Holding Space: Creating Belonging in Rochester

𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚: 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 is a public gathering that invites our community to reflect on the lasting impacts of everyday racism, ableism, and sexism, especially when these harms go unacknowledged. Featuring media from the VSW archives, testimonials and an interactive conversation featuring Eaton and several community members, this event invites us to unpack what it means to “hold space” for each other, and discuss how creating a culture of belonging can be a healing, disruptive, and liberatory



𝘝𝑆𝘞 𝘱𝑟𝘰𝑔𝘳𝑎𝘮 𝘧𝑢𝘯𝑑𝘦𝑟𝘴 𝘪𝑛𝘤𝑙𝘶𝑑𝘦 𝘛ℎ𝘦 𝘕𝑒𝘸 𝘠𝑜𝘳𝑘 𝑆𝘵𝑎𝘵𝑒 𝐶𝘰𝑢𝘯𝑐𝘪𝑙 𝑜𝘯 𝘵ℎ𝘦 𝘈𝑟𝘵𝑠 𝑤𝘪𝑡𝘩 𝘴𝑢𝘱𝑝𝘰𝑟𝘵 𝘧𝑟𝘰𝑚 𝑡𝘩𝑒 𝑁𝘦𝑤 𝑌𝘰𝑟𝘬 𝘚𝑡𝘢𝑡𝘦 𝘓𝑒𝘨𝑖𝘴𝑙𝘢𝑡𝘶𝑟𝘦, 𝑇𝘩𝑒 𝐽𝘰𝑦 𝑜𝘧 𝘎𝑖𝘷𝑖𝘯𝑔 𝑆𝘰𝑚𝘦𝑡𝘩𝑖𝘯𝑔 𝐹𝘰𝑢𝘯𝑑𝘢𝑡𝘪𝑜𝘯, 𝑎𝘯𝑑 𝑀𝘰𝑛𝘳𝑜𝘦 𝘊𝑜𝘶𝑛𝘵𝑦, 𝘕𝑌.

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