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Working Towards Witness

This flyer consists of a swamp color border with an 8-bit image with two Black characters, "Sun (they/he)" on the left hand side and "Ebbie (they/them)" on the right hand side. Both 8 bit characters are looking towards each other. Surrounding Sun are three pink trees with light greenish brown grass below them. Surrounding Ebbie is a rounded sidewalk with green grass behind it. Between them is flowing blue water moving downwards. There's a white fluffy cloud thats top center of the flyer. Foregrounded an 8 bit pixelated blue text reads "Working Towards Witness with Ebbie and Sun." Below that, green text reads *For Black QT (Queer & Trans) Ppl*". Two white arrows highlighted in neon purple point towards information text on the left and right corner. On the bottom left corner of the flyer below a QR code, in green text reads "Interest Form" against a blue rounded border bubble. On the right bottom corner, in blue text reads "Sun. Sept 14th 3-5:45 pm EDT on Gathertown" against a light green rounded border bubble.

Workshop Description: “Working Towards Witness” is a sanctuary space for Black QT (Queer/Trans) people guided in movement, rooted in text and built on each other to explore playfulness, release, and an unshaming heart. Let us build and fortify by engaging in generative conversations about Black autonomy and reclaiming Black Indigeneity practices. Led by Ebbie and Sun. The purpose of this space will hold their collective programming of FOLA (Fortifying Our Living Altars)

Working Towards Witness
Sunday, September 14th 3:00pm-5:45pmEST // 12:00PM-3:45PST 

Please register at QR code in flyer or via this link: http://bit.ly/4lIMT3c

In May, we continued exploring the meaning of “witness”, rediscovered our anchors and collectively explored and built a definition of embodied safety: an expansive place of warmth, rooted & rhythmic, a cleansing breath, flexible, circulating the depths, big belly laughter with a friend, surrounded by Black people chanting ayeee and, and, and, and…. This time, we are revisiting embodied safety and dreaming ways to resource safety by building an ongoing practice of devotion as study.

Collectively, we remember that for many of us our first languages are our bodies / body movements. WTW is a sanctuary space for Black QT (Queer/Trans) people, guided in movement, rooted in text and built on each other to explore playfulness, release, and an unshaming heart. A space to celebrate, cry, laugh, reflect, and rest. Let us build and fortify by engaging in generative conversations about Black autonomy and reclaiming Black Indigeneity practices.

Duration of the workshop: 2 hr. 45 min with breaks.

Thangs to brang: Yourself as you are, water, writing utensil, paper, an object that grounds you (optional) and openness

Movements will be seated and standing. Not much floor space is required: setup an area where you can extend your arms fully and your legs about yoga mat wide length, if applicable. Expect mostly slow freeflowing body movements, writing prompts, and multisensory connections through various ways of storytelling.

Please register at QR code in flyer or via this link: http://bit.ly/4lIMT3c

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