2nd - ubuntu-based de-colonial journey
5 Session : Tuesdays - 10.17.24 February & 3.10. March 2026 (17h30-19h30 CET)
Hello fellow co-travellers,
In this 5-week Ubuntu-based de-colonial journey, we explore the impact of colonisation on our bodies, minds, family systems, communities, and worldview. In a world entangled in poly-crises, we will examine the assumptions, investments, and desires that sustain these challenges. We bring together theory and practice, rooted in Ubuntu, and inspired from decolonial futures, deep adaptation, and inner process work.
We invite these learning outcomes:
Who is it for?
Who are we?
In this 5-week Ubuntu-based de-colonial journey, we explore the impact of colonisation on our bodies, minds, family systems, communities, and worldview. In a world entangled in poly-crises, we will examine the assumptions, investments, and desires that sustain these challenges. We bring together theory and practice, rooted in Ubuntu, and inspired from decolonial futures, deep adaptation, and inner process work.
We invite these learning outcomes:
- We will uncover colonial patterns and entitlements rooted in fear and scarcity.
- We learn to become more comfortable with uncertainty and discomfort.
- We question the sources of authority shaping our choices and beliefs
- We compost our shit together and allow grief for harm caused.
- We learn what Decentre, Disarm, Dethrone, and Disinvest are.
- We envision the kind of ancestor we aspire to become.
Who is it for?
- For those who dare to dream a world where we are learning to dismantle colonial frames
- For changemakers and bridge-builders weaving justice and beyond-justice into the fabric of life
- For educators and architects of communities
- For those wanting to go deep into inner and outer de-colonial process
Who are we?
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Hello, I am Malika Virah-Sawmy - a facilitator, a coach, and researcher dedicated to nature-connection, rewilding, North–South healing and reconciliation, and co-creative practices.
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Hi, I am Nontokozo Charity Sabic -an advocate for climate and social justice, community living and North–South healing and reconciliation, utilizing the principles of Ubuntu embodied into my cells from my ancestors.
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JOURNEY THROUGH (What We May Invite):
Mapping Our Predicament: We explore the deep impacts of colonization—on our bodies, minds, families, communities, and worldviews. Through intersectional lenses and indigenous frameworks, we uncover patterns of fear, scarcity, and unworthiness, examining how they shape our existence and relationship to the world.
Inviting Maplessness: Together, we explore the courage it takes to have no map and become more comfortable with uncertainty and discomfort. We question who holds authority on our choices and desires.
Grieving the Harm We Have Caused: We confront the harm we've caused through collective grieving, finding transformation, accountability, and deeper belonging as we navigate beyond guilt.
Composting Shit Together: Through "Decentre, Disarm, Dethrone, and Disinvest" (DDDD), we challenge entrenched systems of colonialism and capitalism. By welcoming resistance and dismantling, we explore how these processes lead to liberation and collective freedom.
Re-rooting together: We reflect on the kind of ancestors we want to become.
COMPLIMENTARY COACHING SESSIONS -
To support your learning journey, we're pleased to offer each participant two free 1-hour coaching sessions focused on the processes explored during our workshop. These personalised sessions provide an opportunity to dive deeper into specific areas and address individual challenges. You may choose which facilitator you'd like to work with based on your preferences and support needs. To schedule your sessions, please email us and we'll coordinate a time that works for everyone.
Mapping Our Predicament: We explore the deep impacts of colonization—on our bodies, minds, families, communities, and worldviews. Through intersectional lenses and indigenous frameworks, we uncover patterns of fear, scarcity, and unworthiness, examining how they shape our existence and relationship to the world.
Inviting Maplessness: Together, we explore the courage it takes to have no map and become more comfortable with uncertainty and discomfort. We question who holds authority on our choices and desires.
Grieving the Harm We Have Caused: We confront the harm we've caused through collective grieving, finding transformation, accountability, and deeper belonging as we navigate beyond guilt.
Composting Shit Together: Through "Decentre, Disarm, Dethrone, and Disinvest" (DDDD), we challenge entrenched systems of colonialism and capitalism. By welcoming resistance and dismantling, we explore how these processes lead to liberation and collective freedom.
Re-rooting together: We reflect on the kind of ancestors we want to become.
COMPLIMENTARY COACHING SESSIONS -
To support your learning journey, we're pleased to offer each participant two free 1-hour coaching sessions focused on the processes explored during our workshop. These personalised sessions provide an opportunity to dive deeper into specific areas and address individual challenges. You may choose which facilitator you'd like to work with based on your preferences and support needs. To schedule your sessions, please email us and we'll coordinate a time that works for everyone.
