[Xmca-l] Love in the time of corona

[Lois Holzman]

Hello All,

Following the lead of others, I'll jump in. While NYC and state are in
serious crisis and all its cultural and economic conflicts even more
glaring, the vibrancy and energy has not disappeared. It's just different.

As Vygotsky is purported to have said, "A revolution solves only those
tasks raised by history..." History has thrown us a monster.

Different too are the forces working to shape this extraordinary historical
moment. Much of that shaping by those who are in positions of political and
economic, etc. authority—and the pandemic itself—are creating fear and
despair, both for now and the future. At the same time, the shaping being
done by so many thousands of people and organizations that inspire and
organize people to exercise their power and creativity for
connectedness are generating hope and possibility.
I feel that palpably all day long.

We in the global development community are re-tooling and/or stepping up
our virtual activities, many of which involve play, performance and
ensemble building, not to take people's minds off what's happening, but to
involve them in some "non-knowing growing" and participation in creating
positive responses to what's happening that have the possibility to
continue to be transformative of individuals and communities. A few
examples—
     establishing a Global Play Brigade working across borders of
nation state, culture and economy (so far performance activists from about
40 countries involved)
     offering Creating Connection and Building Community
<https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Play-Sessions-via-Zoom-Opened-Up--Free-online-social-gatherings.html?soid=1101246158194&aid=qweSrQdaUGo>free
play sessions via Zoom, each one originating in a different part of the
world (about 150 people per session so far)
     taking our Creating Our Mental Health conversation/workshop series
national and international in a moment when people are realizing how they
feel is not inside them, not merely socially produced and organized, but
social in its potential transformativity
      taking All Stars Project programs for poor youth and their
communities in NYC, NJ, Dallas, Chicago and the Bay Area virtual

If you're interested in any of this and more, let me know. And you can
always check out the social media listed in my signature.

Stay safe,
Lois

-- 
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Lois Holzman
Director, East Side Institute for Group & Short Term Psychotherapy
Chair, Global Outreach, All Stars Project, UX
Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Vygotskian Practice and Performance, Lloyd
International Honors College at The University of North Carolina at
Greensboro
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