SUMMER WORKSHOPS
Workshops (w/c Monday 5th June 2023)
How to have Productive Disagreements (workshop)
Status: sign ups open here
Date: Monday 5th June
Starts at: 2pm
Location: C05a (The Learning Lounge) in the DSU building (Dunelm House, New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AN)
Join our How to Have Productive Disagreements workshop and learn how to have constructive and rational discussions, even when opinions differ. This workshop provides guidelines for rational discourse and techniques to identify and resolve disagreements, aimed at university students who want to enhance their communication skills. We will also learn to apply our techniques to internal disagreements (tackling your own indecision).
Mental Health 101 (workshop)
Status: sign ups open here
Date: Tuesday 6th June
Starts at: 2pm
Location: B16 (Meeting Room) in the DSU building (Dunelm House, New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AN)
Join our Mental Health workshop and learn practical techniques to enhance your well-being and manage stress. The workshop covers topics including mindfulness, self-compassion, imposter syndrome, motivation, burnout prevention, and behaviour change. This workshop is aimed at Durham students who want to improve their mental health and develop skills to support their overall well-being.
Upside Bargains
Status: sign ups open here
Date: Wednesday 7th June
Start time: 10am
Location: B16 (Meeting Room) in the DSU building (Dunelm House, New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AN)
Workshop leader and author of this post on the topic, Alex Vellins, has provided the following description:
Taking risks is hard, but there is a certain type of risk, namely ‘Upside Bargains', that I think we could all benefit from taking some more. These actions have an amazing but unlikely upside and minimal downside. The problem is that there are systematic reasons why we can be afraid of taking these bargains, so I go through these barriers and suggest strategies to overcome them. Since attending a similar workshop, I took 8 of these bargains, 1 of which worked out well so I hope you can benefit from this concept too!
Politics for EAs (workshop)
Status: sign ups open here
Date: Wednesday 7th June
Starts at: 2pm
Location: B16 (Meeting Room) in the DSU building (Dunelm House, New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AN)
Join our 'Politics for EAs' workshop to learn more about the intersection between politics and effective altruism and how EAs should approach engagement in politics. There is a common misconception that EAs do not like or wish to participate in politics - this workshop aims to address why this misconception exists and why it's important for EAs to carefully consider political action as a way to express their values.
Introduction to Effective Animal Advocacy (workshop)
Status: sign ups open here
Date: Thursday 8th June
Starts at: 2pm
Location: B16 (Meeting Room) in the DSU building (Dunelm House, New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AN)
Join our workshop on Animal Advocacy and learn how to effectively promote the well-being of animals. This workshop explores animal advocacy from an Effective Altruism perspective, providing practical strategies for creating positive change and improving the lives of animals. This workshop is aimed at Durham students who want to learn about animal advocacy and make a meaningful impact on animal welfare.