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Strengthen an anti oppression lens while caring for the exhaustion this critical work brings especially when working with white women who consider themselves self proclaimed allies

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Strengthen an anti oppression lens while caring for the exhaustion this critical work brings especially when working with white women who consider themselves self proclaimed allies

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I want to practice my writing skills and make a connection

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I want to practice my writing skills and make a connection

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An insight of what others think of us and how it affects our minds

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An insight of what others think of us and how it affects our minds

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A time to center and work on some pieces that have been living inside and want to be written/worked with

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A time to center and work on some pieces that have been living inside and want to be written/worked with

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using biomimicry (adrienne maree brown) to imagine a future with community, also exploring the 3rd space

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using biomimicry (adrienne maree brown) to imagine a future with community, also exploring the 3rd space

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Continuing to evolve and sustain resistance ☺️

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Continuing to evolve and sustain resistance ☺️

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Connection, opportunity to explore BIPOC themes, subjects related to my own identity

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Connection, opportunity to explore BIPOC themes, subjects related to my own identity

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I’m looking forward to learning/unlearning! it’s hard being an activist & a labour organizer. I want to be grounded and get back into writing as a way to help me through my woes & remind myself of my purpose. 

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I’m looking forward to learning/unlearning! it’s hard being an activist & a labour organizer. I want to be grounded and get back into writing as a way to help me through my woes & remind myself of my purpose. 

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Reflecting and rewriting myself in a safe space

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Reflecting and rewriting myself in a safe space

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Not being afraid to write or say what I feel anymore. 

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Not being afraid to write or say what I feel anymore. 

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Finding my voice without centering whiteness or internalizing tone policing of self.

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Finding my voice without centering whiteness or internalizing tone policing of self.

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I am looking forward to share space with other BIPOC creatives and to explore writing confidently about my own stories/narrative

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I am looking forward to share space with other BIPOC creatives and to explore writing confidently about my own stories/narrative

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Processing grief while maintaining a creative writing and documentary film practice that explores white supremacy

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Processing grief while maintaining a creative writing and documentary film practice that explores white supremacy

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collective healing with other BIPOC folks

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collective healing with other BIPOC folks

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Accessing my vulnerability and finding comfort

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Accessing my vulnerability and finding comfort

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Writing, connection, shared space for racialized folks, self-exploration 

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Writing, connection, shared space for racialized folks, self-exploration 

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Hearing from people within the group and exploring my creative side in an effort to establish (and learn) about what helps my overall wellness

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Hearing from people within the group and exploring my creative side in an effort to establish (and learn) about what helps my overall wellness

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Healing and building sustainable strength through my writing

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Healing and building sustainable strength through my writing

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moving beyond narratives of resistance and towards narratives of homecoming, life, and joy 

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moving beyond narratives of resistance and towards narratives of homecoming, life, and joy 

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Being able to express feelings I cannot fully put into words

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Being able to express feelings I cannot fully put into words

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Obstacles to finding my authorial voice; the power, harm, danger of stories

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Obstacles to finding my authorial voice; the power, harm, danger of stories

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Translating my life experiences into my creative process. 

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Translating my life experiences into my creative process. 

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The space to let my thoughts out on paper and delve into finding rhythm in my writing practice. 

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The space to let my thoughts out on paper and delve into finding rhythm in my writing practice. 

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I'm looking forward to digging deeper into hybrid work about my experiences as a Black woman living in the South

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I'm looking forward to digging deeper into hybrid work about my experiences as a Black woman living in the South

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I have wanted to get back into writing for mental wellness reasons

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I have wanted to get back into writing for mental wellness reasons

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To boost my confidence and break fear to write more 

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To boost my confidence and break fear to write more 

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Freeing my writing from things that inhibits me 

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Freeing my writing from things that inhibits me 

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Sustainability in activism, as well as community 

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Sustainability in activism, as well as community 

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Becoming more disciplined and focused on my writing and feeling competent/confident enough to devote myself to it fulltime.

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Becoming more disciplined and focused on my writing and feeling competent/confident enough to devote myself to it fulltime.

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Learning more about "sustainable resistance" can look like for me and how writing can be used as a tool in that exploration

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Learning more about "sustainable resistance" can look like for me and how writing can be used as a tool in that exploration

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Discussing personal and social mitigation of white supremacy and its effects on BIPOC minds.

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Discussing personal and social mitigation of white supremacy and its effects on BIPOC minds.

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Writing as a form of expressed resistance and connecting with community

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Writing as a form of expressed resistance and connecting with community

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Expressing myself more. Being more open about myself and also rediscovering myself. I feel that this would help. Also heard it through a friend via Instagram 

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Expressing myself more. Being more open about myself and also rediscovering myself. I feel that this would help. Also heard it through a friend via Instagram 

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I’m looking to explore other ways of resistance that is not taking a toll on the health. 

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I’m looking to explore other ways of resistance that is not taking a toll on the health. 

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I'm looking forward to writing in a group with other people and hopefully pushing myself out of my comfort zone and sharing. I'm also excited about being given writing exercises and what they will bring out in me. 

