Good Trouble Conversations continue

The Good Trouble Conversations, inspired by the late Congressman and civil rights activist, John Lewis, continued to be popular this semester. Lewis, who was beaten by police during the 1965 "Bloody Sunday" civil rights march in Selma, Alabama, and continued to fight for equity throughout his political career, called on people to "get in good trouble, necessary trouble and redeem the soul of America" during a March 2020 speech. He urged young people to speak out, be persistent, and be non-violent in demanding transformational societal change.  

“You must find a way to get in the way and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. You have a moral obligation, a mission and a mandate, when you leave here, to go out and seek justice for all. You can do it. You must do it.” John Lewis, speech to college graduates, 2016.  

The GTC series will begin the spring 2022 semester tackling the difficult conversation around mental health and suicide. Experts will be asked to speak on issues of suicide prevention and mental health promotion from a host of perspectives. Stigma and lack of understanding are the main reasons mental illness and suicide remain topics we avoid. We want to help eliminate the stigma surrounding these topics by educating the Regis community and having an open dialogue with students, faculty and staff, while hearing from those who work in the mental health field. 

We hope you can join ODEIE as we kick off the GTC spring series on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 – Suicide Prevention and Awareness: Removing the Stigma (time TBD). Other spring semester GTC topics will be:  

Feb. 18 - Black Identity with Bill Cross, Jr. (Noon – 1:30 p.m.) 

March 24 - Title IX, sponsored by the Regis Athletics Diversity Committee (7 – 8:30 p.m.) 

April 15 - Indian Boarding Schools (Time TBD) 

Dates and formats may need to change due to the pandemic and mandates from Regis University and the City and County of Denver.  

View recordings of past Good Trouble conversations.