a poem from one of our last participants - "I include my poem below, as well as the phrase that I shared at the end (with its translation). Thank you both so much for the last 7 weeks - it has been absolutely incredible and so deeply nourishing, I don't have the words to describe how wonderful this course was and will continue to be for me." sonali razdan
Thank You
Your honesty opened my heart Your reflections stirred
my soul I came in looking to explore my roots,
find grounding I leave having my body, mind,
and soul stretched by your compassion
Expanded to a new, yet familiar awareness
That in YOU, I have found ME A fuller,
richer me than I could have ever imagined
Lit by your love, watered by your pain
This is not goodbye, it can’t be I have been forever changed
by you In greeting myself in the coming days,
I greet and bless the parts of me that you have molded
With your fierce strength to confront, to comfort, to co-regulate
Thank you
For I will never be the same again
For I will hold and cherish the precious moments we shared for eternity
For I will burn with you in anger at the colonial systems
we continue to uphold
For I will soak with you in grief at the people and privileges we leave behind
In the disruption of the old
In the construction of the new
Continuously evolving
Right here, right now Together
Thank you
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Phrase: Hum hai rahi pyaar ke, phir milenge chalte chalte
We are all fellow travelers on this journey of love, and we will meet again somewhere along the way
Your honesty opened my heart Your reflections stirred
my soul I came in looking to explore my roots,
find grounding I leave having my body, mind,
and soul stretched by your compassion
Expanded to a new, yet familiar awareness
That in YOU, I have found ME A fuller,
richer me than I could have ever imagined
Lit by your love, watered by your pain
This is not goodbye, it can’t be I have been forever changed
by you In greeting myself in the coming days,
I greet and bless the parts of me that you have molded
With your fierce strength to confront, to comfort, to co-regulate
Thank you
For I will never be the same again
For I will hold and cherish the precious moments we shared for eternity
For I will burn with you in anger at the colonial systems
we continue to uphold
For I will soak with you in grief at the people and privileges we leave behind
In the disruption of the old
In the construction of the new
Continuously evolving
Right here, right now Together
Thank you
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Phrase: Hum hai rahi pyaar ke, phir milenge chalte chalte
We are all fellow travelers on this journey of love, and we will meet again somewhere along the way
ubuntu - 5th annual anti-racism retreat
19-21 Septiembre/Iraila/September 2025
Española - Este retiro ofrece una experiencia inmersiva para explorar el anti-racismo, la supremacía blanca internalizada, la solidaridad y la asesoría organizacional sobre la inclusión racial, específicamente diseñado para personas con cuerpo blanco y aquellas racializadas como blancas. Abierto tanto a quienes participan por primera vez como a quienes tienen experiencia, proporciona un espacio para profundizar en la comprensión, trabajar interiormente y procesar de manera colectiva. Situado en las impresionantes montañas de Navarra, en Lakabe Eco Village, el retiro está pensado para crear un entorno seguro y acogedor rodeado de naturaleza, promoviendo la reflexión, el crecimiento y la conexión. preinscribirse. regístrate aquí Te enviaremos más información más cerca del retiro.
English - This retreat offers an immersive experience to explore anti-racism, internalized white supremacy, allyship, and organizational consulting on racial inclusion—specifically designed for white-bodied individuals and those racialized as white. Open to both newcomers and seasoned learners, it provides a space to deepen understanding, engage in inner work, and process collectively. Set amidst the stunning mountains of Navarra, Spain at Lakabe Eco Village, the retreat is designed to create a safe, nurturing environment surrounded by nature, fostering reflection, growth, and connection. prerigister. register here we will send you more info closer to the retreat.
English - This retreat offers an immersive experience to explore anti-racism, internalized white supremacy, allyship, and organizational consulting on racial inclusion—specifically designed for white-bodied individuals and those racialized as white. Open to both newcomers and seasoned learners, it provides a space to deepen understanding, engage in inner work, and process collectively. Set amidst the stunning mountains of Navarra, Spain at Lakabe Eco Village, the retreat is designed to create a safe, nurturing environment surrounded by nature, fostering reflection, growth, and connection. prerigister. register here we will send you more info closer to the retreat.
"WE KNOW TOO WELL THAT OUR FREEDOM IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THE FREEDOM OF THE PALESTINIANS" NELSON MANDELA
about a'ida shibli
Aida Shibli is a global peace seeker born in Palestine, she is committed to social and political change, through focusing on women empowerment and building new structures of life. She is an active member of various NGOS in Israel-Palestine, concentrating in integrating Palestinian women in the “political show,” via knowing their civil rights and resisting the Israeli occupation by non violent means. She has worked as a nurse and medical researcher, she is also a mother of one child and invests in finding new ways of raising children.
For the last15 years she is a co worker of the Tamera community , first healing Bio-top, in south Portugal. she is part of the political department,networking and connecting projects in the global south with the thoughts of regenerative life style and building community.
Shibli is part of the Love School in Tamera a core pillar of the Tamera community, is the thought that there will be no peace on earth as long as there is war in love.
Shibli is global public speaker on issues of building community social justice, women empowerment ,integrating refugees and rights of indigenous tribes.
For the last15 years she is a co worker of the Tamera community , first healing Bio-top, in south Portugal. she is part of the political department,networking and connecting projects in the global south with the thoughts of regenerative life style and building community.
Shibli is part of the Love School in Tamera a core pillar of the Tamera community, is the thought that there will be no peace on earth as long as there is war in love.
Shibli is global public speaker on issues of building community social justice, women empowerment ,integrating refugees and rights of indigenous tribes.
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