A workshop that focuses on the re-authoring ideas and practices, that can help us have conversations about the effects of our cultural identities, as they play into our relatedness with the “other” and sometimes with the “othering”. These ideas and practices create a re-dignifying space, where our conversations invite stories, that build bridges to the other.

Re-authoring is an invitation into the adventure of being authors and co-authors of our world. An adventure that speaks of; our acts of refusal and protest about the “way things are, the folding of the richness of our lives into our identities and relationships, the invitation to re-member our communities, and the ignition of hope through alternative narratives that open up possibilities for dreaming a different future.

Through a lens and set of practices, what is taken for granted can be unveiled and re-examined and precious moments can be enriched into narratives that can re-author the future. In addition, practices of welcoming, signifying, and connecting will be discussed. The content of the workshop will be connected with important social issues relevant to the different contexts and times we are living in.