculty, and staff from any of the UW campuses are eligible, and any member of the UW community can submit a nomination.

Several dozen students, faculty and staff have received Husky Green Awards since the program began in 2010.  The Husky Green Awards are sponsored by the Environmental Stewardship Committee, which is responsible for guiding the UW’s Climate Action Plan goals. The awards are the only recognition program at the University which recognize a commitment to sustainability.  In 2013, the program also created the Husky Green Legacy Award to memorialize the efforts and contributions of UW’s environmental sustainability leaders.

Award Nomination Criteria

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What have you heard about Tent City 3?

UW’s ASUW and the Tent City Collective are partnering to gauge student, faculty, and staff opinion on the possibility of hosting Tent City 3 at UW. Please fill out this brief survey to contribute your thoughts. Your time and input are valuable and appreciated—thank you!

Link

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DLMH-drOwF7rqSZA0HMDRuSGsoxWv8B7wL7d3MZXX_E/viewform?usp=send_form

My name is Casey Osborn-Hinman and I am the Mobilization Manager for Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) in Washington State. Founded by Save the Children in 2014, SCAN is dedicated to mobilizing Americans to hold elected leaders accountable for investing in two critical early childhood issues: ensuring access to high-quality early learning and ending preventable, early childhood deaths around the world.

SCAN is requesting applications from University of Washington students to join us for our upcoming Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. on April 10-12. One student will be selected to attend the event and he or she will receive a monetary stipend to cover travel expenses.

Please request an application from chinman@savechildren.org.   

Completed applications are encouraged by Friday, February 5 to chinman@savechildren.org. 

The Advocacy Summit is a unique opportunity for students to learn about the critical challenges facing children in the United States and around the world and to develop important skills needed to help influence policymakers at every level. Through an exciting agenda focused on education and engagement, participants learn the basics of how to make their case to Members of Congress and their staff, gain the tools and training needed to follow up with policymakers on the issues that matter to them and partake in stimulating breakout sessions. Attendees will then meet with congressional representatives to make the case to invest in kids!

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For more information, follow this link.

The ASUW Student Health Consortium is excited to announce the 8th annual Everybody Every Body Fashion Show! This event aims to start a conversation about body image and self esteem and raise awareness about eating disorders. This year, our goal is to expand the conversation to include race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, (dis)ability, and how these identities shape a person’s body image. Each year, we have hundreds of models and volunteers who make this event happen, and we have a handful of “supermodels” who participate in photoshoots, promotional videos, performances, and so on.

This year, we are hoping to find supermodels who are interested in sharing their story about how racism, sexism, fatphobia, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, and other isms have impacted their self-image and their relationship with their body. Help us celebrate body positivity, self-love, local fashion, and diversity by signing up as a volunteer or a model! Sign ups are due January 8th and the Fashion Show is on March 7th.

Model Sign Up: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/asuwshc/287174
Volunteer Sign Up: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/asuwshc/287178

UW-IT Accessible Technology Services is hosting a Captioning Party and you’re invited!

When: Monday November 9, 2015, 1:00 – 4:00pm
Where: Access Technology Center, MGH 064

Bring your own laptop and headphones, and a few short videos you’d like to caption. We’ll also have all of the above available for anyone who needs them.

We’ll provide food, beverages, and support. Formal training on how to caption videos will take place at 1:00pm for those who need it. Otherwise feel free to come and go as you like.

Our primary focus will be on YouTube videos, but other online videos are fine too, as long as they have a public URL.

Also an RSVP is appreciated, but not required. Please rvsp or contact for questions at: atcenter@uw.edu.

Dear School of Social Work Graduate Programs,

Hello!  I would love your help in reaching out to your graduate students to say that we are accepting proposals for this quarter’s Scholars’ Studio event!
The theme is TRANSLATE.

Here’s a few ideas to get your grads started:  Think language, accessibility, community-building, mediation, conversion, gene transcription, computer programming, interpretation, public scholarship, mechanical movement, communication, accuracy, slippage, technologies and outcomes, and interdisciplinarity.

Submit proposals here, by Friday October 30^th:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/commons/events/scholarsstudio/proposals/submission

Visit the Presenters Guide:
http://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/scholarsguide

View recorded presentations examples:
http://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=342260&p=230319

Scholars’ Studio is a fun, informal, interdisciplinary event featuring 10 rapid-fire lightning talks (5 minutes each) given by grad and professional students doing research or work related to a specific theme. Talks will be followed by a Q&A, a reception and conversation.  This event is open to students, faculty, staff and the campus community and will be held on Thursday, Nov. 19^th, 4 pm – 6 pm in the Research Commons, Allen Library South on the Seattle campus.  Light foods and refreshments provided!  Sponsored by the UW Libraries Research Commons and Core Programs in the Graduate School.

