Holding Space: Creating Belonging in Rochester

A Community Conversation moderated by Calvin Eaton

Thursday October 9, 7-9pm

Note: this event has been postponed

Holding Space: Creating Belonging in Rochester is a community conversation that invites participants to reflect on the lasting impacts of everyday racism, ableism, and sexism, especially when these harms go unacknowledged. Featuring media from the VSW archives, testimonials and an interactive conversation featuring Eaton and several community members, this event invites us to unpack what it means to “hold space” for each other, and discuss how creating a culture of belonging can be a healing, disruptive, and liberatory act.

This community-centered conversation will be led by Alexandria Hoang, the Director of Learning and Education at the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence. 

Calvin Eaton, M.S. (he/him) is a disabled, neurodivergent polymath and futurist working at the intersection of health equity, education, and systems design.

Alexandria Hoang has worked in education for 10 years. They value nonviolent communication, believing that every person is a library unto themselves, and that beloved community starts with seeing herself as beloved.