Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Wednesday 21 October
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Location
wheelercentre.com
Lockdown has been tough for many teens – missing milestones, dealing with school and family stresses and separated from friends. Let’s be honest, it’s been a struggle.
At this online event, we'll talk frankly about self-care strategies during Covid-19 and beyond. How have teens been looking after themselves, and each other, during this surreal and difficult time?
Hosted by Lucy Thomas from Project Rockit, we'll hear from three teens – Jayda Franks, Chelsea Allen and Freddie Russon – on self-care in 2020. They'll share practical tips, tricks and pitfalls; discuss how they’re caring for friends, family members and community; and talk about how they're maintaining hope for the future.
Which new habits will we take into post-lockdown life and which terrible coping mechanisms should we kick to the curb?
This event is open to everyone, particularly teens in years 9–12, and educators.
Content warning: This event includes discussion of disordered eating and mental health.
Resources
Read Self-care during times of crisis by Project Rockit's Lucy Thomas.
Featuring
Lucy Thomas
Growing up, Lucy Thomas always figured that 'someone should really do something about bullying.' Then she realised: I am that someone. Now, more than a decade after launching PROJECT ROCKIT, Lucy has dedicated her whole life to the cause. As a keynote speaker and facilitator, Lucy has personally worked with hundreds of thousands of young people all over the world, from Wangaratta to Texas, Wollongong to Auckland, Atherton to Perth. Her work has been honoured by UNICEF, The University of Melbourne, the Foundation of Young Australians, the global Family Online Safety Institute and Lucy is recipient of an Order of Australia Medal for her service to youth and the issue of bullying.
But after building her career tackling bullying, Lucy’s life was fundamentally changed when she became the target of an extended pattern of bullying herself. Instead of hiding away, Lucy took this as an opportunity to connect with even young Aussies and launch herself into advocating for her LGBTIQA+ community. She made global headlines in 2016 when she stood up to a homophobic Uber driver and it went viral (watch her interview with the The Project here). Lucy has since wrapped these personal learnings into her widely received TEDx talk, 'Kindness: The ultimate rebellion against bullying'.
With a blended academic background in Psychology and Creative Arts, Lucy is a mighty force of kindness, equipped with the precious ability to creatively engage young people to generate positive social change.
Jayda Franks
Jayda Franks is a young creative writing student on the glorious Sunshine Coast. She is an avid reader, writer and activist and published a piece about self-care on women’s website Rosie, enjoying every aspect of the process. Irrelevantly, after a life of denial, she has finally accepted that she is, in fact, a cat person.
Freddie Russon
Frederique is a VCAL student in year eleven working to get her Certificate III in Early Childhood and Education. She runs the queer club at Templestowe College and is a mental health advocate. She's passionate about politics and social justice. She also is raising a cat.
Chelsea Allan
Chelsea lives in regional Victoria in a small town two hours away from Melbourne. She had the privilege of writing for ROSIE about two years ago, and is thrilled to be given the opportunity to speak again.
Chelsea loves to cook, eat, yoga, and spend time with her friends and family. She is passionate about sustainability, women’s rights and the importance of self-care.