JusTalks

This workshop explores the intersection of race and queerness. We will discuss how whiteness and white supremacy are upheld in queer spaces.

Finals got you down? Join JusTalks in a safe, open space to just rant about any problems or stresses you have. Snacks will be provided! 

This workshop explores the power dynamics present in the workplace and how to navigate starting, engaging in, or protecting oneself when difficult, controversial, or risky conversations occur. We will primarily be focusing on race, racism, and white supremacy.

In this workshop, participants will discuss health, diet culture, body image, and fatphobia and how it is embedded in our culture here at Middlebury. The workshop will also include discussion of beauty standards, race, and ability

In collaboration with Health & Wellness Education, JusTalks will be hosting a workshop on Honesty & Accountable Communication. We will explore what accountable communication looks like and the barriers we face when communicating.

This workshop explores the expansiveness of gender while aiming to address its limitations. In this, we will try to challenge our own understanding of gender through discussing how/why it was constructed, how this impacts social norms now, and where we go from here.

This workshop is aimed to identify, highlight, and discuss the ways in which male-identifying individuals are affected by and navigate toxic masculinity. Furthermore, we hope to discuss how this impacts our communities and ways we can address this moving forward.

This workshop explores how our upbringings have shaped our definition of productivity and how that manifests within our everyday lives. We will also explore the origins of hustle culture and how we can move away from it.