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Mica replied to the discussion Centering Black Youth Wellbeing Spotify Playlist in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:14:06 -0400

Reply to Centering Black Youth Wellbeing Spotify Playlist

Thank you so much for sharing this, it’s amazing! ‘Brown Skin Girl’ and its anthem of self-love was a song from the modules that’s really close to my heart, especially growing up with blatant colourism and racism in my home country and now here, too.

Mica replied to the discussion Areas of Privilege in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:11:45 -0400

Reply to Areas of Privilege

Thank you Alexandra and all for sharing your thoughts! I am in agreement with a lot of the discussion. Mental wellness/distress creates another intersection of privilege/marginalization through (as you folks have kindly mentioned) employment, housing, etc. There are also specific experiences of sanism that folks experience, from…

Mica replied to the discussion Special Topics in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:59:33 -0400

Reply to Special Topics

Hi Julie! Thank you for all your amazing work with TFEL, for this partnership with Youth Rex, and for opening up the opportunity for me to take this course. I learned about the certificate as a practicum student with Habitus, and it has contributed many transformational insights to my social work practice.

Mica replied to the discussion Overall Emotions in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:57:17 -0400

Reply to Overall Emotions

I just finished the modules, and I’m working through a lot of emotions- absorbing and reflecting on my learning, planning and executing tangible actions to apply what I’ve learned, and constantly practicing critical reflexivity for myself. I was particularly struck by the lecture in module 1 about brown complicity in anti-Black racism, and…

Mica replied to the discussion What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:51:30 -0400

Reply to What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing?

My practice adopts the disability rights rally of, “Nothing about us, without us,” which also influences the way I work with youth. Listening and amplifying their voices, while continually checking myself and my own power and privileges. My organization works more so on the policy and programming level rather than the frontlines, so a big…