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SUMMARY:Becoming the Second Person with Shawna Ayoub (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Writing with Shawna Ayoub has been life-changing. I have taken several classes with her\, both in-person and online\, all focused on memoir. Under her visionary tutelage\, I have created the most profound writing of my life. Her feedback is insightful\, honest\, and constructive.  I live with chronic illness\, and Shawna always meets me exactly where I am\, helping me set achievable goals. Collaborating with her has made me a better writer\, but perhaps more importantly\, writing with Shawna has healed me.\n-Jen DeRosa \n\n\nDo you have a painful and true story you find yourself reliving each time you try to tell it? What about a story that’s stuck inside you because it feels too raw to be writeable\, too vulnerable to be readable? Is being able to tell that story without suffering the key to releasing yourself from the trauma of the narrative? \nWhat if you found out there is a way to create safe distance while still telling that hard story? To minimize trauma and (re)gain control of your narrative by no longer being your story’s first person? \nWhat if you could be your story’s second person? \nIn this course\, writers will engage second person works and practice writing in second person. Writers wil alsol take home a packet of writing examples as well as prompts\, and can contact Shawna for written feedback within two weeks of this workshop. \n\nLeader: Shawna Ayoub is a brown\, queer\, Durham-based writer and instructor whose work prioritizes the engagement of difficult topics. After recognizing the personal benefits of writing for release and recovery\, she has made her practice public for the last 12 years\, offering courses independently as well as through the Center for Creative Writing. Her work has appeared in Verywell Mind\, Survivor Lit\, Exit 7\, [wherever]\, The Archipelago\, and The Manifest-Station. \nCost: $75\, $100. Scholarships available. Please contact info@rcwms.org. \nRegister below. Registrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/becoming-the-second-person-with-shawna-ayoub-via-zoom/
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SUMMARY:Historic Stagville Emancipation Tour June 2024
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT! To place your name on the waiting list please register under the second ticket\, Stagville 2024Junewait\, below. \nThis guided tour will highlight how enslaved people claimed their freedom at Stagville in 1865. Each June\, Historic Stagville offers special tours focused on Emancipation as part of the site’s commemoration of Juneteenth. The tour explores the detailed history of Emancipation on one of North Carolina’s largest plantations. Hear stories of how formerly enslaved families celebrated\, defended themselves\, and organized\, while the plantation owners strategized to hold on to their power and wealth. \nHistoric Stagville\, a state historic site in northern Durham County\, includes remnants of one of the largest plantations in North Carolina. The Bennehan-Cameron family owned approximately 30\,000 acres of land and enslaved about 900 people on this property. Stagville protects a fraction of the land from that plantation\, including original housing for enslaved people (1851)\, a massive barn (1860)\, and a Bennehan family house (1787–1799). Stagville is dedicated to teaching about the lives and work of enslaved people on the plantation. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to join Stagville staff and other community members in learning more about Emancipation at Historic Stagville. The tour will begin at 10:00 AM. Wear comfortable shoes and bring sunscreen. The tour will be mostly outdoors\, with two short stops at historic buildings. The route includes walking over grass\, gravel\, and uneven ground. \n\nLocation: 5828 Old Oxford\, Highway\, Durham\, NC. \nMeet near the green office building by the parking lot at the back of the Historic Stagville property.  Please allow sufficient time for the drive there.\n\n\nCost: $10/person. Additional donations to Stagville are welcome here.\n\nRegister below.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/historic-stagville-emancipation-tour-june-2024/
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SUMMARY:Ministry of Black Women's Self Care\, June\, 2024 - with Kim Gaubault (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Kim Gaubault recognizes that self-care is often the component that remains a form of intervention (after the break or the medical emergency) rather than a preventative measure. When we allow our bodies\, minds and/or spirits to break down in the course of doing this work\, we are not only putting ourselves at risk but we are putting at risk the integrity of the work for which we are laboring. This work is a work of self-love\, communal love\, Womanist Ethicism\, it is multi-generational\, multicultural and is not finite\, but is instead as infinite as the beauty in the divinity that is Blackness. Come and share in this life’s work! This program is specifically designed to offer practical tools for everyday self-care to Black women-identified individuals doing all forms of ministry\, in church and community.\n\nJune: Embodying the Exhale: Breathing as an Act of Resistance\nJuly: I Remember When…: Revisiting Moments of Love\, Longing and Living\nAugust: Bag Lady: The Art of Letting Go\nSeptember: The Joy (and the Oh Boy) of Mothering While Black\nOctober: Legacy: Gifting Our Wealth to Generations to Come\nNovember: Honoring the Uncommon: Giving Thanks for the Unconventional\nDecember: Perspective: Reflections on the Journey \nLeader: Kimberly Gaubault (McCrae) is an intentional lover of humanity and actively lives the self-care life about which she teaches and advocates. Her personal philosophy of interpersonal interaction is\, “If I’ve not positively influenced someone everywhere I’ve gone\, I’ve not walked in my purpose.” \nCost: $10\, $25\, or $40 \nper session. Choose the price that fits your budget. \nRegister for June below. \nRegister for July: HERE. August: HERE. September: HERE. October: HERE. November: HERE. December: HERE. \nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/ministry-of-black-womens-self-care-june-2024-with-kim-gaubault-via-zoom/
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SUMMARY:The Enneagram As a Tool for Liberation with Chelsea Yarborough (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:“Chelsea’s workshops bring the Enneagram to life! She helped me understand myself in new and important ways!”\n– past workshop participant \nThis workshop is geared towards those who want to think about the Enneagram beyond the gifts it provides to us as individuals and think also about how it can serve us as a collective. If you care about people\, community\, justice\, and hope for a whole and well world\, this is for you. This workshop is for all experiences with the Enneagram. We will talk about the gifts/challenges of each number and engage how interconnected relationships truly support our work of liberation. \nLeader: Rev. Chelsea Brooke Yarborough\,PhD\, is an Assistant Professor of African American Preaching\, Sacred Rhetoric\, and Black Practical Theology at Phillips Theological Seminary\, an ordained minister\, a poet\, and an Enneagram coach. Learn more about Chelsea here. \nCost: $25\, $40\, or $60. Choose the price that fits your budget. Sliding scale also available. Contact info@rcwms.org. \nRegister below. \nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/the-enneagram-as-a-tool-for-liberation-with-chelsea-yarborough-via-zoom/
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SUMMARY:Good Grief: The Art of the Condolence Letter (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:There is little to say\, Mr. Gilbert\, when the heart is bruised.\n–Emily Dickinson \nIf you’ve ever sat down to write a condolence letter and were at a loss for words\, you’re not alone. In this workshop we will take a look at condolence letters from writers throughout history to find the inspiration we need to get words on the page in times of sorrow. Bring a notebook and your favorite writing tool. \nLeader: Sara Williams\, M.A.\, of Shrouding Sisters\, is a home funeral guide and funeral/memorial celebrant\, offering end of life education\, counseling\, and services throughout the Piedmont. \nCOST:  $20 \nRegister below. \nRegistrants will receive a Zoom link in the automated ticket confirmation.
URL:https://rcwms.org/event/good-grief-the-art-of-the-condolence-letter-via-zoom/
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