Cultivating Care is a writing and storytelling workshop that explores our hyphenated identities as individuals who live in between cultures, peoples, and places as part of a diaspora and what it means to give and receive care from afar during a global pandemic. We will spend two hours examining the complexities of our diasporic identities through writing prompts and storytelling exercises.

We’ve designed this workshop to be intimate, jam-packed with writing, and simply magical! We’ll give you writing prompts to spark your creativity and give time and space to share your story in a safe and positive environment.

All attendees will be provided with an honorarium for their participation. No writing experience necessary. Attendees should be ready to share their written work out loud.

Pwede rin mag sulat at mag salita sa Tagalog kung mas comportable para sa iyo. Marunong mag Inglis at mag Tagalog yung tagapagturo. Our workshop facilitator is fluent in both English and Tagalog.

We’re only accepting fifteen participants for this workshop so that we can leave lots of time for connection, attention, and listening! Be sure to apply as soon as possible, no writing experience necessary.

Who: Filipino newcomers in the Greater Toronto Area who worked as a caregiver, nurse, personal support worker, or essential worker during this time of pandemic.

When: Tuesday, January 26 @ 7-9 p.m. Eastern Time

Where: Online

Cost: FREE! You’ll actually be provided an honorarium courtesy of the North York Community House.