Hello folks,

We are so glad to have you join us in our slow chats world!

Summertime is here for us in the North and with the change in season we are noticing an upwelling of uncertainty — not only in the world, but in ourselves too, including with this project. So, with this swarm of uncertainty intensifying, we are taking time to listen more.

Grounded Futures was never about thinking we knew what the future held, because of course no one can ever know, but it was about amplifying and unearthing grounded knowings, voices, stories, and happenings! With sharing some stories, we have always aimed to bring more inspiration to the fore and maybe even show some new(ish) pathways towards collective liberation and thriving futures. One thing we are for sure feeling more these days is that when we launched Grounded Futures in the summer of 2020, we all felt a greater sense of grounding than we do today.

So, as we go deeper into listening and paying more attention to these (un)grounded times, we have decided to slow down “production” and revisit the why. And for us, that means doing the vital work of tending to the soil before we plant new seeds. In other words, this summer we will be under a kind of repair, sitting with the many questions bubbling up, and as always, to tune more into the cracks of joy on our peripherals.

But before we do this much needed tending, we have a few more things to share below…

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Our Springing into Early Summer Blooms

1. STORYLOOM

Just as summertime began we held our first event in person collaborative writing day, called Storyloom.

Friends, new and known, gathered to collaborate and experiment together through story. We spent the day building characters and worlds, first on our own through prompts, creative stations, embodied workshops, and face painting. The later half of the day was spent weaving our worlds together — and what beautiful worlds we made!

From matriarchal quests that became unbound from time and the tangible, to oceanic stories of abundance, and scarcity — we explored how our characters could live and interact in the worlds of our dreams, and ultimately, we explored how collaboration and community always plays its part.

This pilot event was a beautiful day of connection, storytelling, and collaboration. Thank you to those who came!