Apocalypse Friends
***insert 2nd half of name here??? HOW TO BE BETTER CO WoRKERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD***
WHATS THIS ALL ABOUT?
creating space for interspecies reciprocity
WEEK 1: introduction → apocalypse friends. getting our shit together // finding that ability to be together // boundaries & non coercion // reciprocity // mutuality // “non-shoulding”
WE ARE LEARNING THIS STUFF ALL THE TIME - not setting us up as the “experts” but exploring this together. Creating a container to explore this. **a skill to learn / how to be with eachoher / learn together**
Belonging , connection, an animated world
Intro: the apocalypses that have happened and continue happening & address privilege & the idea of the “future”
WEEK 2: SELF non coercive relationship with self / fucked up relationship with selves / inner dialogue / constant tension and investigation of our bodies and spirits capacities
WEEK 3: CONNECTING WITH PLACE: how to connect with political / Indigenious history including more than human / how resistance is happening nearby / being involved with the struggles / / wild animals / waterways /
WEEK 4: COMMUNITY CARE: multiple people needing support at the same time / / relationship problems / community resilience / restorative justice: compassion / worthiness and being able to say “i can do this” i can’t do this”
People who feel really isolated and alone //
WEEK 5: RECLAIMING THE COMMONS / MUTUAL AID: reciprocity / economically stressed relationships
WEEK 6: MORE THAN HUMAN CONNECTIONS: ritual,
WEEK 7: ECO GRIEF AS LOVE: belonging and connection / love and loss / intimacy with the natural world/ communal grief / allowing ourselves to love things / hawthorne berry / AWE& WONDER / beauty isn’t frivolous / beautiful and meaning :
Homework: beauty homework
“Somehow we survive, and we live well” - Gina Badger
WEEK 8: IS THERE LOVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD? : AS IN THERE iS SO MUCH LOVE AND SO MANY WAYS TO LOVE AND ACCESS IT. closing out the class / special class situation ceremony /// courage and heart // being of service
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ABOUT SOPHIE:
ABOUT RACHEL:
rachel burgos is a clinical herbalist using an energetic approach to herbalism. her practices involves collaborating with herbs & essences in a holistic way to address not only the physical ailments but the emotional and spiritual as well.
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heres some info about access, mutual aid, supporting ourselves supporting others add a different paypal link for donations? or just the same
Rachel’s “Apocalypse Friends” inspired mood board. Art heals.