Location:
Campus Center Info Desk
Monday, October 23 - Friday, October 28
11AM-3PM
Need:
Chamsas for the Heart aims to hold a permeable, accessible, yet intentionally trauma-informed gathering space for the IC community at a time when many are expressing a need for alternatives to being glued to social media. Furthermore, this space seeks to offer community-driven and organic empathetic relationships, be a "landing space" for students who are looking for outlets for expressing themselves both to others and through artistic expression.
Goals:
To alleviate acute experiences of isolation at a critical time where many students are in crisis due to the war in Israel & Gaza.
To offer an alternative to social media screen time where students get trapped "doom scrolling".
To build new relationships on campus across the widest possible demographics.
To foster a sense of belonging and visibility as individuals and as a wider community.
To create an intentional space that meets this painful moment with an outlet for expression and community building.