Birthing The New Feminism: Healing, Ecology, and Sacred ActivismJune 20, 2020 | 11am-1:30pm PST/ 2pm-4:30pm EST
2.5hr Online Workshop Description: As the world reels from both the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, it is clear that intersectional feminist movements are needed now more than ever. Yet our movements must evolve to more effectively address the ecological and spiritual challenges of these times.
This workshop will provide participants with an opportunity to collectively envision what an intersectional, ecological, and sacred feminist activism could look like. We’ll learn about the “secret spiritual history” of feminist and womanist movements in the U.S., explore the connection between embodied healing and social change, and reflect on our relationship with the “more-than human” world. Our time together will include a slideshow presentation, storytelling, experiential exercises, and small group dialogues. Course Preparation: Listen to Alka’s free audio podcast On Feminism’s Fourth Wave. About the Facilitator: Alka Arora, PhD (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Women, Gender, Spirituality and Social Justice at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA. Her scholarship is focused on three interrelated areas of inquiry: feminist spiritual activism, vegan ecofeminism, and transformative pedagogy. She uses what she calls an integral feminist pedagogy in her teaching, inviting students to see social justice work as a form of sacred praxis. Alka also facilitates public workshops with Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI), a non-profit organization that draws on the power of truth-telling and dialogue to transform gender relations. She is passionate about people of all genders coming together to create a post-patriarchal, ecologically just world. To Register: Course fee:
Send Payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: There are limited full and partial scholarships available for front-line workers during COVID - grocery store staff, healthcare workers, farm workers, etc. Email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend. Sex + Pleasure in this Queer Body: Pt 2June 28, 2020 | 8am-10:30am PST/ 11am-1:30pm EST
2.5hr Online Workshop Description: In SEX + PLEASURE IN THIS QUEER BODY PT 2, we will be diving deep into embodiment explorations to (re)imagine and (re)define queer sex in inclusive and expansive ways through:
Be ready for participation-based, activity focused learning including role playing, journalling, drawing and moving. Bring paper, your favourite writing tools and journal and refreshments for this 3 hour workshop. About the Facilitator: king yaa (pronouns: they/them/king!) is a black, genderqueer, queer, masculine of centre being who has birthed three humans. They are a Jamaican, raised in Toronto, Canada and currently occupy space in Cape Town, South Africa. Their work is grounded in and informed by intersectional feminism, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed care, body liberation and sex positive frameworks. king yaa centres their work on the intersections of queer wellness and dignity. Their offerings include gender affirming bodywork, somatic coaching, movement for resiliency, full spectrum birth support, transitioning companion and as well as training intentional health and wellness providers with LGBTQ+ competencies, specializing on queer, trans and non-binary individuals, to create safe and inclusive practices. Click here to learn more about king yaa and their work. To Register: Course fee:
Send Payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: There are limited full and partial scholarships available. Email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend. Warming the Womb Lodge: Postpartum and BeyondJune 27, 2020 | 11am-1pm PST/ 2pm-4pm EST
2hr Online Workshop Description: A warm womb is full of life, with proper blood flow and nutrient circulation. After birth or loss, maintaining warmth in the womb is crucially important for short and long-term health. This wisdom-share workshop will be a deep dive into Anishinaabe Ojibwe teachings about womb care in the postpartum period. Learn what causes cold-womb syndrome in the postpartum healing period and how to assess and treat this syndrome with Indigenous warming therapies that work on the physical and spiritual bodies. Participants will also receive a workbook that contains a cold-womb assessment worksheet, birth story debrief activity, and cold-womb treatment worksheet for use with self and clients. This will be a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color and mixed POC) only space open to birth workers who have an interest in traditional postpartum care; About the Facilitator: Raeanne Madison, MPH, is a crane clan citizen of the Ojibwe and Mexika nations, and also carries Dutch ancestry. A natural teacher and practicing postpartum doula and Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor, Raeanne has traveled extensively to tribal communities across Anishinaabe Aki (and online) to be a part of the resurgence of traditional kinship responsibilities in Indigenous communities. She has walked with hundreds of families and taught thousands more in the realms of pregnancy, birth, postpartum healing, and traditional parenting. Raeanne is a wife and mother of two. Click here to learn more about Raeanne and her work. To Register: Course fee $95 USD Send payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: 4 full scholarships available for BIPOC people experiencing financial and social barriers that would otherwise prevent them from attending. To apply, email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend. Live Workshop | Indigenous Birthing: Trauma & ResilienceJune 6, 2020 | 11am-12pm PST/ 2pm-3pm EST
