Day of Love, Acceptance and Belonging
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
You’re invited to MCC’s second Day of Love, Acceptance and Belonging!
On Wednesday, April 17, we will have an opportunity to reflect on the importance of love, acceptance and belonging, as well as celebrate who we are as a community at MCC.
This day serves as a reminder that you are valued and belong at MCC.
Throughout the day, we will:
- Listen deeply
- Share our experiences
- Engage in meaningful conversations
Together, we can learn how we can counter hate and build a supportive community focused on acceptance and belonging.
Led by MCC employees and students, sessions will draw on lived experiences to build an environment of support to:
- Grow, learn, work and teach
- Advance our sense of belonging for all
- Embrace love, acceptance, and our shared humanity
Activities
Day of Love, Acceptance & Belonging Welcome
2 p.m.
Lowell Cowan Center, Lower Cafe
The Belonging Project Mural: collaborate on an art project to share your personal experiences of belonging to create a sense of community & understanding.
10 a.m. to Noon
Lowell Cowan Center, Upper Café
Bedford Campus Center, Main Street
Sessions
Please register for your session of choice in advance!
Pedagogy of Real Talk: learn how MCC has embraced this method of “engaging, teaching and connecting with students-at-promise” – one of MCC’s tools for building a culture of belonging and creating connections with our students. *Faculty & staff only.
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Bedford Library, Innovation Room
Kayla Caron & Beth Kelley
LGBTQ+ Safe Zone Ally Training: learn the importance of being an ally to the LGBTQ+ community, using preferred pronouns
and gender-neutral language, recognizing the various sexualities and gender identities,
and appreciating the freedom of sexuality and gender expression in our efforts to
be equity-minded. *Faculty & staff only.
2:10 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.
Lowell Federal Building, Assembly Room
Connor Nickerson
Are you good, bro?: hear a discussion among men of all background and upbringings as they share their
opinions and intakes about their experiences battling with societal norms.
2:10 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Lowell Cowan Center, Lower Café
Taye Olasedidun & Arnold Muganzi
Inner Child: learn about the child that still lives within you through thoughtful discussion, fun
activities and self-reflection, including how to identify and heal your inner child
and the role BIPOC communities play in inner child development.
2:10 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Lowell Cowan Center, Room 109
Demi Peau, Josie Enemuoh, Ashley Nganga & Ambriel Mayhew
Sorry Not Sorry: hear a discussion about different strategies and techniques for expressing regret
and taking responsibility for actions without relying on the word “sorry.”
2:10 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Lowell Cowan Center, Room 110
Mason Mygami & Nnadubem Ganobi
Racial Healing Circle: join a conversation focused on relationship-building and the acknowledgement and understanding
of shared humanity to form more equitable and just communities.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Zoom – Register in advance!
Library Resources
The MCC Libraries have provided a padlet for you to share a message of encouragement, affirmation and admiration.
For more information, contact:
Maria Isabel Gariepy
MCC’s Executive Director of Diversity, Equity & Belonging
GariepyM@middlesex.edu
978-322-8490