We are guided by the vision laid out in the great works of Octavia Butler, Bell Hooks, Don Miguel Ruiz, Paulo Freire. These pieces are steeped in the power of visionary activism, the meaning of love, the collective dream, and how to retain hope for a better tomorrow in the midst of chaos.
What types of things will happen at Cazimi?
Staying in tune with the seasons aligns with the Cazimi mission. So, depending on the time of year, and who is present, things will shift. For example, in the summer there will be heavy garden harvests and lots of food processing, whereas in the winter we envision more workshops geared towards keeping us warm (like wet felting!). A few things that we see as Cazimi constants are: gardening, cooking, cleaning, hammocking, art-making, writing, swimming, sauna-ing, group breathing/stretching and watching the sunrise and sunset together at least once a week.
Some practices that feel important to the Cazimi vision:
Growing our own food
Developing relationships with our neighbors
Rest as reparations model (people of color work less than white folks do)
Weekly meetings to ensure that every member’s needs are being met using PIES check-in (physically, intellectually, emotionally, spiritually)
Investing in creative pursuits like art-making, writing, singing and dancing
Prioritizing rest
Group breath and body work
Anti-racism sessions for white folks
Days where we only speak in Spanish (including lessons!)
Where will Cazimi be located?
Somewhere in Virginia or North Carolina! We are committed to finding land within a 3 hour drive to Richmond, VA for both business and personal purposes.
Land-wise, our goal is to find no less than 20 acres with at least one building already on-site.
Why are we doing this?
From growing our own food, to developing relationships with our neighbors, we foster a deep connection to care in all that we do, both for and with each other as a collective of individuals living a whole planet of lives. We do this because the current system is far too successful in turning a human life into a cog in the machine.
We do this because the quality of human life in western late-stage capitalism urgently declines at the same rapid rate of our environment, both by our own hand.
We do this to step into our collective power as a people pursuing a life rooted in actionable care systems.
We do this to take the power back from the oligarchy.
We do this to return to our humanity.
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