Campus Icarus

Campus Icarus presents:

RAGE to PAGE: A (free!) Workshop
There is no pride in self-destruction!

Nobody wants to talk about it in a real way- why women actually cut, starve or drug themselves, what it feels like, and why it is so socially acceptable to self-destruct.
Based on the essays of her newest collection, "Live Through This: The Art of Self-Destruction", Editor/Playwright Sabrina Chapadjiev will be leading a workshop on the themes that surround self-destruction: shame, power, and control, as well as ways to channel self-destructive behaviors into creative ones.

WHEN:
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
6:30-8:00 PM
(one hour and a half-ish)

WHERE:
Gallatin Student Lounge
715 B’Way, 5th Floor

Bring your journal, pencil and creative mind!

Refreshments will be served.

"LIVE THROUGH THIS" - A PANEL, PERFORMANCE and DIALOGUE

Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 7:30-9:30 pm
@ 400 Broome Street (Residence Hall) Apt. #412

How do people channel their inner rage into art? That's just what the new book "Live Through This: On Creativity and Self-Destruction" explores. Join us for an evening of performances, discussion, and delicious desserts with:

Gender Theorist/Author KATE BORNSTEIN
Cellist/Mental Health Activist BONFIRE MADIGAN
Editor/Playwright SABRINA CHAPADJIEV

(FREE + DESSERT served!)

Co-Funded by: Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and Community Learning Initiative

Campus Icarus and the Gallatin Consciousness Club are holding a Holistic Health Fair next week.

What: Learn about holistic health and how you can take care of your body, mind, and spirit.
Date: Wednesday, April 16th
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: Kimmel Room 405

Experts will demo and discuss how food, energy healing, acupuncture, and additional alternative means of wellbeing affect our mental and physical health.

Organic food and teas served!

Hope to see you there.

Join us!

What: Beating those Sunday night blues with snacks, music, art supplies, and most importantly, good company. all are welcome.
Date: Sunday, March 30, 2008
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location: LES @ Todd's Apt. (167 eldridge st. between rivington & delancey, apt 8a)

And it would be delightful if people wanted to contribute some nourishment in a Potluck-Spirit...though there will certainly be munchies on hand.

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"Ten years ago, stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall were the drugs of choice to treat behavioral issues in children. Today children as young as four years old are being prescribed more powerful anti-psychotic medications that are much less understood...As the debate over medicating continues to grow, Frontline confronts psychiatrists, researchers, and government regulators about the risks and benefits of prescriptions drugs for troubled children" (from the back cover of the PBS Frontline production "The Medicated Child").

Join Campus Icarus to view this provocative 1-hr. special. Discussion and refreshments will follow.

When: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 from 7-9pm
Where: Gallatin Lounge, 715 Broadway, 5th Floor
Contact: Montana Queler (me), maq205@nyu.edu

Welcome to the very first Campus Icarus blog. It's a work in progress... Montana, Todd and I are not particularly technologically-savvy, but we're trying our best to use the web as a prime resource for NYU's Campus Icarus community.

We hope to use this as a way to increase awareness of our presence on and off campus. We'll post information about upcoming events, and keep an ongoing record of past events.

We encourage you to become an active member of our community by contributing to this blog and at our events. Ongoing dialogue about mental health issues at NYU and at large is at the core of our mission. We hope you'll participate in deconstructing common perceptions via these avenues for critical thinking.

Please feel free to contribute posts on this blog, as we believe and rely on everyone's valuable perspectives to creating and maintaining a dynamic community.

Check back soon for updates on upcoming Spring 2008 events and meetings.

Mad love!
Annie, Montana, and Todd

p.s. We're also in the process of creating a website on NYU web space. Anyone out there interested in helping with the design and maintenance?? Email us at: campus.icarus@gmail.com