Moving As One: Building Paths to Collective Liberation
A three-part webinar series on September 10, September 26, and October 8
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Great Plains Action Society brings together people of diverse backgrounds to focus on collective action that can deliver the resources, knowledge and skills we need to sustain collective liberation. Dr. Damita Brown will lead us through this three-part webinar which she developed specifically for GPAS. Community based educator and activist, Dr.Brown is the founder of Heart Light Action which teaches contemplative social action for educators and activists. The series will focus on ways to help us revisit our strategies for doing solidarity work in these fascist times.
Takeaways
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Learn BIPOC movement history and how it influences our ability to address current social and political challenges
Deepen your understanding of the roots of solidarity
Connect to others who are working toward collective liberation
Apply the benefits of contemplative social action in your lives
Develop confidence and ability to work with people from different back grounds
Part 1 - Lessons from BIPOC Movement History
September 10 @ 6:00 PM CST
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The last 75 years of BIPOC resistance and resilience has been a prelude to well-being and balance. Our ability to succeed in the coming years depends on our willingness to learn from the lesson of our previous struggles. How do we create the just, wise and loving communities for our children and generations to come?
Part 2 - Contemplative Social Action to Build Unity
September 26 @ 6:00 PM CST
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With a renewed appreciation of the brilliant history of BIPOC movements and strategies, we turn our focus to the 7 contemplative social action skills that nourish unshakable confidence, peace of mind, clarity as well as our ability to work together.
Part 3 - Proactive Strategies for Collective Liberation
October 8 @ 6:00 PM CST
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The final session charts our most proactive response to contemporary challenges evident in threats to resources and services, efforts to distort or erase our rich histories. We will look at the strengths and weaknesses in our approaches to alternative community building and solidarity work. Each participant will come away with a practical action plan for next steps.
Also check out other Workshops in Birkenhead, Virtual events in Birkenhead.
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