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I'm looking forward to writing in a group with other people and hopefully pushing myself out of my comfort zone and sharing. I'm also excited about being given writing exercises and what they will bring out in me. 

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Personal narrative in a safe space. Dig into personal expression. 

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Personal narrative in a safe space. Dig into personal expression. 

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I look forward to unpacking how systemic racism has affected my life.

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I look forward to unpacking how systemic racism has affected my life.

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I'm looking forward to continuing to strengthen my anti oppressive practice and connect with fellow writers/artists

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I'm looking forward to continuing to strengthen my anti oppressive practice and connect with fellow writers/artists

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Sharing space with people who have similar desires to write and explore ways to keep ourselves creatively engaged despite messaging that tells us expression and creation should not be a priority. Looking forward to visiting and revisiting revolutionary texts with the benefit of having Krystal offer different ways we can engage with existing writing and our own emerging writing. 

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Sharing space with people who have similar desires to write and explore ways to keep ourselves creatively engaged despite messaging that tells us expression and creation should not be a priority. Looking forward to visiting and revisiting revolutionary texts with the benefit of having Krystal offer different ways we can engage with existing writing and our own emerging writing. 

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Connection to higher self , clarity, self development 

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Connection to higher self , clarity, self development 

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I am looking forward to writing about my experience as a person of colour and writing about ideas of resistance and survival. I am keen to build a writing practice. I'm also looking forward to the mental health therapeutic element of this class, the pandemic has definitely impacted my mental health and I think this could be a good way to help work through some of the difficulties I have been experiencing.

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I am looking forward to writing about my experience as a person of colour and writing about ideas of resistance and survival. I am keen to build a writing practice. I'm also looking forward to the mental health therapeutic element of this class, the pandemic has definitely impacted my mental health and I think this could be a good way to help work through some of the difficulties I have been experiencing.

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I am looking for some new ways to explore my non-fiction writing with community. 

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I am looking for some new ways to explore my non-fiction writing with community. 

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support, accountability, continuing to be vulnerable and fierce

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support, accountability, continuing to be vulnerable and fierce

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Anything and everything. I come open-minded. Thankful for a time dedicated to writing. 

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Anything and everything. I come open-minded. Thankful for a time dedicated to writing. 

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To better articulate complex feelings on paper.

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To better articulate complex feelings on paper.

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I want to explore my own words and writing as a tool for dreaming. I’m a musician and a painter so sometimes my words become very passive in comparison to my art 

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I want to explore my own words and writing as a tool for dreaming. I’m a musician and a painter so sometimes my words become very passive in comparison to my art 

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I am looking to explore my writing style to write memoirs.

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I am looking to explore my writing style to write memoirs.

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Overcoming writer's block/imposter syndrome 

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Overcoming writer's block/imposter syndrome 

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Resilience and safety for Black Women and Women of Colour

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Resilience and safety for Black Women and Women of Colour

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My mom's novel, and other written pieces.

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My mom's novel, and other written pieces.

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I look forward to getting a chance to write and to hear from and support other writers. I think that sense of solidarity is something I look forward to exploring in the workshops.

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I look forward to getting a chance to write and to hear from and support other writers. I think that sense of solidarity is something I look forward to exploring in the workshops.

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My own position with regard to witnessing and experiencing oppression after some time disavowing activist community, greater knowledge around individual and collective survival practices

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My own position with regard to witnessing and experiencing oppression after some time disavowing activist community, greater knowledge around individual and collective survival practices

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Processing some grief, writing about joy & resistance

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Processing some grief, writing about joy & resistance

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Exploring my own identities of a queer/ trans/ adopted person of color finally living away from most white communities. 

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Exploring my own identities of a queer/ trans/ adopted person of color finally living away from most white communities. 

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Being able to write and put my thoughts into words again, I've been stuck and hoping a structured workshop will help me create something, even if it's just 2 lines. Also hoping to make new connections. 

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Being able to write and put my thoughts into words again, I've been stuck and hoping a structured workshop will help me create something, even if it's just 2 lines. Also hoping to make new connections. 

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More about my culture and writing, both immigrated and generations!

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More about my culture and writing, both immigrated and generations!

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I think writing disability & gender from a personal perspective. I like the idea of journaling feelings & experiences expressively & sharing.

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I think writing disability & gender from a personal perspective. I like the idea of journaling feelings & experiences expressively & sharing.

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The act of writing and sharing, maybe narrative identity? Meaning, intention, purpose and consequence? 

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The act of writing and sharing, maybe narrative identity? Meaning, intention, purpose and consequence? 

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To continue to go deeper in journey healing finding one self 

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To continue to go deeper in journey healing finding one self 

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Writing from a place of strength & resistance; being surrounded by others who are similarly interested in creative work that isn't rooted in whiteness.

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Writing from a place of strength & resistance; being surrounded by others who are similarly interested in creative work that isn't rooted in whiteness.

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Been quite interested in ideas concerning resistance and emancipation recently! Also looking forward to hopefully making friends!

