BIPOC PLSG (peer led support group), is a drop-in, confidential healing space for all UM students that centers survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, and/or sexual harassment, who identify as people of color. Facilitated by student staff, BIPOC PLSG is a space for students to find not only community but healing opportunities, including anxiety-reduction, self-care activities, and mindfulness.
BIPOC PLSG offers low-key activities as well as a safe space for sharing experiences with racial/ethnic identity, violence, and the intersection between both, as people are comfortable sharing. Survivors are welcome whether they experienced harm in college, or earlier in life.
To fill out a confidential interest form and receive emails from facilitators: BIPOC PLSG Interest Form.
Email: [email protected]
Winter 2025 Meeting Schedule:
When:
Tuesdays 5-6pm
First Meeting of Winter 2025 will be Tuesday January 21st!
Location:
In person - SAPAC Office, 4100 Michigan Union
Meet the Facilitators:
Arya Kamat is a junior from Ann Arbor, Michigan studying Public Health and Writing. She became a BIPOC PLSG co-facilitator to help survivors of color find a community on campus and have a safe space to heal and grow. This is Arya's second year working with SAPAC, and she has previously volunteered with the Consent, Outreach, and Relationship Education (CORE) team to promote healthy relationships and consent in campus climate. Outside of SAPAC, Arya enjoys writing, cooking, playing the piano, and exploring boba places on campus. Arya hopes to apply her passions to the medical field, where she'd like to use her facilitation skills and knowledge of lived sexual assault experiences to better support patients in a healthcare setting.
Daniel (Danny) Silva is a Senior from Joliet, Illinois majoring in Psychology with a minor in Community Action and Social Change. Outside of school, Danny loves to go on long runs, journal, cook, and spend time with his friends. He is involved with the Wolverine Support Network and the University of Michigan Quadball team on campus. He became a BIPOC PLSG co-facilitator because he is passionate about mental health advocacy for minority communities. He hopes to help students find a community on campus and create a safe space for conversations surrounding being a student of color at a PWI. Danny wants to apply his passion for advocacy to social policy and make mental health care more accessible for Latino populations.