Galaxies of Becoming: Afrofuturist Practices for Renewal

We're welcoming 2026 with an immersive workshop that invites participants into Afrofuturism as a living practice of renewal, resistance, and reimagining. Rooted in Black diasporic knowledge, speculative futures, and embodied wisdom, this session explores how Afrofuturist thought can support personal and collective becoming in a world shaped by colonial harm and ongoing struggle.

Through guided reflection, somatic and creative exercises, and collective dialogue, participants will engage Afrofuturism not just as an aesthetic or genre, but as a toolkit for survival and transformation. Together, we will map ancestral memory, tend to the present body, and experiment with futures where Black life, joy, and liberation are central.

This workshop is designed for those seeking space to rest, imagine, and practice renewal beyond dominant frameworks of healing. No prior knowledge of Afrofuturism is required, only a willingness to dream, feel, and co-create new galaxies of possibility.

Please note: this workshop is for Black and Global Majority only.

Facilitator - Kim Loliya (they/she)

Kim is a trauma psychotherapist and supervisor trained in African-Centred and Western approaches offered through an anti-oppressive, justice-based lens. Their practice specialises in working at the intersection of marginalisations, with the intention of individual and collective liberation. As Director of Black Psychotherapy, Kim leads on operations, and develops education and community engagement programmes within the service. Outside of their clinical role, Kim teaches pluralistic psychotherapy and lectures on postgraduate programmes, and they research Afrofuturism and other speculative practices as creative tools for resistance and expansion.