Friends, this is extensive. And rightly so, as election night and winter are at hand. Warm, lingering hugs + cuddles feel like they are needed more than ever, and yet the physical distance keeps us safe. Here are suggested resources and practices that I want to offer the community as a way to alleviate the …
“Decolonizing the ‘Stranger'” by Gabes Torres – Jubilee Conference, 2020
This talk discusses the Christian faith and the American church in a time of awakening, where we all the more uncover the realities of inequity and injustice in North America.
“Formidable & Loved” Live at Help Gabes Stay
https://youtu.be/E5AcMEJdZ1g From the Help Gabes Stay Live Music Fundraiser at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, December 15. Video by Austin Huelsbeck "Formidable & Loved" Music & lyrics by Gabes Torres A Every night when you retire D F#m What do you say to the child inside Bm Who dreamt big and wild E …
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A letter to my descendants
Note from the creator: In my personal efforts of decolonizing my mind, body, spirit, and relationships, I would write letters to my ancestors and imagined who they were and what they were like. But I have more recently wondered and imagined what it would be like to be one someday. Here is the first of many …
Formidable & Loved Part ii: Conversations on Identity & Belonging
I love using food metaphor. With that, I love 'setting the table' for friends and strangers to feast and feel safe enough to have meaningful and courageous conversations. On the evening of August 17th in downtown Seattle, I had the immense delight and privilege to 'set the table' for people to bear witness to a …
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