Lakehead Orillia’s Black Liberation Collective (BLC) is excited to present a poetry night dedicated to students on our campus who want to be heard. Our poetry night gives students a voice to express whatever issues they’re facing personally or on campus. People want to be heard, people love celebrating others being heard. Therefore, we want to create a space with good vibes and showcases talent, creative pieces, art with depth and story for us to relate, connect, unite and have a good time.

Come and join the conversation to end the stigma on Mental Health at Lakehead University on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from 11 am to 3 pm in the Agora

Part of Feed the Mind, Body, Soul: Reconnecting with food week of events. Join Shadiya Aidid (LUSU Sustainability) and Amy Kopp (LUSU Foodbank) to learn how to cook on a budget and enjoy a meal.

Part of Feed the Mind, Body, Soul: Reconnecting with Food week of events. Trudy Kergon to host a Mindful Walking Meditation in the LU Hangar at 11:30am. Then join LU Athletics for a free, drop-in Aerobics class at 12:15pm.

Various events focussed on positive body image. Join Student Health and Wellness Case Manager, Carlene Regaudie in the Agora between 11am - 1:30pm to learn more about positive body image.

Trudy Kergon will be facilitating a mindful eating meditation at Student Health and Wellness in the Prettie Residence Building from 1:15pm-1:45pm. Join us in the Faculty Lounge at 2pm to hear Karen Degagne and Karrin Steudle from the Sister Margaret Smith Eating Disorders Program speak about non-dieting approach to healthy eating and positive body image.

There will be food at all events and a chance to enter draws for some great prizes.

Part of Feed the Mind, Body, Soul: Reconnecting with Food week of events, the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Committee will host an information session/discussion on Indigenous Food Sovereignty.

Trudy Kergon, MSW, RSW and Dr. Charles Levkoe host a joint presentation/discussion on "Mindful Eating: Health and Sustainable Diet" which looks at how what we eat impacts our personal well being as well as our environment. Lunch will be provided by the LUSU foodbank.

At 2:30, Dr. Jessica Carfagnini, ND will be speaking about Nutrition and Mental Health.

3:00-3:30 - Aaron "Cherry" Halcovitch (formerly of Roots to Harvest) will speak about Small Scale Urban Farming.

4:00- 5:30- Film Screening of "Eating Animals", a film which explores the sustainability and ethics of current practices in raising animals for food.

5:30- Pizza dinner

6:00- 7:00- Panel Discussion on Ethical Harvesting with Erica Rysnick, Brendan Grant (only certified organic farmer in Thunder Bay), Phillip McGuire and Karen Kirk.

Our last event in the Feed the Mind, Body, Soul: Reconnecting with Food series. Join Andrew Heppner (Outdoor Recreation) who will be facilitating Kundalini Yoga.