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鈥淒on鈥檛 be afraid to talk about any problems. It鈥檚 very easy to say, 鈥業 don鈥檛 want to bother anyone,鈥� but we鈥檙e a community after all. Don鈥檛 be afraid to reach out and get that help because you never know. That strong friend might look it on the outside, but you never know what鈥檚 going on inside.鈥�

Those are incoming Drama Undergrad Society president Elizabet Rajchel鈥檚 words of advice to undergraduate students. At this year鈥檚 concert, Rajchel (pictured above) will share how her community was impacted by suicide, and the legacy of friend and fellow drama student, Michael Brendan Fischer-Summers.

Going into its fourth year, Mysterious Barricades is a cross-Canada concert for suicide awareness, prevention and hope, in unison with World Suicide Prevention Day. Fifteen cities are taking part this year between Sept. 5 and 14, culminating in a day-long streamed concert of each performance happening on the 14th, online .

U荔枝视频 will host 荔枝视频鈥檚 Mysterious Barricades concert on World Suicide Prevention Day, Tuesday, Sept. 10. Bookending performances and speeches will be wellness information from the Distress Centre, Student Wellness Services, Woods Homes and the Centre for Suicide Prevention, along with a 鈥榤essage of hope鈥� activity, and to conclude, a post-concert reception.

鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to build on last year鈥檚 healing messages and performances with the addition this year from Elizabet,鈥� says U荔枝视频鈥檚 concert organizer Dr. Laura Hynes, DMA, assistant professor of voice in the School of Creative and Performing Arts. 鈥淢usic is a powerful way to come together as a community. For us in the SCPA it is also another opportunity to shine the light on Michael鈥檚 legacy.鈥� 

Register for Mysterious Barricades, a free concert on Sept. 10 in the Eckhardt-Gramatt茅 Hall, Rozsa Centre. Wellness resource sharing begins at 6:30 p.m., concert begins at 7 p.m., with a reception to follow.

鈥淐reative expression can be an outlet for many things, including shedding light on a topic that is still taboo in our culture. By partnering with Mysterious Barricades again this year, we hope to continue the campus discourse on suicide, increase awareness and bring a hopeful message to our campus community,鈥� says Dr. Andrew Szeto, PhD, director of the Campus Mental Health Strategy.

Presented by the School of Creative and Performing Arts, Campus Mental Health Strategy and Student Wellness Services in collaboration with Mysterious Barricades.