Apr 30 2025

Grounded, Gentle Seated Movement

End of Semester Community Sessions

April 30, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location

On Zoom (with a watch party at DCC!)

Zoom

https://go.uic.edu/DCCZoom

Calendar

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Flyer for two End of Semester Movement Sessions with Rise from the DCC. There's a photo of Rise, a DCC logo, and captioning and masking icons. the background is purple blue and green.

Need a break?

We are all metabolizing a lot of change and uncertainty, and for those of us nearing the end of the semester, it's an intense time.

Join us for the first of two end-of-semester community sessions!

Grounded, Gentle Seated Movement is an hour-long, body positive, accessible movement session led by Rise of Riotous Roots.

This session will be conducted on Zoom, but if you're on campus and you need a place to Zoom from, we'll have it on in the DCC Lounge! (BSB 235)

All are welcome (students, faculty/staff, community members). Come as you are.

Covid safety (for anyone joining the Zoom from DCC): UIC does not require masking, but we are still masking in our spaces as an act of community care and an accessibility measure for chronically ill and immunocompromised people. Please wear a mask if it's accessible to you. We'll have extras on hand!

Access info: We will have CART captions for this session, and Rise's practice centers accessibility and adaptation. Feel free to let us know about any access questions or concerns at dcc@uic.edu and we can pass them along to Rise!

Flyer description: Two blocks announce the Grounded Gentle Seated Movement and a Slow Breath & Stretch movement sessions led by Rise of Riotous Roots, text transcribed above. There's also a photo of Rise, a DCC logo, and icons for masking and captions.

Contact

DCC Staff
312-355-7050
dcc@uic.edu

Date posted

Apr 22, 2025

Date updated

Apr 22, 2025

Speakers

Rise | Riotous Roots

My pronouns are they/them. I am a fat Black, queer, disabled, genderfluid person existing on occupied Pottawatomi land (present day Chicago). I am a visual artist, poet, full spectrum (birth/postpartum/grief & loss/abortion) birthworker, yoga teacher, meditation facilitator, gender affirming and trauma informed care and disability justice educator, access consultant and community care worker. I am deeply invested in disability justice, access, centering wellness for Black queer folk, trauma education, and rest. When not doing the most, I enjoy daydreaming, dancing, and hanging with their support pup, Jelly Ferocious. I started my practice, business Riotous Roots, as a means to house my talents, passions and dreams for my communities in one place. You can learn more about them at www.riotousroots.com or @riotous_roots on or @covidcautious_careworkers on Instagram.