This academic year, we are hosting a few Conversation Lounge sessions in English!
The GS Center’s Conversation Lounge is a low-key event facilitated by student staff, where you can share your feelings and thoughts on topics related to gender and sexuality with your peers. You can share your recommendations for books, films, videos, social media handles, etc., discuss recent events and news, and chat about anything else you want to bring up that are related to gender and sexuality. At times, our student staff members will prepare specific talking themes.
To maintain a safer environment, we require all participants to follow our ground rules. If you have any concerns, please let us know at gsstaff＃list.waseda.jp (replace “#” with “@” before sending).
The Conversation Lounge sessions are meant to be an opportunity for making peer-to-peer connections and peer support. For professional support, please access the GS Center’s Individual Counseling. For more information, please visit HERE.
Dates
- Wednesday, 10/11/2023, 1:30pm-2:30pm with a theme on coming out → finished!
- Monday, 11/20/2023, 1:30pm-2:30pm→ finished!
- Wednesday, 12/20/2023, 3:00pm-4:00pm→ finished!
- Thursday, 1/16/2024, 1:30pm-2:30pm→ finished!
- Friday, 3/8/2024, 2:00pm-3:00pm with a theme on shukatsu sexism (sexism in the job-hunting process).
- This session will be joined by Yumi Mizuno from SSS (Smash Shukatsu Sexism).
- This session will primarily be hosted in Japanese, but Mizuno-san speaks English; so this can be a Japanese-English hybrid session as needed.
Location
- Primarily at the GS Center, Waseda Campus, Building 10, Room 213
- Zoom
※ Details will be sent via email before each session.
※ When joining remotely, please make sure to join from an environment where other participants’ privacy is protected.
Fees
Free of charge
Language
English
Eligibility
Waseda students, and students from other universities and schools
Max number of participants per session
10 people
Registration
Please register your information through the form below. You will be then added to our e-mailing list. We will send you an email with event details before each Conversation Lounge session. Join whenever you can!
Important Notes
▶ Ground Rules for Creating Safer Environment
We may ask those who do not respect the ground rules to leave the event.
- You can join and leave anytime during the event.
- Be aware that everyone has their own beliefs and perspectives.
- Avoid making assumptions about other people’s identities.
- Protect the confidentiality of everyone.
- Share only what you feel comfortable.
- Let each other know when you could not hear what someone said.
- Recording the event, including taking photographs and filming, is strictly prohibited.
- Whether to wear face masks is at the discretion of the individual.
- Please refrain from speaking very loudly to minimize the risk of infection.
- We also ask for your cooperation in taking basic infection prevention measures such as hand washing and hand sanitizing.
- Please consult the staff regarding in-person participation if you are not feeling well.
Hosted by:
The GS Center at the Waseda University Student Diversity Center
