Reimagining Masculinities Workshop - Sunday, April 21 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

$25.00

Sunday, April 21st | 2:00 PM -4:00 PM @ AWAREHOUSE

w/ Noah Souder-Russo & Remi Houss

Perhaps one day, masculinity might become so malleable it no longer needs a fixed order to recognize itself. It might not need to be itself at all…Can the walls of masculinity, set up so long ago through decrees of death and conquest, be breached, broken, recast - even healed?  -Ocean Vuong

We cannot get free in isolation. This is one of the central myths in colonial, white supremacist, patriarchal logic. In a world on fire, ravaged by exploitation, domination, and hierarchy, how might we attempt to heal from systems of separation and dehumanization? What is the internal and external work required to meet this moment of injustice and imbalance? What are the ways we might embody authentic ways of being and relating disentangled from the systems of dominance we’ve been conditioned under? What keeps us from accessing and expressing our most loving and compassionate selves?

In this first workshop, Reimagining Masculinities, we will explore these questions and more, navigating the many complexities of our individual conditioning while firmly rooted in love and care for the wellbeing of the collective. This work is grounded in the labor of Black feminist thought, queer theory, and abolitionist feminism. Drawing from liberation frameworks and healing modalities, including meditation, creative art therapies, and somatic processing, we seek to offer a tender, loving, messy, challenging and playful container to explore our relationship with masculinities. Together we will co-create a ceremonial space of healing and connection.

There will also be snacks and tea :) 

*NOTAFLOF

(no one turned away for lack of funds)

please email: reimaginemasculinities@gmail.com

Sunday, April 21st | 2:00 PM -4:00 PM @ AWAREHOUSE

w/ Noah Souder-Russo & Remi Houss

Perhaps one day, masculinity might become so malleable it no longer needs a fixed order to recognize itself. It might not need to be itself at all…Can the walls of masculinity, set up so long ago through decrees of death and conquest, be breached, broken, recast - even healed?  -Ocean Vuong

We cannot get free in isolation. This is one of the central myths in colonial, white supremacist, patriarchal logic. In a world on fire, ravaged by exploitation, domination, and hierarchy, how might we attempt to heal from systems of separation and dehumanization? What is the internal and external work required to meet this moment of injustice and imbalance? What are the ways we might embody authentic ways of being and relating disentangled from the systems of dominance we’ve been conditioned under? What keeps us from accessing and expressing our most loving and compassionate selves?

In this first workshop, Reimagining Masculinities, we will explore these questions and more, navigating the many complexities of our individual conditioning while firmly rooted in love and care for the wellbeing of the collective. This work is grounded in the labor of Black feminist thought, queer theory, and abolitionist feminism. Drawing from liberation frameworks and healing modalities, including meditation, creative art therapies, and somatic processing, we seek to offer a tender, loving, messy, challenging and playful container to explore our relationship with masculinities. Together we will co-create a ceremonial space of healing and connection.

There will also be snacks and tea :) 

*NOTAFLOF

(no one turned away for lack of funds)

please email: reimaginemasculinities@gmail.com

Who is this for?

This workshop is for all bodies, gender expressions and identities. We welcome all of those in the process of exploring their authentic embodiment of masculinity and relationship to patriarchy.


Community guidelines 

This is messy work. This offering seeks to hold rupture and repair grounded in deep love and compassion while not bypassing the many factors that make up our social identity locations. We recognize that navigating patriarchal conditioning in community is intersectional work, with race, gender, class, ability and other factors co-constituting one's relationship to masculinities and patriarchy. 


Please take a moment to review these community guidelines as they will help frame our container. 
EMBC Agreements for Multicultural Interactions https://eastbaymeditation.org/2022/03/agreements-for-multicultural-interactions/


Accessibility

Please reach with any accessibility needs: reimaginemasculinities@gmail.com

Facilitators 


Noah Souder-Russo (he/they) is a music producer and creative healing facilitator born and raised in New York City. Noah holds an MA degree in Women’s and Gender Studies from CUNY Graduate Center. His thesis entitled, "Uprooting Patriarchy: Meditations on Gender, Masculinities, and Healing through Buddhist Practices," seeks to contribute to the important work concerning healing patriarchal dominance and cultivating authenticity for collective liberation. This thesis is, in part, a catalyst for this workshop offering. 

Noah grounds himself in the Thai forest and Chan lineages of Buddhism, with an emphasis on Kuan Yin devotional practice as transmitted by two of their dear teachers, Thanissara and Kittisaro. In the Fall of 2023, they completed a three-month silent meditation retreat. Noah is also a student and practitioner of Usui Reiki, having received training from Mariko Tamegai (level 1 and 2) and Lyra Lin (masters). 

You can also find Noah cultivating joy in DJ booths in Brooklyn and beyond.


Remi Houss (he/him) is 30-year-old Transgender male currently pursuing a degree in social work at Hunter College. He is deeply invested in the intersection of creativity, psychology, and gender studies and in fostering inclusivity in mental healthcare systems. Remi is currently interning under the supervision of a creative arts therapist and is passionate about the transformative power of art.

Remi has a special interest in working with LGBTQ+ youth and trauma survivors, advocating for their voices to be heard and their experiences validated. As an active member of the Queer community, he understands the importance of representation and solidarity.Outside the classroom and therapy sessions, you'll find Remi immersed in event production and Brooklyn nightlife, championing spaces that celebrate diversity and embrace difference. You can also find Remi lacing up his gloves at a Queer boxing gym, finding strength and community in the rhythm of the fight.


For inquiries, please email: reimaginemasculinities@gmail.com