Stories We Carry: Childhood, State Violence, and Living with Distance
Workshop
18.00-20.00
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For Youths and Adults
in Spanish/in English
This workshop explores how personal and collective memory can serve as a means of resistance, care, and connection. The workshop is open to women*, including migrants, refugees, and women with a family history of migration, as well as every generation, from young people to elders.
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The workshop focuses on collective storytelling. Participants are invited to revisit childhood memories and the stories – their own and those shared with others – shaped by migration, displacement, exile, and political and state violence. Together, we explore the various types of distance we carry, the histories we have inherited from earlier generations, the places we have left behind, and how past and present violence continues to affect our lives.
Drawing on our experience as migrant women in Berlin, we explore what it means to live with distance – from childhood displacement and exile to the movements and border crossings of today. We share and listen to stories about migration, care, family, dignity, and autonomy. We also consider what is still being fought over: the right to migrate, raise children, care for one another, and live with dignity.
There are no lectures or panels. We start with a welcome over herbal tea, then move into the main storytelling session. We take a break for tea and reflection and end with a closing circle where you can share what you are taking away from the experience. Tea will be available throughout, as a small gesture of hospitality. Speaking is never required; listening, silence, and presence count just as much.
This workshop is facilitated by Verónica Troncoso and Mariana Eva Perez.
If you’d like to participate, please fill out this form: Registration