Friday, October 17 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
Presenters
Description:
Conor and Jordan have been designing a new platform called Onward (keeponward.com), which aims to provide wellness support for freelancers and professionals in the creative industries. This is a crucial aspect of sustainability, as …”the freelance and creative lifestyle, while lovely for many reasons, is a journey fraught with challenges both for your bank account and your mental wellbeing, particularly when just starting out. We plan on giving a workshop to educate students on the highs and lows of freelancing and how best to keep sane while building a sustainable working life. We'll approach the workshop with a wellness-first lens so that students can build healthy habits right out of the gate. By the end, our goal is for the students to feel they have plenty of tools at their disposal to join the workforce with confidence.”
Little Building, Room 228
Sustainable Development Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Sustainable Development Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
The United Nations describes the importance of this goal stating "Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being at all ages is essential to sustainable development. Urgent and concerted action is needed to set the world back on a trajectory towards achieving Goal 3."
The United Nations elaborates that this goal "is about promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all. The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated the worst economic crisis in decades and reversed progress towards decent work for all. Although the global economy began to rebound in 2021, bringing some improvement in unemployment, recovery remains elusive and fragile. By the end of 2021, global economic recovery had been hampered by new waves of COVID-19 infections, rising inflationary pressures, major supply-chain disruptions, policy uncertainties and persistent labour market challenges."