Holding Complexity in Times of Change series:
4 days of politicized somatics in Joshua Tree
🔺 with B Stepp and Ream
🔺 October 6-9
🔺 at the beautiful queer and trans-led Dhamma Dena Center
🔺 Open to all
We live inside of a social context that is highly committed to the destruction of people and planet--of life. For those of us committed to liberation and to change, we are faced with a huge and monumental task. We know that change is necessary for our survival. However, we also find ourselves inside of a low point in organized struggle, at least in the so-called United States. That doesn't mean that our commitment to liberation has lessened. We can look to nature to understand that everything goes through cycles. Inside of these times where the state has all but abandoned its people, the right wing is gaining power, ecological devastation is immanent, there are constant attacks on the bodily autonomy of queer and trans communities and birthing people, and the world continues to deny Black life, what is our task?
🔺What if our bodies held the answers?🔺
Our politics and our programs are important. They define our visions and the world we are trying to bring into being. However, our good ideas often give way under pressure. What's missing most inside this movement moment is the answer to the question how, not what.
This moment will be defined by how we are together. How we move towards our longings. How we feel for and know our belonging. How we find safety inside of ourselves and amongst each other. How we come to know our power and dignity individually and collectively. How we set boundaries and draw our lines with each other and with capital and the state. How we navigate conflict and harm inside of our communities.
Application deadline: Thursday, August 31
Open House: Wednesday, August 30 6-7 pm PT on zoom
For more info go the tinyurl.com/ComplexityInJoshuaTree23 and attend the Open House Wednesday, August 30 6-7 pm PT on zoom tinyurl.com/complexityopenhouse
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