We look forward to welcoming the first 25 individuals who register to attend.

When

     Monday May 27 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm ET

Where

Silence Sounds (46 Essex St, Guelph, ON N1H 3K8)

Costs

OASW Members & Non-Members: $5 refundable deposit

To encourage engagement among registrants, we kindly ask for a $5 deposit. Following your confirmed attendance of the event, attendees will be refunded.

Event Description

Join OASW Guelph & Area along with the Guelph Area Racialized Therapist Network (GARTN) for an opportunity to come together for community and connections at Silence Sounds. This is an opportunity for Racialized Therapists and Racialized Social Workers to gather together in a safer space to connect through an in-person, guided event that will include introductions to GARTN. There will be a schedule of several experiential activities that will encourage us to explore and hold space for our differences living together in a white dominant culture, as well as an opportunity to share food and conversation informally.

Please bring your water bottle, a journal/paper and a pen. OPTIONAL: Attendees are welcome to bring food to share. Please bring a list of ingredients for any food items. 

Please note: This event is open to and meant for social workers and therapists identifying as Racialized, to  facilitate open discussion and ensure a communal healing space for this community.

Please Note: Your contact information may be shared with the Ambassador or event organizer for the process of day of coordination

 Please ensure that you remain up-to-date on public health guidelines and to follow direct guidance from the Ontario Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario and your local public health authority.

We highly encourage all members to continue to practice public health measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 and to remain up to date on latest developments of provincial health measures.

Health and Safety

Participants should remain up-to-date on information from government and public health authorities regarding attending in-person events outside. Public Health Ontario prevention and management measures.

Any participants showing signs and symptoms of COVID-19 are recommended to remain home. For more information, please follow the direct guidance from the Ontario Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario and your local public health authority.

*Please RSVP to ensure you are updated about the status of the event. Further, if you have registered and are unable to make it, please let us know.*

NOTE ABOUT REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:

OASW is committed to inclusion and promoting a diverse range of identities, experiences, perspectives, and voices across all areas of the Association. As such, the registration contains some optional questions that are intended to assist us to better understand our social work community and ensure that our work is reflective of the diverse membership of OASW and our profession.