COLLECTIVE CARE CIRCLES
Over a year and a half into the pandemic, we're dealing with all the things - a more deadly variant of a still rampant virus, increased/decreased (depending on where you live) public safety measures, climate change that has generated cataclysmic natural disasters, unabated social and political unrest, and the reopening of an arts industry that vowed to do better/more for people of color but is seemingly back to business as usual. As the country returns to "normal" we understand there is no returning to the systems which were made to break us. How do we counteract the capitalist-driven world that calls for its worker bees to show up despite the seemingly now forgotten calls for more equitable systems?
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
In the spirit of our WOCA Community Gatherings, and our series, Thriving!: Community and Self Care for Womxn of Color, WOCA has created the Collective Care Circle (formerly the WOCA Virtual Community Gatherings) a virtual space where women of color can be reflective, be supported, and can just be. These care circles are about leaning into community as we collectively work to navigate the debilitating physical, mental, and emotional fatigue we regularly experience as women of color, now overwhelmingly compounded by an ongoing pandemic. In these gatherings, we hope to source some sustainable practices for our health and well-being, including strategies for resistance.