Suggested Donation of $5-$25 (no one turned away for lack of funds)\
All donations support healthcare access for Mapuche indigenous autonomous communities.
Join us for this workshop and gathering for allies of the Mapuche people. This workshop centers native experiences, teachings and demonstrations of allyship.
Sunday, July 17th
11AM-11:30AM Arrival window with Sopaipillas
11:30am-1:30pm Workshop
***NO LATE ARRIVALS AFTER 11:30AM WILL BE ACCEPTED ***
AGENDA:
11am-11:30am: Landing time, Check-in and Sopaipillas by donation! All proceeds support healthcare access for Mapuche Indigenous autonomous communities
11:30am-11:45am: Introductions circle
11:45am: Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, Safe Space Commitment & Guidelines (by La Peña Cultural Center staff)
12pm: Introduction to healthcare support for Mapuche indigenous communities (by Ximena Sosa)
12:15pm: Greetings from Lonko Alberto Curamil (Mapuche leader, winner of Goldman Environmental Prize 2019)
12:25pm Treaty of Tapihue video and brief discussion
12:40pm Documentary filmmaker Majo Calderon will share on footage of her “Water for Life” documentary and current videos of her work with Mapuche communities
1pm-1:30pm Introduction to Mapundgun Workshop and closing
IMPORTANT: Do not arrive late. You cannot enter the workshop after 11:30 AM. Everyone needs to be present to consent to the Safe Space Guidelines, Meeting Agreements and Land Acknowledgement.
We are excited to have you at La Peña! We invite you to help us create a community culture in which we support and hold each other accountable for making La Peña a safe and inclusive space that we can all enjoy.
By attending this event, you agree and consent La Peña’s Safe Space Commitment & Guidelines below (please read):
La Peña Safe Space Commitment and Guidelines:
La Peña Cultural Center is committed to making this meeting a safe space. Therefore, we commit to calling in and holding accountable folks who violate our safe space guidelines.
– We do not tolerate violent communication of any form, such as yelling, derogatory tones and loaded comments.
– We do not tolerate any violent, racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and classist/aporophobic attitudes, language, behavior, and dynamics, including micro-aggressions.
– We do not tolerate denigrating, insidious or biased comments regarding the Mapuche community, other native peoples, and other marginalized communities.
Expectations of Participants in this Workshop
As a participant, you consent to this workshop’s dynamic which centers Mapuche perspectives, voices and demonstrations of allyship and agree to participate with the following Community Agreements and Expectations. By registering for this workshop you commit:
- To learn Mapuche history & current affairs from an indigenous perspective.
- To bring an attitude of self-awareness, accountability and responsibility for our own internalized biases and attitudes toward indigenous peoples, history, culture and current affairs.
- To acknowledge Wallmapu as Mapuche Land (Please read about the Treaty of Tapihue)
- If there is an issue and would like La Peña staff or board intervention, please speak to a La Peña staff person at the event or you can request support at: Lapena.org/contact
Meeting Communication Agreements
1) Be present.
2) Take care of yourself and each other.
3) Bring a spirit of possibility.
4) Listen with humility to learn from our guest speakers and native voices.
5) Utilize Inquiry rather than assumption.
6) Practice respectful communication.
7) Respect the moderator and speakers’ requests and boundaries
8) Speak from experience. When making comments, use “I” statements, such as: “I feel…” “I would like…”
9) Step up, step back. Consider your amount of air time.
10) View any missteps as learning opportunities to be a better ally and/or communicator.
Mosaiceye’s Evolution Celebration at La Peña! 
Chetna Mehta: Founding artist of Mosaiceye, facilitator and speaker. Her education and experiences span social sciences, counseling psychology, yoga philosophy and practice from a liberation-oriented perspective.
Vimbayi Kajese: A poet, writer and speaker, Vimbayi draws creative inspiration from her experiences living in various countries and through the lens of intersectional, global identities.
Austin Willacy: Austin is a pop and a cappella mentor artist who writes and produces different genres for television, film, and other artists. He is the director of Til Dawn, Youth in Arts’ award-winning teen a cappella group.
Zulaika Zulkephli: Originally from Kuala Lumpur and psychologist graduated from UC Berkeley, her work focuses on grief, bibliotherapy, and accessible works for adolescents specifically in unpacking difficult subject matters.
Michelle Castillo: Photographer and writer from Honduran ancestry, if she’s not doing photography or getting lost listening to her favorite music, she sits outside and writes for her music magazine “Cut it Out”.
Prashay Mehta: Prashay is a civil engineer and practicing digital artist known as Gridscatter. He was originally born in South Africa and now lives in Oakland.
Heather Cohen: Heather comes from a long line of healers and artists on both her Ukranian and Spanish/Moroccan ancestry. She currently works offering divination through astrology and tarot.
Monthly Fandangos are back at La Peña!