Title: Practicing Autonomy to Think-Feel Decolonially: decolonial methods for creating knowledge and practice.

Deadline: First selection- September 20th, 2023, and then, until filled.

Notice of Acceptance in the Workshop: September 27th, 2023

Payment Deadline: October 6th, 2023

Sessions: October 7th, 2023 - November 25th, 2023, 10am to 12pm, Mexico City Time

Location: Online

Languages: English and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation

For more info and to register: https://cambalache.noblogs.org/post/2023/09/04/online-workshop-practicing-autonomy-to-feel-think-decolonially-taller-practicar-la-autonomia-senti-pensar-decolonial/

To download the workshop description directly: https://cambalache.noblogs.org/files/2023/09/description-practicing-autonomy-1.pdf

Description: Decolonial and Anti-Colonial thought could be characterized as incorporating a great diversity of ways of knowing and experiencing the world that is not limited by classic western thought / philosophy. Many of these forms of knowledge have been preserved in form and practice by indigenous communities in the Americas. However, decolonial thought is not limited to only these communities, rather, it also incorporates ways of knowing / being that derive from diasporic experiences, diverse genders and sexualities, racialized communities, neuro- and physically diverse lived experiences as well as the many other forms of knowledge that have been devalued by capitalism / coloniality. Because much of the violence imposed on these communities is structural, build into governance by the state and multi-national corporations, the need to construct, to practice autonomy becomes more urgent everyday. From the macro-scale of the crisis of capitalism that threatens to destroy life on Earth to daily forms of brutality that so many of us experience in our bodies and sense of self, the desire to minimize our precarity, create communities of care and live a life free of violence is driving more and more people around the world to recognizing our responsibility to transform our history and present so that we may have a future. Autonomous practice recognizes that we can’t wait for someone else to create change; we must do it ourselves. It also recognizes that we create interdependencies across communities of practice so that we may learn from each other, grow and deepen our ability to create well-being.

This workshop brings together a group of thoughtful practitioners working across scales to transform the day to day lives of their communities and contribute to renewing our ability to realize our lives in environments with access to critical infrastructures, health and care. On the other hand, for our present and future to flourish it is also necessary to develop and recognize an inclusive history that dignifies the experiences of the many peoples of the Earth whose cultures have persisted in spite of the massive drive of modernity to annihilate them. From Philadephia, USA to Cusco, Peru we will look at the work, struggles and successes involved in creating autonomy from a de- / anti- colonial perspective.

For more info and to register: https://cambalache.noblogs.org/post/2023/09/04/online-workshop-practicing-autonomy-to-feel-think-decolonially-taller-practicar-la-autonomia-senti-pensar-decolonial/

To download the workshop description directly: https://cambalache.noblogs.org/files/2023/09/description-practicing-autonomy-1.pdf