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Icebreakers & community builders before business

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Movement-based activities (dance-offs, line-dancing sessions, etc.)

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Head Nod

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Collaborate with resource centers/programs that can help students meet basic needs

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culturally relevant games of this or that

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Host roundtable discussions as often as possible where students can discuss concerns, passions, etc.

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Not just informing about what’s going on in the world and in the nations, but offering the correct sources to find these news and information to stay informed 

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Not just informing about what’s going on in the world and in the nations, but offering the correct sources to find these news and information to stay informed 

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Making sure we’re shouting out our member’s achievements, even if that’s just getting through the week or passing a test

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taking the time to really get to know one another, the best way to build community is to build personal relationships with one another

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tv show and movie watch parties that represent black culture

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RnBsu

Jollof vs Jambalaya

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Something we did last year was taking to black students that we didnt see and give them merch randomly on campus since our office was near tidy lounges, Something I hope to continute to do is looking at our ASU as a family and not just an organization

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Making sure we’re keeping our events, programs, and services traditionally and historically black!

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Centering black life on campus

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The current need our BSU can address is the need for connection amongst Black students with different interests. We can address these by celebrating all interests and inviting Black students to include each other in their personal interests that we may not see often in the Black community.

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trying to find more ways to get more funding for our BSUs, especially our programs centered around retention and increasing/preserving access to higher education

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asking our members what it is that they need instead of making assumptions and then collectively brainstorming how we can help

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Recruiting lubs that feature our culture and community

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Recruiting lubs that feature our culture and community

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We have clubs on campus that highlight our Black culture and community. (Black hair care club, African dance club)

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Meeting people where they feel comfortable? More outreach in different spaces instead of having meetings in one space so more people can see and join where they feel comfortable

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taking more time to educate the students not just on our BSU history but on why we have BSU's in the first place (Black Campus Movement) as well as Black history

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Get more Black faculty and staff on campus that represents us: for us, by us

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We will center the community by hearing each individual, respecting each individual, and basing our efforts on what it is each individual wants/needs

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My BSU is very diverse and throws inclusive events

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Black Wednesdays!

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Having different events with other black orgs on campus to make sure we are making bonds with all the different black populations on campus

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Also looking to bring back little Africa at Sac State with the divine 9

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Making sure to talk about and make space for all aspects of black identity like queerness, gender, class, etc. realizing blackness is not a monolith

this could look like workshops, hosting a drag show or vogue dancing session, or collaborating with a campus partner

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We all deserve to be Black, we all deserve to be heard, we all deserve to have our needs met. I think we can focus on the aspect of love as progress, the more we love our people the more progress we can make. I think also expressing how grateful we are to have a BSU and participating members can make members feel important and needed

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Parking, housing, OVERPOLICING!

Professional development, food insecurities.

(Trigger warning)

addressing trauma, abusive households or relationships for black students and finding more resources and support groups for them to talk about it because it is rlly hard to deal w in college especially when black students dont have support, , etc etc etc

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Its important that we have faculty that reflect us and that we can see ourselves in higher education and as support in the university

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Our BSU can continue to address the lack of representation and black faces we have on campus and in our community and how we can make the most of what we got

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Simply acknowledging and saying hello to other black folks that we pass by on campus. Eye contact goes a long way

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Simply acknowledging and saying hello to other black folks that we pass by on campus. Eye contact goes a long way

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maybe having a cookout where people bring foods from their specific culture in the Afrikan diaspora, especially because food really brings us together

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more housing on campus, and academic support as well.

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Inform the student body about what is happening to the Black community: both positive and negative

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Representing all representations of black, in terms of the different personality types and interests as well as representing mixed/multiracial black culture.

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Helping our Black students prepare for their careers

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Helping our Black students prepare for their careers

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Besides campus resources, I think if we had meetings or workshops that helped students with how to pitch themselves and how to build a professional brand outside of school could be beneficial to their job search post grad.

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We have had a collaborative meeting with other umbrella organizations to build more solidarity between us and introduce our student body to each other.

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Black people writing for black people. Keeps the news center on a topic that it is normally not

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Acknowledging Black students all the time no matter where you are on campus

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We want to solidify the belief that there is no such thing as not being "black enough."

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Not just talking to black students when we want votes but fostering authentic relationships 

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Not just talking to black students when we want votes but fostering authentic relationships 

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collaborating with a lot of our BLOC(Black Led Organizations on Campus) orgs is definitely one of my goals this year to build and foster community amongst all Black orgs amongst UCI!

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Last year we had a de-stress fun funfest in honor of National Mental Health Day, in which we also talked about the negative stereotypes that surround mental health

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Talking about our roots in activism, Talking about Sudan, Congo, Palestine, etc. why neutrality and apathy is dangerous for us to have toward these issues as black folks, talking about whats going on rn and why solidarity is important as well, ICE and how it affects other immigrant communities as well as black immigrant communities as well

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Just by embracing one another and being there for each other, even when BSU isn't in session.

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Making sure that other BSUs are engaged with one another! A united black front! Connect to local black people!

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Being a friendly face, making sure everyone is being respected during our meetings, and holding everyone accountable for their actions.

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saying hi to students and welcoming them to events always 

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saying hi to students and welcoming them to events always 

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As a BSU, we always to to highlight Black student housing by having meetings about them and advocating for more black housing on campus.

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All BSU’s coming together and collaborate!