1hr Online Workshop Description: Taught from an Anishinaabe Ojibwe perspective, this presentation will introduce the themes of historical trauma, historical resilience, and cultural humility. Learn what historical events have created lasting trauma among Indigenous North American communities and how this impacts birth, postpartum, and parenting practices through illustrative case studies and discussion prompts. Learn how Indigenous communities are revitalizing cultural practices to build resilience and what traditional practices and items you may witness in your practice working with families. This is for anyone who is committed to serving Indigenous families with integrity by using their birth work practice to help heal the soul wounds inflicted upon Indigenous North Americans. *Open to people of all backgrounds, especially birth workers who serve Indigenous/ Native American/First Nations families. About the Facilitator: Raeanne Madison, MPH, is a crane clan citizen of the Ojibwe and Mexika nations, and also carries Dutch ancestry. A natural teacher and practicing postpartum doula and Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor, Raeanne has traveled extensively to tribal communities across Anishinaabe Aki (and online) to be a part of the resurgence of traditional kinship responsibilities in Indigenous communities. She has walked with hundreds of families and taught thousands more in the realms of pregnancy, birth, postpartum healing, and traditional parenting. Raeanne is a wife and mother of two. Click here to learn more about Raeanne and her work. To Register: Course fee $55 USD Send payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: 4 full scholarships available for BIPOC people experiencing financial and social barriers that would otherwise prevent them from attending. To apply, email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend. Sex + Pleasure in this Queer Body: Pt 1June 14, 2020 | 8am-10:30am PST/ 11am-1:30pm EST
2.5hr Online Workshop *This workshop is for Black & Indigenous People of Color Description: Learn how to honour the identities and bodies of ourselves and our partners with tenderness, respect and compassion by creating a sense of safety, clear communication, confident boundaries, and self-awareness. Often our understanding of sex and pleasure come from and are limited to cishet teachings and models without taking consideration of the full spectrum of sexualities, bodies and genders that exist. Let's fuck with with what sex + pleasure can look like in your queer body by talking about fucking with gender roles, safer sex, exploring our bits (and theirs and theirs) and check-ins. Attendees will learn how to create sexual and pleasure practices that honour your own sex lives uniquely for you, your bodies, partners and relationships, in all its queer glory. About the Facilitator: king yaa (pronouns: they/them/king!) is a black, genderqueer, queer, masculine of centre being who has birthed three humans. They are a Jamaican, raised in Toronto, Canada and currently occupy space in Cape Town, South Africa. Their work is grounded in and informed by intersectional feminism, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed care, body liberation and sex positive frameworks. king yaa centres their work on the intersections of queer wellness and dignity. Their offerings include gender affirming bodywork, somatic coaching, movement for resiliency, full spectrum birth support, transitioning companion and as well as training intentional health and wellness providers with LGBTQ+ competencies, specializing on queer, trans and non-binary individuals, to create safe and inclusive practices. Click here to learn more about king yaa and their work. To Register: Course fee:
Send Payment: Venmo: @EriJohnson, CashApp: $EriGJohnson, or Paypal: paypal.me/BirthBruja >>>>Be sure to include your email and the course title in the notes!<<<< Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation within 24hrs with further information. Email [email protected] if you do not receive your confirmation email. NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable. Do you work for a Community Org or an Academic Institution?: Check to see if you can use continuing education funding to pay for this workshop! Email [email protected] if you need an invoice. Scholarships: There are limited full and partial scholarships available. Email [email protected] with a short share about yourself and why you want to attend. |
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