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Every time you open your phone, laptop or newspaper, there is an assault on the spirit. From the genocides in Gaza, Sudan and Yemen to the racist rallies, attacks on trans rights and widening disparities here in the UK. Some say ‘don’t look’, others say ‘don’t look away’. It's all too much.
But we’re not supposed to be ‘OK’, immobile, or unfeeling.
We're also not supposed to be alone.
In this workshop - an introduction to the full Caring in Common programme - we will join together as a community of caring souls to face what we are truly feeling, and how we might let it move us into action.
We do not propose to know all the answers, but we will face the questions together.
Why join us in Common Ground?
The atrocities we’re witnessing are overwhelming. So many of us are feeling powerless, hopeless and despairing right now.
We know that folks are tired. It's tempting to shut down, to harden or lash out.
Make no mistake - all this is by design. The powers that be (or the powers who think they are) rely on us being unfeeling and unable to witness the injustices they enact. They love when we’re fighting among ourselves, fragmented and weak.
If we want to tap into the power that we are, we have to start feeling. We have to start connecting: to ourselves, to each other and to our shared dreams for a better world.
Common Ground is a space bringing together like-minded, caring souls to remind ourselves that:
Our feelings are valid and vital tools
Each of us has unique gifts that give us power
There are plenty of us and together we can change things
Common ground is an initial 2-hour workshop introducing some of the topics, content and practices included in the full programme Caring in Common: A communal journey for resourcing hope in times of despair. This programme offers four smaller group sessions over 8 weeks to dive deeper into connection, emotion and action. Visit our website to read more, and register your interest.