Intro to Revolutionary Love Compass by Valarie Kaur [June 18 & July 2]
Online, ONLINE
June 18th & July 2nd; Fridays @ 7-8:30am ET/ 9-10:30am CT/ 10-11:30am ET;
The Revolutionary Love Compass
In this time of rage and social/racial upheaval, Lisa and Wai-Chin will use InterPlay forms and Valarie’s Kaur’s Revolutionary Love Compass to introduce a counter-intuitive approach to transforming the World, and making Love a public ethic.
Valarie Kaur, the author of See No Stranger - A Memoir & Manifesto of Revolutionary Love “envisions a world where love is a public ethic and shared practice in our lives and politics. We generate stories, tools, and thoughtful leadership to equip people to practice the ethic of love in the fight for social justice.”
Valarie Kaur believes that “Love is a form of sweet labor: fierce, bloody, imperfect, and life giving—a choice we make over and over again. Love can be taught, modeled, and practiced. . . . “Revolutionary love” is the choice to enter into labor for others, for our opponents, and for ourselves in order to transform the world around us. It is not a formal code or prescription but an orientation to life that is personal and political, rooted in joy.” (Kaur, 2020, p. 310)
This pilot program is to introduce the “Revolutionary Love Compass” in two 90-min sessions. Our hope is to launch a program in the fall where community/affinity groups can read the book together and engage in the practice of laboring for others, for our opponents and for ourselves in order to transform the world.
You do not need to have read the book to join us. Attending both sessions will be ideal but not required. In Session1, we will explore the definition of love in our personal experiences and the definition of Revolutionary Love from Valarie Kaur’s perspective. In Session 2, we will explore very briefly the components of the Revolutionary Love Compass.
Venue: Online; Zoom link will be sent to you once you are registered at Eventbrite, via an Order Confirmation Email.
More: Check "Online Events" at www.InterPlay.org for other dates & times. If you are interested in hosting this pilot at your regular InterPlay groups, please contact Wai-Chin Matsuoka @ TheRestingPlace@Ymail.com.
Cost: Donations are welcomed but not required. In order to register, there is a minimum of $1 required by Eventbrite. Donations will go to Scholarships for InterPlay Black, Indigenous, People of Color and Millennial Leaders;
Register @ Eventbrite here.
Cost: Donations to Scholarships for InterPlay BIPOC & Millennial Leaders
Registration/Information: Wai-Chin Matsuoka @ TheRestingPlace@Ymail.com
Wai-Chin is Singaporean Chinese, who was transplanted to the U.S.A. 35 years ago when she came to do her graduate studies, and met her American-Japanese husband.
She’s a spiritual director who comes alive whenever there’s an opportunity to midwife what’s ready to be birthed. She’s particularly experienced in bringing forth new life from the ashes of change and transition. Mentored and credentialed as an Ensoulment Coach, and a certified InterPlay leader, Wai-Chin loves to weave spirituality, somatic practices, soul-tending and InterPlay tools and forms into a tapestry of Love and Play. She especially enjoys shaping these tapestries into retreats, ongoing Body Wisdom Playgroup, and soul care workshops specifically for social reform activists.