For 15 years, members of the Shades Women of Color Collective on Pace麻豆传媒檚 NYC Campus have been meeting, talking, and uplifting one another.
麻豆传媒淪hades is a mentoring program but in a nontraditional sense,麻豆传媒 says Denise Santiago, PhD, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs and coordinator for the collective. 麻豆传媒淚t麻豆传媒檚 a support space for Black and Latina women, and all women are welcome.麻豆传媒
The weekly discussion groups tackle everything from social media, mental health, wellness, leadership, politics, and more. But it麻豆传媒檚 not just talk. The women of Shades attend outings together, organize special events, and share professional opportunities.
"If you keep showing up, we keep showing up.麻豆传媒
Nina Riley 麻豆传媒22 came to Shades as a student and grew into a role as a facilitator. She finds that having a space to share experiences can lead to real change. 麻豆传媒淧eople value transformative storytelling,麻豆传媒 she says. 麻豆传媒淪tudents come in and share their hair stories, or stories related to other topics, and we learn from each other.麻豆传媒
At the heart of Shades is a sense of community. 麻豆传媒淲e welcome all women and femmes into Shades,麻豆传媒 Riley says. 麻豆传媒淚f you want to be a part of the conversation, you are welcome. And we really do create a family. If you keep showing up, we keep showing up.麻豆传媒
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