💬 语言可以承载暴力，也可以治愈。而它对移民群体心理健康的影响是一个未被充分讨论的话题。Migrants’ Rights Network致力于倡导移民权利，本工作坊是其“Words Matter”的系列工作坊之一。我们将在两个小时内，邀请青年华人移民反思主流移民叙事语言中隐含的偏见、歧视和有害性，认识语言重要性和对心理健康的影响，并通过分享经验共同疗愈。
🌿 我们将一起：
- 探讨语言作为一种象征性暴力
- 讲述与倾听：分享语言与情绪、身份认同的故事
- 同伴支持与集体疗愈，重新定义叙事
- 玩游戏，互相关心，玩得开心！
从语言障碍、口音焦虑，到文化误解与种族偏见——我们一起分享那些无法轻易讲述的情绪与经历。
📍 Where: Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London, E1 5QJ
🗓️ When: 16th August 2025 (Saturday)
🕐 Time: 14:00 - 16:00
🎟️ Cost: 免费并提供茶点，请注册～ Free, refreshments will be provided
👥 Who it's for: 年轻华人移民群体，特别是留学生与职场人士。也欢迎对该议题感兴趣的朋友。
This workshop is designed for young Chinese migrants, particularly students and professionals, but is also open to anyone curious about language, mental health, and migration.
💬 Words can be violent or healing. However, the impact of language constraints on mental health in migrant communities is an under-acknowledged topic, as we live in a world where it has become expected to know English. As part of the Migrants' Rights Network (MRN) Words Matter campaign, this 2-hour workshop invites young Chinese migrants and diaspora to reflect on how harmful migration narratives affect our mental health, and to heal each other through shared experiences.
🌿 Together we will:
- Explore language as a symbolic violence
- Storytelling & sharing: language, mental health, and belonging
- Collective care & support: imagining new alternative narratives
- Have fun!
From accent anxiety and racial microaggressions to the silence around mental well-being, we’ll create a safe space to unpack these experiences together.
✨ Facilitated by Xin, a Chinese migrant researcher with a dance and anthropology background. She is conducting a study on how Chinese immigrants in London use AI chatbots for their mental well-being.
