Since 2008, Roots and Remedies has been a space for our community to reconnect, relax, heal, and celebrate the profound work that community organizers are doing across the United States to improve health, justice, and racial equity. This convening is intentionally designed to be a liberatory space where we are free to be our full selves as we explore new places, experience great organizing, celebrate culture, and share our talents with one another. Roots and Remedies is a beautiful, love-filled retreat that is truly grounded in the communities and the future that we are building together.
It is this same profound love we have for each other that seeks to protect us as we continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic and prevents us again from safely convening in-person in 2021. However, Praxis is excited to host our second virtual Roots and Remedies convening with a theme of Love and Liberation: Rooted in Community* on Friday, July 9th on Zoom.
At this virtual convening, we're bringing together community organizers from across the nation to center our organizing as healing, share and celebrate our wins, and envision the future we want to create. We'll also make a playlist, share our favorite recipes, read our poetry, and connect over our art to remind us of each other, of love and liberation, and of the beautiful community that we have made with each other.
The R&R care package has arrived!
This year, our Love session focused on how meals and food sharing shows up in our organizing and gave us the opportunity to reflect on our cultural histories of food as medicine. Our digital care package are your recipes of joy, of home; your poems of hope and transformation; and your artwork of community, love, and power. This care package is a memento of all of the love we experience in our daily lives that helped us through this past year and will continue to nourish us and our organizing into the future.
La Lotería is a traditional board game that has been played in Mexico since the 18th century. It is similar to numbers game Bingo. We know that Lotería has been providing comfort to many Latinx families and communities during this pandemic, and we have also been inspired by the amazing artists reimagining the cards to reflect our modern communities and new reality, including queer representation, cards with soap and masks, and cards about community organizing. The Praxis team has also reimagined a few Lotería cards to represent our theme, Love and Liberation: Rooted in Community. Check out our artwork below! Hover over each card to learn more.
PROGRAM
(All times listed are in Pacific Daylight Time)
GENERAL SESSION: LIBERATION
Hear from organizers about lessons learned from the past year and dream what liberation looks like for our communities.
12:10pm Welcome & Opening
Xavier Morales, Praxis Executive Director
Carla Sparks, Praxis Board Chair
12:20pm Liberation Session
Opening Drum Circle by Shash
Meet & Greet Breakout
Liberation Speakers
Vanessa Flores, PrYSM
Jarrett Fields, SJLI
Q&A
Dreaming Workshop
1:40pm Break
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BREAKOUT(S): ROOTED IN COMMUNITY
Rest and connect with one another in choose-your-own-adventure style breakout sessions, centering movement, dance, art making, and meditation.
1:45pm Rooted in Community ROUND 1
2:24pm Rooted in Community Round 2
DJ Breakout by DJ Shana
Yoga Breakout by Black2Yoga
Arts & Meditation by Elizabeth Summers
3:30pm Break
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GENERAL SESSION: LOVE
Share stories about our favorite recipes, how meals and food sharing shows up in our organizing, and reflect on our cultural histories of food as medicine.
3:45pm Love Session
Panel Discussion moderated by Denisa Livingston
Albino Garcia, La Plazita
Kisha Nicolas, Black Women for Wellness
Somnon Kann, Young Men’s Empowerment Program (representing Khmer Girls in Action)
Question & Answer Reflective Activity
Question & Answer continued
4:55pm Closing Remarks
Closing Statement by Blair Franklin & Candace Cross
5:00pm Close of Roots & Remedies 2021!
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Contact
Roots and Remedies is a closed convening for organizations and community organizers that are a part of Praxis’ network.
Please fill out the form linked below to get more information about joining Praxis’ network and our next Roots and Remedies!