Reimagining Women & PowerReclaiming & reimagining power in the world today
Challenge traditional views of power, envisioning transformative roles and empowering new possibilities for women in society.
Module 1Histories and Narratives
Understanding Power and Alienation, and Reclaiming Memory; Radical Women & Stereotypes; Transformative Women Leaders.
Chapter 1
Introduction With Riane Eisler
Chapter 2
Q&A With Riane Eisler
Chapter 3
Understanding Power and Alienation, and Reclaiming Memory With Céline Semaan
Chapter 4
Q&A With Céline Semaan
Chapter 5
Cracks In the Armour of No Saviour With Sophie Strand
Chapter 6
Q&A With Sophie Strand
Chapter 7
Witches: Enemies of the State With Amanda Yates Garcia
Chapter 8
Q&A With Amanda Yates Garcia
Chapter 9
Transformative Women Leaders With Vandana Shiva
Chapter 10
Q&A With Vandana Shiva
Chapter 11
We Are Feminist Leaders With Leila Billing
Chapter 12
Q&A With Leila Billing
Module 2Relationship
Transformative Collectives & Movements; Reclaiming Self; Rerooting Relationships.
Chapter 1
Transformative Collectives & Movements With Ayisha Siddiqa
Chapter 2
Q&A With Ayisha Siddiqa
Chapter 3
The Feminist Strike Movement and Collective Empowerment With Cinzia Arruzza
Chapter 4
Q&A With Cinzia Arruzzi
Chapter 5
Reclaiming Self With Willow Defebaugh
Chapter 6
Q&A With Willow Defebaugh
Chapter 7
Reclaiming Self With Efu Nyaki
Chapter 8
Q&A With Efu Nyaki
Chapter 9
Rerooting Relationships With Sabine Lichtenfels
Chapter 10
Q&A With Sabine Lichtenfels
Module 3Place and Practice
Rituals and expression; Land and public space; Transforming visions of power and society.
Chapter 1
Rituals and Expression With Pat McCabe
Chapter 2
Q&A With Pat McCabe
Chapter 3
The Holy Audacity of Women With Ebyän Zanini Chimba
Chapter 4
Q&A With Ebyän Zanini Chimba
Chapter 5
Sibyls of Place, Sibyls of Peace With Sylvia V. Linsteadt
Chapter 6
Q&A With Sylvia V. Linsteadt
Chapter 7
How Patriarchal Societies Affect Women And Power With Minna Salami
Chapter 8
Q&A With Minna Salami
Chapter 9
Women & Power: Reclaiming Narrative, Place & Practice With Indra Adnan
Chapter 10
Q&A With Indra Adnan
If women aren't perceived to be within the structures of power, is it power that we need to redefine?
For centuries, power has been synonymous with men, forms of “masculine” power and narratives of domination that tend towards binary thinking and oppressive hierarchies. As long as women are silenced in public spaces, erased from collective memory and alienated from positions of authority, these paradigms prevail. For too many people, it has become difficult to imagine beyond the dominant narratives, and many women also struggle, at times, to build confidence in our sense of the world, our knowledge and our power.
It is easy to believe that the destructive narratives, systems and practices that are embedded in our everyday lives are inevitable or impossible to change. But power has not always operated this way, and women have not always and everywhere been powerless and oppressed. Ancient history and culture demonstrate very different paradigms, and we can see this resurface across history and cultures through the world. As long as there have been attempts to silence and oppress, there has been collective and personal resistance. Women-led movements have emerged globally, presenting alternative visions for society, ways of being and relating that draw from ancestral histories and life-supporting principles.
We will explore how reclaiming and re-imagining power can mean radically challenging the construction of power in society as a whole, making way for new ideas and ways of relating to emerge and take root.
- 3 Modules
- 32 Sessions
- 16 Speakers
- Curated readings, resources and embodied practices
- Community discussion area
- How can we collectively cement a future that centres and celebrates the feminine as well as all aspects and expressions of life?
- How do we avoid reproducing the same systems and problems of the past (and present), and instead create fertile ground for new forms of life?
- How do we create joy and possibility in spaces, systems and with people that are responsible for our suppression and trauma?
- Where does our power come from? What enables us to reclaim voice, choice and agency?
- What possibilities emerge for constructing regenerative systems, narratives and relationships when we do?
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For the first time, I decided to choose what I wanted to learn and the way I wanted to learn it, on a topic which meant a lot for me, as a woman growing into her womanness. That is how I ended up participating in the Reimagining Women and Power class. It allowed me to access and explore stories, perspectives, testimonies in a safe space. Most of the speakers touched me in really special ways, tapping into deep emotional wounds or putting words on feelings I couldn't express before. I reached new levels of vulnerability and deep active listening, as well as meaningfully connected with participants despite the online setting. Anwulika did an amazing facilitating job and I got so humanly enriched by all participants' sharing. I am still feeling the impact of this class on my perspective and I am still following some inspiring speakers and participants' Instagram. I am looking forward to participating in another Advaya's class and I recommend it a lot around me. Thank you for the work you're doing at Advaya !
