The 68th Fuwa-Café: Care in Everyday Life

"I might be attracted to people of the same sex as me,"
"I might be attracted to people regardless of their gender,"
"I have no interest in romance,"
"I’m not comfortable with my assigned gender or gender norm"...

CGS is providing an opportunity to talk casually about gender and sexuality. Besides these examples, if you have something else in mind and want to talk it over, please feel free to share your feelings with us.

We will have a conversation about “Care in Everyday Life” this time.

Are you feeling exhausted due to something happening around you as the semester comes to an end? The recent changes in society, such as amendments to the immigration law or the government law to "promote understanding of LGBT", may have stirred emotions within you.

Therefore, in this workshop, we will focus on "self-care" and "care for others" as we engage in the discussions. We aim to provide a space for contemplating how we can practice care for ourselves and others in our daily lives. Let's explore the significance of prioritizing mental and physical well-being, as well as nurturing connections with others.

Date and Time: July 10th (Mon) 12:00~13:00 JST
Place:CGS(ERB301)
Coming in the middle or leaving early are both OK.
Both English and Japanese are OK (no translation provided).

Ground Rules of Fuwa Cafe

• １．We use preferred name with San (gender neutral title) and gender neutral pronouns when we address other participants. You can also ask us to use a specific pronoun for yourself.

• ２．Don't assume participants background based on their names, appearance and expression regarding gender, sexuality, nationality, ethnicity, disability, class and any other status.

• ３．Any kind of abuse is strictly prohibited. If you repeat prohibited activities deliberately, we may ask you to leave the room and ban you from joining all meetings.

• ４．Anyone is welcome to join the group so long as they are dedicated to our policy.

• ５．Anything discussed in the room stays in the room. Please do not share it on the internet either. No recording is allowed.

• ６．Do not ask anyone about their gender and sexuality, though we are welcome to share stories from your own experiences if you want.

• ７．Every participants can talk 5 minutes (It depends on situation) in order. You can skip your turn. It depends on you to turn on your camera and microphone online.

• ８．Please notify everyone before you talk about sexual topics, physical, verbal and sexual violence, which can be a trigger for participants flashback and harm on asexual people.

(Coordinators: Chikage Kuzuhara, Chloe Wen)

CGS Webpage: https://subsite.icu.ac.jp/cgs/en/event/fuwacafe/66.html
Contact: Chikage Kuzuhara (p003967r@icu.ac.jp), Chloe Wen (p004306a@icu.ac.jp)

＊Please keep in mind that CGS staff does not provide any kind of counseling service. For counseling, please refer to ICU’s counseling website: http://counseling.info.icu.ac.jp/home