Thanks so much for your time and consideration!  We hope to see your grads submit proposals!

A National Geographic guide of free or cheap things to do in Seattle, such as free concerts and brewery tours.
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On Sunday, June 28^th, all University of Washington students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited to come MARCH with their fellow Huskies at the Seattle Pride Parade. LGBTQ or Ally, all are welcome!

When: Sunday, June 28^th, 10:30am

Where: 4^th Ave, Downtown (aim for Union St.; more specific details will be sent out once we know our position in line)

What to wear: Husky Gear, Pride Apparel, Rainbows, Drag, Purple, just be colorful and have fun with it!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1583528748573539/

Please RSVP so we can get a head count:   http://doodle.com/tubmf4saqcd43e57

 

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Global Health and the Arts Converge at ACT Theater on April 24

What do a painting, a scalpel, and a song have in common? The answer will be danced, performed and spoken at “The Panacea Project – Global Health & the Arts“ performance showcase on Friday, April 24th. Community members from both global health and the arts will converge at the ACT Theatre in Downtown Seattle for a night of interdisciplinary connections and re-imagination of health and healing.

Some of the performers and speakers include:

• Rachel Chapman, Sociocultural Anthropologist and University of Washington Faculty
• Jourdan Keith, Seattle’s Poet Populist Emeritus and Founder of the Urban Wilderness Project
• Felicia Gonzalez, Poet and University of Washington Staff
• Jacque Larrainzar, Human Rights Artivist and musician
• University of Washington Graduate Students and more!

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It is my pleasure to extend you an invitation to attend Younger Women’s Task Force very first Cocktails and Convo’s event! This event is an amazing opportunity for networking with a wide variety of women as well as getting to know a little more about what YWTF is all about. From professionals to students and even stay at home moms, everyone is welcome to come and enjoy some refreshments and good company!

All of our current YWTF members will be attending, along with many women from all over Seattle. If you plan on attending feel free to bring friends along, the more the merrier!

Cocktails and Convo’s will be held on Tuesday April 7^th, 2015 from 6-8pm. Read more

Registration Deadline: Thursday, April 30
Parade Event: Sunday, June 28

Thanks to those that have marched in the past representing the University of Washington for the Seattle Pride Parade each June.  Unfortunately, there is no one who has registered on behalf of UW march on Sunday, 6/28/2015.  UW Medicine will have a contingent, but it’s only for UW Medicine/School of Medicine constituents.  If someone outside of UW Medicine is willing to step up and register Read more

At the end of April, SARVA will be putting on another Take Back the Night and we’re searching for poets, speakers, and performers of all kinds! This quarter we’ll be switching it up a little and we’re very excited to announce that our Take Back the Night will be in the form of a candlelight vigil to commemorate survivors and victims of sexual assault and relationship violence. Read more

The University Washington Mindfulness Project (UWMP) is a student-run group that offers free yoga, meditation, and mindfulness classes to UW students. The classes take place in Mary Gates Hall Room 287 during CLUE hours (Sunday-Thursday 6:30-9:00pm). For a full schedule and more information, please visit the UWMP website at:

http://uwmindfulnessproject.com/mini-mindfulness-center/general-information/

Apply for an exciting opportunity to attend the 2015 Citizen University taking place in Seattle on March 20 & 21, 2015!

Citizen University’s annual national conference is a creative and vibrant gathering on the art of powerful citizenship.  Hundreds of changemakers, activists and catalysts from across the United States show up to learn about power, build their networks and recharge their sense of purpose.  As Citizen University states, “Learn the elements of civic power. Practice social and political action. Connect with people from left and right so we can solve problems together.  America today is in the midst of a revival of citizen spirit.  Be part of it.”

The School of Social Work has set aside money to fund students to attend for free!  Students in the  MSW Day and MSW EDP programs are eligible to apply, but scholarships are on a first-come, first-served basis, so apply soon!  Do NOT sign up unless you’re able to attend the whole conference:

• Friday, March 20th, 6:30-9pm AND
• Saturday, March 21st, 8:30-5:30pm

Conference is at Seattle Center and lunch is provided on Saturday.

Apply for funding by filling out catalyst survey at: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sswstsrv/261721
Spots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so apply soon!  Awards made in 2 business days!

For more information about Citizen University and to see their agenda and list of the amazing 2015 speakers and presenters, please visit their website at: http://www.citizenuniversity.us/conference/

FIUTS CulturalFest is the annual two-day celebration of the talent and diversity that international students bring to our campus and community. Join us on February 26 and 28 for music, dance, and much more!

CulturalFest International Expo

Thursday, February 26

10:30 AM – 3:00 PM

HUB Ballrooms

Explore the world as you visit over 35 country and regional information & activity booths led by student volunteers from around the world.  This event is free and open to the public!

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