A FREE workshop for young change-makers hosted by Self Injury
Support
Are you a young activist, change-maker or maybe just concerned about
the world that we live in and hungry for things to be different?
We’re inviting women and people of all marginalised genders, aged 18-
25, to come together to explore a selection of skills and resources that
can support us as we make change in the world. If you’re feeling
overwhelmed by it all right now this is the place for you.
These uncertain times can take their toll on us – we might feel
overwhelmed, stressed or burnt out and wondering how we can pause to
take care of ourselves and each other when there is always so much that
needs our attention.
This training is hosted by Self Injury Support, formerly Bristol Crisis
Service for Women, an organisation that has supported women who self
injure for over 30 years (www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk).
Please note that self injury does not have to be a personal issue for you
to attend this event.
Course content
This 3 hour course will be woven through with examples from the history of Bristol Crisis Service for Women and current practice of Self Injury Support.
The structure of the session will be as follows:
- Introductions
- Lessons and examples from the history of BCSW
- Active listening skills and open sentences
- What is ‘self-care’ really? Exploring techniques that support us and our communities.
- Round up and reflection
Objectives
- You will experiment with some active listening skills
- You will explore some self-care and resilience building techniques, whilst also considering what their criticisms might be.
- You will learn more about the history of Bristol Crisis Service for Women
This workshop is run by Charlotte Randomly (they/them), a facilitator, educator and coach with over 15 years’ experience working in youth mental health services. Charlotte is also co-conspirator of Generation Snowstorm, a summer-school formally in partnership with University of Bristol which explored activism as a form of radical self and collective care.