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SUMMARY:Chai and Chat Session 1 (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Chai and Chat is:\nChai and Chat is developed specifically for individuals of Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, India\, Pakistan\, Nepal\, Sri Lanka\, and the Maldives ancestry. Chai and Chat is a three-part community conversation series designed to empower communities to share openly about the stresses of acculturation/integration\, family and community pressures\, generational trauma\, racism and inequalities in accessing care. It is an opportunity to hold listening circles for\, by and about South Asian Communities and provide the opportunity to validate and explore participants’ mental wellness journeys and discover avenues of support. \nTo attend these meetings\, you must be: \n\nOf South Asian descent (including ancestry from India\, Pakistan\, Bangladesh\, Nepal\, Sri Lanka\, Bhutan\, and Maldives\, and Indo-Caribbean individuals from countries including Guyana\, Jamaica\, Suriname\, and Trinidad & Tobago)\nOver 18 years old\n\nChai and Chat Series 2 Dates:\n\nSession 1 (Virtual): September 9\n\n5:30 – 7:00 PM via Zoom\nZoom invite will be emailed to you after you register.\n\n\nSession 2 & 3 (Hybrid): September 24\n\n5:30 – 7:00 PM at Skokie Public Library in the Cosmos Room and via Zoom\n\n\n\nRegistration Information:\n\nPlease fill out the information on the registration form\, and a Zoom link will be sent to your email. Once you have navigated to your email\, you can click on the “Join Meeting” button\, and you will be directed to the Zoom room.\nPlease register for the first session\, then you will need to register for the next session separately.\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\n 
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SUMMARY:Chai and Chat Session 1
DESCRIPTION:Chai and Chat is:\nChai and Chat is developed specifically for individuals of Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, India\, Pakistan\, Nepal\, Sri Lanka\, and the Maldives ancestry. Chai and Chat is a three-part community conversation series designed to empower communities to share openly about the stresses of acculturation/integration\, family and community pressures\, generational trauma\, racism and inequalities in accessing care. It is an opportunity to hold listening circles for\, by and about South Asian Communities and provide the opportunity to validate and explore participants’ mental wellness journeys and discover avenues of support. \nTo attend these meetings\, you must be: \n\nOf South Asian descent (including ancestry from India\, Pakistan\, Bangladesh\, Nepal\, Sri Lanka\, Bhutan\, and Maldives\, and Indo-Caribbean individuals from countries including Guyana\, Jamaica\, Suriname\, and Trinidad & Tobago)\nOver 18 years old\n\nChai and Chat Series 3 Dates:\n\n\nSession 1 (Virtual): November 5 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register. \n\n\nSession 2 (Virtual): November 12 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register. \n\n\nSession 3 (Virtual): November 20 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register. \n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\nRegistration Information:\n\nPlease fill out the information on the registration form\, and a Zoom link will be sent to your email. Once you have navigated to your email\, you can click on the “Join Meeting” button\, and you will be directed to the Zoom room.\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://www.namiccns.org/calendar/chai-and-chat-session-1/
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SUMMARY:Chai and Chat Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Chai and Chat is:\nChai and Chat is developed specifically for individuals of Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, India\, Pakistan\, Nepal\, Sri Lanka\, and the Maldives ancestry. Chai and Chat is a three-part community conversation series designed to empower communities to share openly about the stresses of acculturation/integration\, family and community pressures\, generational trauma\, racism and inequalities in accessing care. It is an opportunity to hold listening circles for\, by and about South Asian Communities and provide the opportunity to validate and explore participants’ mental wellness journeys and discover avenues of support. \nTo attend these meetings\, you must be: \n\nOf South Asian descent (including ancestry from India\, Pakistan\, Bangladesh\, Nepal\, Sri Lanka\, Bhutan\, and Maldives\, and Indo-Caribbean individuals from countries including Guyana\, Jamaica\, Suriname\, and Trinidad & Tobago)\nOver 18 years old\n\nChai and Chat Series 3 Dates:\n\n\nSession 1 (Virtual): November 5 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register. \n\n\nSession 2 (Virtual): November 12 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register. \n\n\nSession 3 (Virtual): November 20 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register. \n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\nRegistration Information:\n\nPlease fill out the information on the registration form\, and a Zoom link will be sent to your email. Once you have navigated to your email\, you can click on the “Join Meeting” button\, and you will be directed to the Zoom room.\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://www.namiccns.org/calendar/chai-and-chat-session-2/
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SUMMARY:Chai and Chat Session 3
DESCRIPTION:Chai and Chat is:\nChai and Chat is developed specifically for individuals of Bangladesh\, Bhutan\, India\, Pakistan\, Nepal\, Sri Lanka\, and the Maldives ancestry. Chai and Chat is a three-part community conversation series designed to empower communities to share openly about the stresses of acculturation/integration\, family and community pressures\, generational trauma\, racism and inequalities in accessing care. It is an opportunity to hold listening circles for\, by and about South Asian Communities and provide the opportunity to validate and explore participants’ mental wellness journeys and discover avenues of support. \nTo attend these meetings\, you must be: \n\nOf South Asian descent (including ancestry from India\, Pakistan\, Bangladesh\, Nepal\, Sri Lanka\, Bhutan\, and Maldives\, and Indo-Caribbean individuals from countries including Guyana\, Jamaica\, Suriname\, and Trinidad & Tobago)\nOver 18 years old\n\nChai and Chat Series 3 Dates:\n\n\nSession 1 (Virtual): November 5 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register. \n\n\nSession 2 (Virtual): November 12 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register. \n\n\nSession 3 (Virtual): November 20 – 7:00 – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Zoom invite will be emailed to you after you register. \n\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER\nRegistration Information:\n\nPlease fill out the information on the registration form\, and a Zoom link will be sent to your email. Once you have navigated to your email\, you can click on the “Join Meeting” button\, and you will be directed to the Zoom room.\n\nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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