Campus WILPF Expands Community Connections: Exciting Plans and Creative Engagement for the New Year
University of Arizona’s Campus WILPF is pleased to welcome our newest attendee, Tayo Omigbule, who has just moved to the US from Nigeria and has been here for two weeks. Tayo has offered to help with Campus WILPF and mentioned that she has extensive connections within the Tucson African community. She is working on bringing Nigerian musicians to our event at the University of Arizona’s Art Department building, scheduled for late January. Additionally, she is reaching out to her organization in Nigeria to connect further with Campus WILPF.
In collaboration with our sponsor, Louise, we’ve decided that December should be a break for Campus WILPF. It can be challenging to engage students right after their exams, as they are eager for the holiday season and often do not attend meetings during this time.
Louise suggested that dogs could be a great draw to get students involved. After all, WILPF is open to everyone—including dogs! We might find that the combination of pizza and dogs may be reaching critical mass for WILPF’s magnetic appeal! Some of the dogs that Louise and the Sociology Department have showcased in front of the Social Sciences building are “therapy dogs,” which can provide comfort to those who may need it.
The atrium space in the Department of Art is an excellent venue with plenty of street traffic, so the combination of music and pizza is sure to attract a good crowd.
University of Arizona’s Campus WILPF group plans to create “Zentangles” based on WILPF’s “Peace is / Peace is Not” campaign themes.
We are also considering how to incorporate the “Peace is . . .” WILPF campaign into our activities. One idea is to create Zentangles with our art students based on this theme. Pictured is a Zentangle my mother drew of her hands as a kind of therapy for mild cognitive impairment. We could create a peace-themed Zentangle featuring an outline of a dove or a peace symbol covered in patterns. Additionally, we have sidewalk chalk, which lets us explore phrases related to “Peace is . . .” in a fun, interactive way.
