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You are welcome to meet with Shevaungh Thomas, Laurier's counsellor/psychotherapist and registered social worker.
Shevaungh is a racialized counsellor/psychotherapist, and a registered social worker who works on the Brantford and Waterloo campuses. She works with students who identify as Black and people of colour.
The Association of Black Students (ABS) is a Waterloo campus-based student service that emphasizes empowerment, solidarity and progress within Laurier and the community. ABS encourages people to become more aware and involved with the movement to challenge social and racial inequalities.
Our focus is to spread awareness about the experiences of Black students with the goal of ensuring all members of the Laurier community are well-informed and have a fulfilling university experience. Our activities include:
ABS’s programs are designed to engage the Laurier community in thoughtful discussions, developmental activities and special initiatives with the goal of education and solidarity.
Every Sunday from 9-11 p.m., ABS hosts its weekly radio show titled "theBasement" on radiolaurier.com. This show is sure to keep its listeners entertained with popular, urban and cultural music as well as informed with discussion on topics ranging from societal issues to pop culture and lifestyle.
The Beating the Odds Conference is an all-day conference held on Laurier’s Waterloo campus for high school students to boost their aspirations for achieving higher education.
See the Programs tab for more information or email abs@wlu.ca.
Black Student Collective (BSC) is a student service that aims to inform and empower the Black community at Laurier Brantford. As a service, we aim to create a sense of family and community for Black students through activities that provide peer-support and education. Our work seeks to address systemic barriers experienced by Black students and celebrate the diversity of Black peoples. We encourage students to engage the Laurier Brantford campus in meaningful dialogue by facilitating discussion groups, forums, workshops, social activities, networking sessions, and awareness campaigns. Our vision is to support inclusion through intersectional decolonial discourses that educate the Laurier Brantford community about the rich and diverse heritage of Black students.
Black Student Collective is integral in delivering broader Laurier Brantford campus programming and provides opportunities such as Black History Month and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination programming.
If you identify with our service, you should become a member. To become a member of the Black Student Collective, you must commit to attending a predetermined number of events and/or meetings throughout the year. Membership in the collective allows you to get involved in leadership roles, and you will be eligible to list Black Student Collective involvement on your Experience Record. Get involved by attending one of our meetings or email blackstudentcollective.laurier@gmail.com for more information.
Contact Us:
Association of Black Students (Waterloo)
E:
abs@wlu.ca
T:
519.884.1970 x4551
Office Location: Macdonald House Residence
Office Hours:
Our office is opened Monday to Friday from 12pm - 5pm.
Students please use the one card swipe for access to the building.
Community members please use the dial pad to contact the office.
SOUL (Brantford)
E:
SOUL@wlu.ca