Click the #linkinbio & watch the footage of our #livestream with @dior_vargas! #UROK #WOCDay #WomensHistoryMonth #mentalhealth Dior Vargas (@DiorVargas) is a Latina Feminist Mental Health Activist, and the Outreach Coordinator of Project UROK. In the livestream (hosted on our Instagram Story at 4pm 3.1.17), Dior discussed the important of highlighting Women of Color's stories, especially when it comes to mental health. Shout-outs to: A’Driane Nieves (http://www.addyeb.com) is an artist, activist, and writer who founded @tesserawomen a group that provides mental health empowerment & support for women/girls of color. http://www.tesseracollective.org https://www.facebook.com/tesseracollective/ Mimi Khúc, PhD is a Vietnamese American scholar, teacher, and writer on race and religion, queer of color politics, mental health, and Asian American motherhood. She guest edited Open in Emergency: A Special Issue on Asian American Mental Health with included a deck of tarot cards and a mock DSM. http://aalr.binghamton.edu/special-issue-on-asian-american-mental-health/ https://www.aast.umd.edu/mimi-khuc/ Imade Nibokun (@imadeintruth) is a writer and the founder of @DepressedWBlack and a @ProjectUROK Youth Council Member. Check out her video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tco40OvS3rM Minaa B (@MinaaBe) is a psychotherapist, the founder of @RespectRYS a digital mental health magazine, and a @ProjectUROK Youth Council Member https://www.instagram.com/minaa_b/ https://www.facebook.com/respectyourstruggle Keisha Zollar (@keishaz) is an improv comedian, actress, sketch performer, and teacher. Check out her #UROK video here - https://youtu.be/g_v-6w1TwGA (at Project UROK)
