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Breathe | Play | Laugh

A day of restorative play: an act of community care

for Global Majority space holders and facilitators in Hastings, Rother & East Sussex

What & Who?

Breathe | Play | Laugh is part of Afri-Co-Lab's Black2Hastings strand of work and programming for the local Global Majority community. It is a creative away day for Global Majority folks who hold space* for others- whether in their professional life; as an artist, creative, an organiser, activist, therapist, carer, facilitator etc or in their personal life. It is an act of community care for folks living or working locally in Hastings & Rother & East Sussex

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How?

We use restorative practices based in creativity & play to make space for collective care within our community.

We spend the day together with artist-facilitators holding sessions where participants are invited to move their bodies, open their imaginations to find relief and lightness in our minds and hearts. 

It's an invitation to put something back in your pot. We do the planning, holding, organising all the participants need to do is book and we take care of the rest.

We provide drinks and snacks throughout the day and a full hot lunch in the middle of the day.

There are no expectations, no specific outcomes, no experience or practices needed - the sessions are gentle - so just a willingness to explore in an environment intentionally held* for you.

Why?


It's been a tough time for everyone for many different reasons, however we have seen and particularly felt the intersectional repercussions of this for Global Majority communities.

 

As parts of our wider Global Majority community suffer in the current climate, more is called upon Global Majority space holders and activists to support these communities in these harsh times. We at Afri-Co-Lab have developed this day in response to this additional emotional and racialised labour and in response to the conversations we have been having within our communities about the need for rest.

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Next Session

We held our last Breathe | Play | Laugh in February 2025 at The De La Warr Pavilion. We currently hold 2 a year and will be looking to late summer/autumn for our next day. Please join our mailing list to keep in touch. 

Please read our

to find out more- these were for our Feb 1st Session

Support...Get involved

This is a free event. It is important to us that cost is not a barrier to attending. We fundraise hard to make this day freely available. We are currently supported by Necessity, National Lottery Community Fund & Arts Council England. We also receive in kind support from our hosts. 

 

If you or your organisation would like to host or financially support a Breathe Play Laugh do get in touch. Or perhaps you would like us to host one specifically for your community or staff- we would love to hear from you. 

Images from our last event at De La Warr Pavilion 
February 2025

Images our event at Charleston House 
September 2024

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