Audre Lorde was in love with this still combusting planet. In addition to all the other separations that Audre Lorde refused, she also refused to accept a binary difference between planets and stars. That means in the Lordean cosmology you are a star living on a star. Everything is changing.
Act accordingly.
Join us on August 26th, 2025 for this in person intensive in Durham, North Carolina to activate and nurture your cosmic destiny in the tradition of Audre Lorde.
Details
Every Breath: The Cosmic Purpose Intensive is an in-person reflective writing workshop. Participants will engage writings by and about Audre Lorde with activities designed and facilitated by Alexis Pauline Gumbs. The purpose of this workshop is for each participant to leave with insights and energy around their community accountable life-purpose.
The workshop will take place on August 26th, 2025 from 11am to 3pm in a downtown Durham, NC community space. The address will be sent to participants in advance.
After the workshop participants are welcome to join our whole celestial community for a life-changing public conversation between Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Sonya Renee Taylor to celebrate the paperback launch of Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde. Alexis and Sonya will be discussing Audre Lorde and astrology, ancestral entanglement and love.
the essay definition of a star by alexis pauline gumbs was first published as the preface to the most recent german language edition of audre lorde's prose collection a burst of light.
participants in the course are the first audience to read the essay in the english language. feel free to read this essay before the workshop at your own pace.
FAQ section
What Do I Need to Know?
This workshop is open to readers of Audre Lorde and Alexis Pauline Gumbs who are excited to be part of a space that centers Queer Black Feminist Brilliance.
The workshop will be held in Downtown Durham in a community space. Registrants will get the address in advance.
The workshop will take place on August 26th, 2025 from 11am to 3pm. After the workshop participants are welcome to attend the public paperback launch of Survival is a Promise which is a conversation between Alexis Pauline Gumbs and Sonya Renee Taylor.
No. Food is not included, but there will be water and tea throughout. We will break for lunch and eat together in a place that can accommodate most allergies. The organizers will share the menu and participants are also welcome to bring their own food.
Housing and travel are not included in the intensive. Participants from out of town are responsible for their own housing and travel.
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