April 13: We examine how we’ve been shaped by a culture of individualism. We will grapple with our identities, privileged and subjugated, and how we can recover ourselves from the lie of separation. We will look at how we are embodying dominant culture (settler colonialism) and begin the inquiry of how we disrupt systems of oppression within ourselves and our communities.
April 14: We explore the systems we want to change that we have internalized. We will introduce interventions, agreements, and practices that begin to change the status quo of dominant culture through the experience of affinity groups and embodied practices, where the real work happens.
April 15: We engage more fully with interventions, agreements, and practices to decolonize our self-care, language and thinking. Through sharing, deep listening and exercises to release the effects of trauma, we will more clearly see what racism is costing everyone as well as our next steps to build a culture of equity and liberation.
Economic Justice: We are offering this at different price points in order to acknowledge that some have greater access to privilege and resources. Those with access to more resources pay more and thus provide the cushion for those with less access to pay less, creating a sustainable economic underpinning for services, events and items. This is a part of our commitment to challenging privilege and with that we recognize that financial resources should not be the determining factor for folks who want to access education, information and experience.
April 14: We explore the systems we want to change that we have internalized. We will introduce interventions, agreements, and practices that begin to change the status quo of dominant culture through the experience of affinity groups and embodied practices, where the real work happens.
April 15: We engage more fully with interventions, agreements, and practices to decolonize our self-care, language and thinking. Through sharing, deep listening and exercises to release the effects of trauma, we will more clearly see what racism is costing everyone as well as our next steps to build a culture of equity and liberation.
Economic Justice: We are offering this at different price points in order to acknowledge that some have greater access to privilege and resources. Those with access to more resources pay more and thus provide the cushion for those with less access to pay less, creating a sustainable economic underpinning for services, events and items. This is a part of our commitment to challenging privilege and with that we recognize that financial resources should not be the determining factor for folks who want to access education, information and experience.
To advance racial equity, there is work for white people and people of color to do separately and together. Affinity groups (sometimes referred to as “caucus”) provide spaces for people to work within their own racial/ethnic groups. The roots of white body supremacy run deep and are implicit to our experience. It’s from our embodied experience, therefore, that our work begins.
We will meet communally once a month (1st Wed), and in our affinity groups once a month (3rd Wed) to work toward dismantling our culture of racism and create a culture of love, justice and liberation.
We will meet communally once a month (1st Wed), and in our affinity groups once a month (3rd Wed) to work toward dismantling our culture of racism and create a culture of love, justice and liberation.