MWEUSI MPAKA MIZIZI, will host a powerful and intimate Sisterhood Lounge & Storytelling Workshop at Studio 2+U in Seattle.
Free with RSVP – space is limited!
https://BTMR_Sistahood.eventbrite.com
This two-hour gathering invites Kenyan, African, and Black women to come together in a warm, intentional space to reflect, create, and share stories rooted in identity, memory, and lived experience.
This event builds on the impact of the June 1 staged reading and talkback of MWEUSI MPAKA MIZIZI, where women spoke openly about personal and collective experiences around beauty, loss, joy, hair, migration, and resistance. The upcoming lounge continues this tradition of community-centered storytelling, honoring what we carry, what we’ve survived, and what we’re reclaiming.
Participants are invited to bring a personal expression—a poem, drawing, photo, memory, object, or journal entry—to share with others. The workshop will feature themed creative stations and guided prompts on topics such as:
The impact of the school system on self-image
Trauma and Hair
Religious and cultural pressure around hair and beauty
Family expectations, generational trauma, and texturism
Migration, assimilation, and identity shifts in the diaspora
Colonialism, misogyny, and resistance through self-expression
The space will also include a community collage table, a “Dear Younger Me” letter station, and an open reflection circle where participants may share stories if they choose.
This is a non-performance space—participants are encouraged to come as they are. This is not just a workshop. It’s a remembering. We’re creating space to reflect on how we became who we are—and how our stories shape the next woman who walks through the door.