Ayni Institute
Ayni Institute
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Fierce Vulnerability Workshop

Our world is in crisis. Our social systems are being torn apart, our economic systems have created historic levels of wealth disparity and our ecological system is on the brink of collapse. The need for a powerful movement that nurtures a radical, fundamental transformation has never been greater. 


Yet our need is not only a transformation of systems and laws and policies. What we yearn for is a fundamental transformation of our hearts, our values and our relationships – to ourselves, to each other and to the earth. 


Fierce Vulnerability envisions a movement that recognizes that injustice is not a political issue, but a manifestation of our collective trauma, and we can’t “shut down” injustice anymore than we can “shut down” trauma. Resistance to injustice, therefore, is an attempt at healing our collective wounds. 


How do we build a movement that has the militancy to occupy a government building and see it as an act of healing?


How do we build a movement that can shut down a highway while creating a culture of opening up?


How do we stop injustice in its tracks while acknowledging the interconnectedness of all people?


How do we protect ourselves while having a relationship with our heart-brokenness?


How can we view vulnerability as a strength, not as a weakness?


How do we heal and transform ourselves, our relationships and our world?


In this day-long workshop, we will begin to explore these questions, as well as plant the seeds for a local chapter of a national, decentralized Fierce Vulnerability Network. 

General admission
Free

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