Public Newsroom 123: Building Brave Spaces for Community
@ 345 Art Gallery
345 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
Opening Thursday, October 31st, from 6PM - 8PM
How can we create community spaces that are more inclusive and allow for challenging conversations?
One key ingredient is establishing a “brave space agreement”. Brave space is a concept that emerged from lessons shared by social justice educators in “The Art of Effective Facilitation” (https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/9781579229740/The-Art-of-Effective-Facilitation) as a “new way to frame dialogue around diversity and social justice” that de-centered systems of oppression, such as white supremacy and patriarchy. Brave Space agreements can be used for meetings, workshops, and restorative conversations.
Lead by actor-vist, social and emotional consultant, educator, and warrior for justice and radical self-love Jenna Anast, (www.journeyswithjenna.com) this week’s workshop will take you on an immersive experience on the importance of creating a brave space where colleagues, co-workers, and friends etc. can feel brave while sharing their truth. Anast also serves as the Head of Community and Exhibition for OTV – Open Television.
The evening will feature role-playing and designing your own brave space agreement.
MORE ABOUT THIS SERIES
This workshop is part of the Public Newsroom’s 2019 Curator series ”Community Care in the 2020 Election: We Gon’ Be Alright” created by local Chicago artist Felicia Holman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/feliciaholman/). The series features three women of color artist, Jenna Anast, Tanuja Jagernuath and Nikki Patin, who will be sharing their skills and tools for resilience in the face of depletion.
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This event is part of City Bureau’s #PublicNewsroom programming, a series of free, weekly workshops and discussions aimed at building trust between journalists and the communities they serve while shaping a more inclusive newsroom.
For more info on past and future Public Newsroom workshops and to becoming a sustaining member of City Bureau, visit http://www.citybureau.org/
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