{"id":8877,"date":"2026-01-30T17:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T08:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/?p=8877"},"modified":"2026-04-06T09:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:46:18","slug":"%e3%80%90%e3%82%a4%e3%83%99%e3%83%b3%e3%83%88%e3%83%95%e3%82%a9%e3%83%bc%e3%83%9e%e3%83%83%e3%83%88%e3%80%9112-31%e6%9c%88%ef%bc%88%e6%a5%b5%e5%8a%9b35%e6%96%87%e5%ad%97%e4%bb%a5%e5%86%85%e3%81%a7-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/news\/2026\/01\/30\/8877\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Year 2026 Conversation Lounge Sessions at the GS Center (hybrid sessions)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/news\/2026\/01\/30\/8876\/\">HERE<\/a> for the Conversation Lounge session information in Japanese | \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u7248\u304a\u3057\u3083\u3079\u308a\u30e9\u30a6\u30f3\u30b8\u306e\u60c5\u5831\u306f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/news\/2026\/01\/30\/8876\/\">\u30b3\u30c1\u30e9<\/a>\u304b\u3089\uff01<\/h6>\n<p>We continue to host Conversation Lounge sessions in English during this academic year!<\/p>\n<p>The GS Center&#8217;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 only need to register for our e-mailing list. We will email you the event details before each Conversation Lounge session. Join whenever you can!<\/p>\n<p>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 is related to gender and sexuality. At times, our student staff members will prepare specific talking themes.<\/p>\n<p>To<span data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"S1PPyQ\"> maintain a safer environment, we request that all participants follow our ground rules.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d87cae365574766b5a54900e6866ddfd-610x863.png\" alt=\"The text &quot;Conversation Lounge&quot;, &quot;What is Conversation Lounge? It is a low-key group facilitated by student staff, where you can share your feelings and thoughts on topics related to gender and sexuality with your peers. You can join to chat, or just listen to others talk! \u203b Some of the sessions have specific talking themes. \u203bTo maintain a safer environment, we require all participants to follow our ground rules.&quot;, &quot;Held at the GS Center and online (hybrid), 1-2 times per month \u203bFor details and registration, please scan the QRC. &quot; and &quot;About the Gender and Sexuality Center&quot;, and &quot;The GS Center is a safer space and resource center for LGBTQ+ and the allied students, as well as all students who are interested in issues related to gender and sexuality.&quot; are shown along with a QR code and illustrations of speech bubbles. \" width=\"334\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d87cae365574766b5a54900e6866ddfd-610x863.png 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d87cae365574766b5a54900e6866ddfd-940x1330.png 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d87cae365574766b5a54900e6866ddfd-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d87cae365574766b5a54900e6866ddfd-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d87cae365574766b5a54900e6866ddfd-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/assets\/uploads\/2024\/04\/d87cae365574766b5a54900e6866ddfd.png 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Conversation Lounge sessions are great opportunities for peer-to-peer connections and peer support. For professional support, please access the GS Center&#8217;s Individual Counseling. For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/en\/more\/consultation\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Dates\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Friday, 24\/04\/2026, 1:00pm-2:00pm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Location<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Primarily at t<\/span><\/span>he satellite office of the GS Center<\/li>\n<li>Zoom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u203b Details will be sent via email before each session.<br \/>\n\u203b When joining remotely, please make sure to join from an environment where other participants&#8217; privacy is protected.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Fees<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Free of charge<\/p>\n<h5>Language<\/h5>\n<p>English (check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/news\/2026\/01\/30\/8876\/\">HERE<\/a> for the Conversation Lounge session information in Japanese)<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Waseda students, and students from other universities and schools<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Max number of participants per session<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>10 people<\/p>\n<h5>Registration<\/h5>\n<p>Please register through the form below. You will be added to our e-mailing list. We will email you the event details before each Conversation Lounge session. Join whenever you can!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.waseda.jp\/application\/noauth\/application-detail-noauth?param=L61vLLygdXCrX3IwnGAHwA\"><b>\u25c6 Registration Form \u25c6<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Reasonable accommodation request<\/h5>\n<p>The GS Center provides reasonable accommodations at our events. Please review the webpage below and make a request as needed,<strong> at least three weeks before the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/news\/2024\/04\/10\/7340\/\">\u25c6 Reasonable accommodations for events hosted by the GS Center \u25c6<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>Important Notes<\/h5>\n<p><strong>\u25b6 Ground Rules for Creating a Safer Environment<br \/>\nWe may ask those who do not respect the ground rules to leave the event.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0You can join and leave anytime during the event.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Avoid making blanket statements about people.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Be aware that everyone has their own beliefs and perspectives.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Avoid making assumptions about other people&#8217;s identities.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Protect the confidentiality of everyone.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Share only what you feel comfortable.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Recording the event, including taking photographs and filming, is strictly prohibited.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Practice using inclusive language.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><\/div>\n<h5><strong>Hosted by: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The GS Center at the Waseda University Student Diversity Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check HERE for the Conversation Lounge session information in Japanese | \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u7248\u304a\u3057\u3083\u3079\u308a\u30e9\u30a6\u30f3\u30b8\u306e\u60c5\u5831\u306f\u30b3\u30c1\u30e9\u304b\u3089\uff01 We continue t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95,1],"tags":[82,94,93,109,24,26,110,47,27],"class_list":["post-8877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-news","tag-events-en","tag-general-en","tag-student-en","tag-topics-en","tag-events","tag-general","tag-topics-ja","tag-student","tag-student_support"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8877"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8994,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8877\/revisions\/8994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/gscenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}