Fierce Vulnerability — Book Talk with author Kazu Haga
Join us for an intimate evening with author Kazu Haga as he discusses his latest book, Fierce Vulnerability: Healing, Spirit & Action in a Time of Collapse, and shares his own experiences and stories of fierce vulnerability and practicing healing resistance.
In times of collapse, we need a movement that recognizes injustice as a reflection of collective trauma and embraces its role as a catalyst for collective healing through transformative action.
We are living in a world where the depths of division, violence, and destruction can no longer be ignored. From political polarization leading to the erosion of the democratic process to the climate crisis continuing to perpetuate racial inequity, we need changes that heal harms at the personal and systemic levels.
Escalated forms of harm require an equally escalated response. Yet social movements often use tactics that have a tendency to escalate an “us vs. them,” “right vs. wrong” worldview not conducive to healing.
In Fierce Vulnerability, activist and author Kazu Haga argues this binary worldview is at the heart of what is destroying our relationships and our planet and offers a new way to create healing by combining the time-honored lineage of nonviolent action with the sciences of trauma healing and the promises of spiritual practice. Fierce Vulnerability realizes we can’t “shut down” injustice any more than we can “shut down” trauma; if healing is our goal, we need social movements that center relationship.
This in-person event will be held at the Resource Center For Nonviolence. All are welcome!
Want to go deeper with this work? Sign up to join a day-long training and lunch with Kazu Haga from 10 AM - 4 PM on Saturday, August 23.
