Jealousy is a painful and complex emotion that can cause discord in relationships of all kinds, for many reasons. Experiencing jealousy is probably a natural part of the human experience for most people but, like so many other emotions, our culture often handles jealousy in unhealthy ways. “Compersion” is a term coined by the polyamory… Continue reading RESCHEDULED Conscious Relationships: Jealousy and Compersion (March 24)
We all come to our relationships from different places, bringing different experiences and baggage to the table. Building a healthy, conscious connection often means bridging those differences. Unpacking these differences can be especially important, and challenging, when forming relationships among people of different genders, races, ability, and so on. To balance out this serious topic,… Continue reading Conscious Relationships December: Differing Experiences & Exploring Happiness
Setting (& maintaining) clear boundaries and expectations is a vital part of building conscious, healthy relationships. As usual, our culture and upbringing often provide bad examples and make it more challenging to figure out what we need and stand up for ourselves. “Conscious” relationships are relationships which are deliberately formed among equals, rather than simply… Continue reading Conscious Relationships December: Boundaries and Expectations (Dec 3)
The OS!WN? Collective, Abrome, the Crustacean Zine Library, and Austin YAWP! would like to invite you to October’s Raising Resisters event on Thursday, November 16th, from 6:30-8:30pm. Last month we talked about monkeywrenching the system! How can we leverage, manipulate, or monkeywrench the public school system to promote progressive or self-directed education? As we continue… Continue reading Raising Resisters: Radical Childrearing & Education Discussion (Nov 16)
Conscious Relationships is back for a fifth installment. This month, we’ll be discussing ways we build (or lose) trust in each other, and what it means to care for one another in healthy (or unhealthy) ways. “Conscious” relationships are relationships which are deliberately formed among equals, rather than simply following society’s default scripts. We strive… Continue reading Conscious Relationships November: Trust & Caring For Each Other (Nov 12)
Note: This is a repeat of last month’s topic so more people can enjoy the discussion. At the end of this event, we’ll pick a topic for November. Conscious Relationships returns for our fourth. “Conscious” relationships are relationships which are deliberately formed among equals, rather than simply following society’s default scripts. We strive to stay… Continue reading Conscious Relationships October: Meeting & Relating (Oct 22)
Title: “Central Texas’ Least Wanted” By: Oh Shit! What Now? Collective & friends (see table of contents) Download here: Central-Texas-Least-Wanted.pdf (Right-click, save link as …) First published: July 1, 2017 Description: Created in response to a groundswell of activity by local neo-nazis, “Threeper” militias, white nationalists and other fascist groups, “Central Texas’ Least Wanted” aims to educate the Austin public… Continue reading Zine: Central Texas’ Least Wanted (Fascism & Antifascism in Austin)
