Community Shadows Workshop
May 2nd, 2026, 4:00PM - 7:30PM
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Join us for a group discussion on things we don't normally talk about in community but need to.
When: Saturday, May 2nd, from 4:00PM - 7:30PM
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Workshop Description:
This group discussion is an invitation to take a collective look inward and explore some tender but important topics together as a community. It may require a degree of courage to participate since we'll be discussing some topics that are typically swept under the proverbial rug. We will look at the question of: What are some of our community shadows? Can we acknowledge white-body supremacy and the ways it might be showing up at our gatherings, in ourselves, and even in this space? What do reparations mean to you? How are we decolonizing? What does it look like to go beyond land acknowledgments and do true right relations work? Everyone is welcome and will be asked to agree to the following*:
1. Prioritize and uplift voices of the global majority in this space.
2. Listen from the bottom up (gut and heart first, then mind) keeping in mind that we struggle for the sake of moving towards unity.
3. Take space and make space - your voice matters and so do the voices of others present. Have awareness about how much space you are taking up and don’t dominate the conversation. Allow room for silence and quiet voices.
4. Practice care - self care and community care - pay attention to your needs, pay attention to your neighbors.
5. Use Discretion afterwards in discussing what is said in the circle.
*Some of these agreements are adaptions from adrienne marie brown's book Emergent Strategy. Some of them are collectively sourced.
Cost: no charge for People of the Global Majority and a recognition of appreciation for the unpaid work that so many people of the global majority are already doing in these realms; for white folks, there is a $10-$40 income-based sliding scale fee: please self-select a payment based on (1) your income level and financial privilege, and (2) how strongly you want to support this work {see the Green Bottle Model for clarification and help self-selecting the appropriate payment}. Thirty percent of proceeds will be redistributed to the the National American Indian Women's Association - NAIWA (15%) and a black mutual aid org based out of Winston-Salem - TBA (15%).
Capacity: 20
Age limit: 18+
About Wild Earth Crafts: 🖤🤎🏳️⚧️🍉🪶Wild Earth Crafts supports DEI, LGBTQ+ rights, access for all bodies, a Free Palestine, Landback, decolonization and collective liberation 🖤🤎🏳️⚧️🍉🪶
About the Instructor: Frea Forager (pronounced FREE-yuh; she/they) helps people tap into the potent medicine of their own creativity and deepen their connection to the natural world through earth crafts. She is committed to fostering an equitable and liberatory approach to craft work. Her teaching will thoughtfully explore how craft practices, education, and materials are connected to broader social issues such as historical and ongoing injustices, including land theft, historical and ongoing genocides, and systemic racism and oppression. She will also share ways she is actively engaging in efforts towards repair and positive change. You can learn more about her and the work she does HERE.
Refunds: Refunds minus a $10 processing fee are available up to two weeks before event. After that, a credit will be issued for a broom/basket purchase or future workshop.
