Build the World We Need

I've been thinking a lot about what it looks like to be a fulfilled and happy person during the pandemic. I think it's unrealistic to just sit around and wait for "the world to return to normal." Instead, I want to figure out how to build a new world that is safe, social, and sustainable regardless of whether there's a pandemic happening. This workshop will take the form of a group brainstorm about what we all need to be happy people who aren't going stircrazy, and how to get some version of those things while social distancing. It will look at how we might re-design social and recreational activities like dancing, travel, potlucks, and dating to be both satisfying and safe. It will also explore how to reframe our thinking about the activities which are still available to us during social distancing to make them more satisfying. My personal goal is to get some great brains together to think about how to design safe spaces for dancing outside this summer (an outdoor dance floor in a community space big enough for dancers to stay distant from each other? Workshops in shadow waltzes? An upswing in solo blues dance?) I also want to think about how we might handle social activities this winter (if we need to carry on isolation at that time) without freezing our bums off outside!**note: I would also be glad to hold this workshop as an outside-but-in-person workshop with a small group in the Burlington VT area, if anyone is interested!**