May 1, 2025

Getting Well, Together | A Free School Event

HAL Methodology

Newark, New Jersey

“Getting Well, Together:  Combatting common challenges to our collective well-being” was an event of the Humanities Action Lab Free School.  The Free School is a collaborative learning space that has grown out of the Rutgers University-Newark course “Newark Community Activism.” Together community organizers, local residents, and Rutgers faculty & students create workshops addressing shared needs by building on their collective knowledges and resources.

The event featured the following student- and community-led workshops:

  • Fitting in Physical Fitness
  • Caring for the Generational Self
  • Challenging Isolation
  • Overcoming Procrastination
  • Media and Men’s Mental Health

This program was an event of the Humanities Action Lab Free School.  The Free School is a collaborative learning space that has grown out of the Rutgers University-Newark course “Newark Community Activism.” Together community organizers, local residents, and Rutgers faculty & students create workshops addressing shared needs by building on their collective knowledges and resources.