📌WORKSHOP | Love as Liberation for BIPOC Writers
1 Day Workshop led by Dr. Cecilia Caballero
Date: April 20
Duration: 2 Hours | 10 AM - 12 PM PST (1 - 3 PM EST)
Location: Online
Cost: $55
15 spaces available
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Details
In this writing wellness workshop, "Love as Liberation for BIPOC Writers," Dr. Cecilia Caballero will draw on bell hooks' assertion that love is an action and practice of freedom. Inspired by hooks’ “All About Love,” workshop participants will explore love as liberation through a guided meditation led by Cecilia, generative and self-reflective writing prompts, and group dialogue. How can love as liberation, the inner work of healing, and the power of poetics strengthen relationships with ourselves, our families, and our communities of color? Participants will also have the option to verbally share their writing and receive verbal feedback from Cecilia. No previous writing experience necessary.
What You Will Learn
Workshop participants will learn about introductory meditation/mindfulness skills, storytelling techniques for social justice, and holistic healing practices through the power of writing.
Workshop Takeaways
Participants can expect to walk away with new drafts of writing, fresh ideas for creative self-expression, and community building with fellow social justice writers of color.
All Literary Liberation classes take place online and are accessible to students anywhere in the world.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Cecilia Caballero is a single mother, poet, writer, university lecturer, and co-editor of The Chicana Motherwork Anthology. Cecilia is a 2024-2023 Octavia Butler Earthseed Fellow, a 2024 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts fellow, a 2023 Aspen Words Emerging Writer, and a 2023 California Arts Council recipient. As a teaching artist, Cecilia aims to cultivate spaces of storytelling and healing for BIPOC folks and her work has been supported by the Abolitionist Teaching Network. Cecilia’s writing appears in Strange Horizons, Witness Magazine, sin cesar (formerly Dryland), and elsewhere. She is currently writing a memoir about single mothering, generational poverty, and mental health.
Registration Details: Seats in this class are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. All purchases are final and nonrefundable. Prior to the start of your class you’ll receive an invitation to access the virtual classroom.
Wait List & Scholarship Fund: There is one full scholarship available. Fill out this form to be added to the wait list.