From Threads to Words – ESEA workshop on death, grief and resilience

In the spirit of ESEA Heritage Month, 53 Death Cafe invites you to join ‘From Threads to Words‘ – an exploration of death, grief, and resilience through the arts. This special workshop combines textile weaving with guided poetry creation, offering a reflective and embodied approach to memory and storytelling.

Participants will:

• Engage in discussions on mother tongue, grief, death, and resilience.
• Take part in guided poetry writing inspired by personal and shared experiences.
• Learn simple weaving techniques to integrate written words into textiles.
• Leave with a personalized woven poem honoring your stories and memories.

This event is especially for those who:

• Seek a safe, shared space to reflect on grief, loss, and resilience.
• Identify as part of the East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) community.

Event details

• Date: Saturday, 20 September 2025
• Time: 2:00 PM
• Location: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP
• Tickets: £3–£10
• Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
  

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Facilitators

• Yian Zhang (she/her): Visual artist and community facilitator focusing on tactile-based practices and feminist diasporic narratives. Dedicated to neurodiverse and inclusive creative sessions.
• Xizi Jo (they/them): Founder of 53 Death Cafe and health & wellbeing coach, creating generative spaces to explore death, dying, and resilience through art and conversation.

Space protocols

• Neurodivergence-friendly: Flexible participation through writing, speaking, movement, or silence; grounding practices provided.
• Trauma-informed: Optional engagement; emotional support and breaks available.
• FLINTA-affirming: Safe space for women, lesbians, intersex, non-binary, trans, and agender people.
• Disability justice-informed: Efforts to ensure physical, sensory, and emotional accessibility.

For questions or accessibility support, please contact: 53deathcafe@proton.me

Event organiser info:

• Organiser: 53 Death Cafe
• Contact: 53deathcafe@proton.me
• Mission: Creating inclusive, reflective, and generative spaces for conversations and creative exploration around death, grief, and resilience.