On Saturday, 13 July, Man.ish Cave will host an all-day event around the theme "Restoring - Restorying", which will center BIPOC transmasculine people. This is linked to an exposition, "Transformation Embodied", which is open to the public from 11 to 14 July.
Saturday July 13, Man.ish Cave will open the retreat to the wider Trans masculine community in the Netherlands by hosting a 1-day Public Conference/Retreat as part of the Queer Amsterdam event; with an art exhibit, two panel discussions, and food and drink. We are excited to invite you to come share with us on this day. The activities start from 11am.
The theme for the retreat is:Ā Restorying - Restoring
Restorying - the process of gathering stories, analysing them and reconstructing new meaning from old narratives
Restoring - bring back or re-establish a previous right, practice, or situationĀ
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In her book All About Love, bell hooks introduction āGrace: touched by Loveā starts with a quote from American Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield: āIt is possible to speak with our heart directly. Most ancient cultures know this. We can actually converse with a heart as if it were a good friend.ā bell hooks was an American author and social activist, and in this book she also writes about her experience as a child: āWhen I was a child it was clear to me that life was not worth living if we do not know love. I wish I could testify that I came to this awareness because of the love I felt in my life. But it was a love absence that let me know how much love mattered.ā Coming into our authentic self, our intrinsic nature, the indispensable quality of ourselves requires some level of change and shifting and going beyond our fears. For some Transgender people, the Trans experience is a form of conversing with our hearts, a radical act of love, a restorying and restoring through the body guided by the ancient knowledge passed down from our ancestors.
This invitation covers some of your expenses - Man.ish Cave will pay for your travel (within Amsterdam only, reimbursed via bank transfer after the event), and food during the event (lunch and dinner).Ā
We hope that you will be able to accept our invitation. Please let us know no later than July 11, 2024 by filling-in the form link in our bio so we will begin to arrange the logistics.
See you there!
