Screenings + Events
Screenings
September 17
PORT TOWNSEND, WA
“Dark and Tender “ Screening, Q&A and Song Circle
Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
6-8pm
September 20
PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL
Black Filmmakers and the PNW — A Dark and Tender Experience
Port Townsend Film Festival
6-8pm
October 30
CLINTON, WA
“Dark and Tender“ Screening, Q&A and Song Circle
Whidbey Institute
6-8pm
November 7
SEATTLE, WA
“Dark and Tender “ Screening, Q&A and Song Circle
The Beacon Cinema
6:30-8:30pm
November 9
SEATTLE, WA
“Dark and Tender” Screening + Deep Dive at UNWAVERING
Washington Hall
3-5pm
Events + Trainings
Anatomy of the Black Brute: Online Class Series | Touch Activist Program
Each Class Series of the Touch Activist Program is 4 weeks of online class with an intimate cohort. Classes run Tuesdays, 5-7pm PST. Classes are designed to be cumulative, and we welcome a single series drop-ins. Each series comes with a 1:1 call with Aaron Johnson.
Anatomy of the Black Brute (Series 2) — October 1-22, 2024, 5-7PM PT
3-Day Silent Meditation Retreat: A Contemplation on Listening and Collective Grief
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There are many ways to witness and process the oppression and violence that is racism in America, historical and current. And while talking action is a helpful and important practice, silence may be even more profound. The 3-Day Grief to Action Silent Meditation Retreat pairs a safely held container of silence with embodied tools to stabilize the nervous system, mindfulness practices to quiet and clarify mental activity, and movement practices to heal and align the body.
Grief to Action Sanctuary (Victorville, CA)
UNWAVERING: Music for the Marathon
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Black Medicine, Earth Practice (Jessi Rado, Yin Friend, and Yam) and alexandra “ahlay” blakely invite you to recommit to the work of anti-oppression together, for the long haul, starting with our voices and our hearts.
FRI, NOV. 8 — Concert (6-8pm)
SAT, NOV. 9 — Deep Dive: UNWAVERING (10am-1pm) / Deep Dive: Dark and Tender (2-5pm)
Deep Dive: UNWAVERING
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Deep Dive: UNWAVERING
We'll come together for silent meditation, co-writing, action planning, and ceremony of resilience, with meditative collective singing and poetry woven throughout. A space built to support answers to the question, How can I stay in this for the marathon?
As part of UNWAVERING: Music for the Marathon, Black Medicine, Earth Practice (Jessi Rado, Yin Friend, and Yam) and alexandra “ahlay” blakely invite you to recommit to the work of anti-oppression together, for the long haul, starting with our voices and our hearts.
Deep Dive: Dark and Tender
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Deep Dive: Dark and Tender
We’ll be working with our ability to listen, connect, and be with the grief and songs we want to sing as we dismantle the oppressive systems that are actively trying to smother the village before it grows. Included is a screening of the upcoming short film, “Dark and Tender”, by the Chronically UnderTouched (CUT) Project. Together we will witness the "ungoogle-able" footage of Black masculine platonic tenderness.
As part of UNWAVERING: Music for the Marathon, Black Medicine, Earth Practice (Jessi Rado, Yin Friend, and Yam) and alexandra “ahlay” blakely invite you to recommit to the work of anti-oppression together, for the long haul, starting with our voices and our hearts.
Touch Activist Program: Montgomery Immersion
For the culmination of the Touch Activist Program 2024 Cohort, we will gather together for three days in Montgomery, Alabama, learning and focusing on physical sessions, holding each other and the material in real time as we work with the historical and present day content of The Legacy Sites.
Immersion Only tickets available.
Preparing the Body for Deep Holding: Online Class Series | Touch Activist Program
Each Class Series of the Touch Activist Program is 4 weeks of online class with an intimate cohort. Classes run Tuesdays, 5-7pm PST. Classes are designed to be cumulative, and we welcome a single series drop-ins. Each series comes with a 1:1 call with Aaron Johnson.
Preparing the Body for Deep Holding (Series 3) — November 26 - December 17, 2024, 5-7pm PT