This workshop on Reparations is the last in a series that delves deeper into topics raised last May in an Interhelp event exploring Louise Dunlap's book, Inherited Silence: Listening to the Land, Healing the Colonizer Mind. Attendance at earlier events in the series is not necessary, although recordings of the workshops on Listening to the Land and Ancestral Healing are available from Interhelp upon request. Email interhelp@interhelpnetwork.org if you would like the link to the recording for either of those workshops.
We will follow the spiral of the Work That Reconnects, weaving together dialogue between Louise, Aravinda Ananda and workshop participants with interactive practices including reflection prompts in breakout rooms and simple rituals. In this workshop, we'll emphasize the final stage of the spiral called Going Forth, as we explore a broad spectrum of ways settler-Americans are choosing to repair the harm of colonization, sometimes directly perpetrated by their ancestors. We have invited some guest presenters to join us to share on a range of options that vary by region and personal circumstances including land taxes, landback, policy changes, giving circles, volunteer work, community education/organizing, reparative wills and more. We'll also explore how offering reparations can bring joy and healing to address the soul wound of colonization.