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The ICA is excited to host the official UK book launch of Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Care in Community. To celebrate the release, author Camille Barton will be in conversation with Aisha Mirza (founder of misery) and Zachi Brewster (of Dopo) to explore the importance of grief tending in today's world and how this practice can support the development of peer support networks.
The discussion will expand on themes covered in Aisha and Zachi’s interviews from the book, including QTIPOC collective healing and reproductive justice, while weaving in practical examples from the work of both misery and Dopo within the UK context.
The event will begin with an optional somatic grounding practice, followed by a moment to honor Sobonfu Somé and Nkem Ndefo. Their pioneering work in grief rituals and somatics, respectively, has been instrumental to the development of Tending Grief and Camille’s broader practice.
Copies of Tending Grief will be available for purchase, and Camille will be signing books briefly after the event.
The discussion will expand on themes covered in Aisha and Zachi’s interviews from the book, including QTIPOC collective healing and reproductive justice, while weaving in practical examples from the work of both misery and Dopo within the UK context.
The event will begin with an optional somatic grounding practice, followed by a moment to honor Sobonfu Somé and Nkem Ndefo. Their pioneering work in grief rituals and somatics, respectively, has been instrumental to the development of Tending Grief and Camille’s broader practice.
Copies of Tending Grief will be available for purchase, and Camille will be signing books briefly after the event.
Camille Sapara Barton is a Social Imagineer, multidisciplinary artist and somatic practitioner, dedicated to creating networks of care and livable futures. Rooted in Black feminism, ecology and harm reduction, Camille uses creativity, alongside embodied practices, to create culture change in fields ranging from psychedelic assisted therapy to arts education. Their debut book Tending Grief: Embodied Rituals for Holding Our Sorrow and Growing Cultures of Care in Community, was published in April 2024 by North Atlantic Books. Based in Amsterdam, Camille designed and directed Ecologies of Transformation (2021 - 2023), a masters programme exploring socially engaged art making with a focus on creating change through the body into the world. They curate events and offer consultancy combining trauma informed practice, experiential learning and their studies in political science. Camille loves plants, music and dancing.
Aisha Mirza is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, DJ, crisis counselor, and community worker living in a boat in East London. They are Pakistani and Egyptian, and were raised on an estate in North London. They have worked in the emergency room of New York’s biggest and oldest public hospital as a sexual assault and domestic violence crisis counselor. They have also worked as a social worker for a radical mental health housing provider in NYC.
In 2019 Aisha created misery, which is a mental health charity and sober club night based in London that is devoted to healing for queer and transgender people of the global majority. Mental health is at the center of their work.
Zachi is a Black, queer human and founder of Dopo, an abortion support and education community and cooperative. As an abortion companion and reproductive justice educator, she supports individuals through transitional experiences, builds communities around our shared stories, and advocates for a messy revolution based on care, justice, and our collective dreams. In true millennial style, she is a multi-hyphenated professional, juggling a range of roles across various organizations, with a focus on reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ wellbeing, and mental health. She is a Londoner but lives part-time with her partner in Italy.
Aisha Mirza is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, DJ, crisis counselor, and community worker living in a boat in East London. They are Pakistani and Egyptian, and were raised on an estate in North London. They have worked in the emergency room of New York’s biggest and oldest public hospital as a sexual assault and domestic violence crisis counselor. They have also worked as a social worker for a radical mental health housing provider in NYC.
In 2019 Aisha created misery, which is a mental health charity and sober club night based in London that is devoted to healing for queer and transgender people of the global majority. Mental health is at the center of their work.
Zachi is a Black, queer human and founder of Dopo, an abortion support and education community and cooperative. As an abortion companion and reproductive justice educator, she supports individuals through transitional experiences, builds communities around our shared stories, and advocates for a messy revolution based on care, justice, and our collective dreams. In true millennial style, she is a multi-hyphenated professional, juggling a range of roles across various organizations, with a focus on reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ wellbeing, and mental health. She is a Londoner but lives part-time with her partner in Italy.
07:00 pm
Wed, 23 Oct 2024
Cinema 1
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Cinema 1
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