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Been quite interested in ideas concerning resistance and emancipation recently! Also looking forward to hopefully making friends!

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To learn new ways of thinking of our future as BIPOC people and making connections with various people in the workshops 

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To learn new ways of thinking of our future as BIPOC people and making connections with various people in the workshops 

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Simply put, as a Black emerging writer, who has struggled the mental health effects of not only racism, but also dealing with ADHD, I want to hone my craft while engaging in more anti-racist spaces. I always strive to be as honest as I can be through my writing and I would love to be included in spaces where I can develop my ability to be increasingly so, and let go of the shame that I have lived with for ever.

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Simply put, as a Black emerging writer, who has struggled the mental health effects of not only racism, but also dealing with ADHD, I want to hone my craft while engaging in more anti-racist spaces. I always strive to be as honest as I can be through my writing and I would love to be included in spaces where I can develop my ability to be increasingly so, and let go of the shame that I have lived with for ever.

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Release of my thoughts, learning from others, hearing others stories

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Release of my thoughts, learning from others, hearing others stories

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To find a creative outlet to express my feelings and to build community 

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To find a creative outlet to express my feelings and to build community 

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I'm hoping this will be an opportunity for me to explore writing as a way to express my thoughts. While also learning about how to discuss anti-oppression driven ideas through such a medium. I'm not a writer but looking to learn more about it 

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I'm hoping this will be an opportunity for me to explore writing as a way to express my thoughts. While also learning about how to discuss anti-oppression driven ideas through such a medium. I'm not a writer but looking to learn more about it 

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I look forward to exploring ways to reflect upon my own capacity to balance my wellness and my participation in social change. I look forward to learning any tools other people find effective as it relates to keeping themselves well and away from burnout as they go about existing in this world. I also look forward to participating in any activities y’all have learned about and feel would help people being the best and most functional people they can be. 

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I look forward to exploring ways to reflect upon my own capacity to balance my wellness and my participation in social change. I look forward to learning any tools other people find effective as it relates to keeping themselves well and away from burnout as they go about existing in this world. I also look forward to participating in any activities y’all have learned about and feel would help people being the best and most functional people they can be. 

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I'm looking forward to continuing to cultivate a culture of community-based understanding, and I mostly really enjoy readings and discussion facilitated by Krystal.

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I'm looking forward to continuing to cultivate a culture of community-based understanding, and I mostly really enjoy readings and discussion facilitated by Krystal.

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Exploring and experimenting among fellow BIPOC writers, with rooting anti-racism and resistance narratives in different writing forms (e.g. articles, poetry, blogs), while also expanding use of therapeutic tools that foster a sense of liberation, mental wellbeing and reduced exposure to trauma, in the collective justice and resistance work we do.

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Exploring and experimenting among fellow BIPOC writers, with rooting anti-racism and resistance narratives in different writing forms (e.g. articles, poetry, blogs), while also expanding use of therapeutic tools that foster a sense of liberation, mental wellbeing and reduced exposure to trauma, in the collective justice and resistance work we do.

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Explore different writing styles and learn from each other.

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Explore different writing styles and learn from each other.

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Writing - ways to gain inspiration, techniques to free the creative writing process.

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Writing - ways to gain inspiration, techniques to free the creative writing process.

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How to reframe my experiences as both a woman of colour and a woman with a disability to empower me and others around me.

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How to reframe my experiences as both a woman of colour and a woman with a disability to empower me and others around me.

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Learning how to write in a different style than I am used to while healing from trauma

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Learning how to write in a different style than I am used to while healing from trauma

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Strategies for writing, new forms of writing, learning from others

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Strategies for writing, new forms of writing, learning from others

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Healing through writing and the power of BIPOC authors

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Healing through writing and the power of BIPOC authors

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I'm not sure what needs to come out of me right now.

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I'm not sure what needs to come out of me right now.

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I know I would benefit fully from therapeutic writing

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I know I would benefit fully from therapeutic writing

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Deeper understanding of self and expressing self

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Deeper understanding of self and expressing self

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The sharing - hearing other BIPOC voices

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The sharing - hearing other BIPOC voices

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I love writing and want to make a career out of it. I am especially interested in the issues this workshop series will explore resistance to the current systems of oppression and how to maintain our mental health while doing so. I can definitely draw on personal experience for this type of writing. Hope to be a part of this!       Thank you so much!

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I love writing and want to make a career out of it. I am especially interested in the issues this workshop series will explore resistance to the current systems of oppression and how to maintain our mental health while doing so. I can definitely draw on personal experience for this type of writing. Hope to be a part of this!       Thank you so much!

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Becoming more aware of oppressive experiences expectations and assumptions and creating resilience strategies.

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Becoming more aware of oppressive experiences expectations and assumptions and creating resilience strategies.

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A different perspective on writing as a person of colour. 

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A different perspective on writing as a person of colour. 

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Make awareness about vulnerable people in multicultural contexts

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Make awareness about vulnerable people in multicultural contexts