Event Description: To live a happy, healthy, and successful life, it is important to de-stress everyday anxiety and focus on mental well-being. The EDST community can now participate in different mindfulness activities (arts & crafts, mindful eating, meditation, breathing exercises, gratitude journal, etc.) and learn through fun, how to take better care of the academic and professional journey. With a different theme every month, these mindfulness sessions can calm your mind from daily stress, allowing you to focus better on your work while embracing the brighter aspects of life.
Everyone is welcome, and we hope the staff and faculty members will also join!
Speaker: Professor Vaughn M. John (PhD). South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChI): Peace and Justice Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Date: May 21, 2026
Time: 9:00-10:00am (PDT)
Title: Troubling violence against migrants in South Africa: implications for educational interventions
These sessions support students on their dissertation writing journey which includes refining research questions & developing proposals, collecting and analyzing data, to preparing chapters and final drafts. After a brief check-in, with audio and visual muted, we ‘write alone together’.
Join when you can for as long as you can. Registration is not required. Please contact Shauna Butterwick for more information: shauna.butterwick@ubc.ca
