Raíces: A Writing Workshop Series on Resistance and Healing
♡ Save keeps it in My GoToday · 📅 Calendar adds this date to your calendar
About this event
A monthly community-based writing series that centers Latine, BIPOC, queer, and marginalized voices to explore personal and collective resistance and healing through storytelling.
Workshop Description
An exploration of transience through writing. How do our roots shape who we become, even as we move through different seasons of life? Through writing exercises, we’ll reflect on changing identities, interests, relationships, and experiences, considering what we carry with us, what we leave behind, and how change can deepen our understanding of where we come from and who we are becoming.
Workshop Facilitator
Sofia Romero (She/Her) is a poet, storyteller who writes about her experiences as a first-generation Salvadoran-American and the duality that comes with being a bicultural Latina. Sofia was raised in the Bay Area, California. Sofia spent 6 years in Madison, Wisconsin where she earned her Ph.D. in Microbiology. While in Madison, Sofia discovered storytelling and the power of owning and sharing one’s stories. Sofia has performed in numerous storytelling events in Madison, including the Moth Story Slam. She now resides in DC where she works as a scientist by day and a writer by night.
What to Expect
Each session includes a grounding welcome, a generative free-write, a deep dive into the theme, writing prompts, and time to share with each other in a supportive, welcoming space. Participants are encouraged to speak, write, and share in both English and Spanish, and use the language(s) that feel most true to you.
No experience required. Come as you are, bring a notebook or laptop.
RSVP
Let us know you’re coming: RSVP Form
Feel free to invite friends and community members who would love this space!
About Raíces
Raíces is a writing series hosted by Tintas DC exploring storytelling as resistance and healing. Each month centers a different theme: from origin stories, to collective healing, to land and displacement.
About Tintas DC
Tintas DC is a Latine writers group for storytellers in the DMV. Their mission is to share stories that build community. Follow and connect with them @tintas.dc
Location
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, Washington, DC
Listed by DC Public Library. Details can change — check the official page before you go.