Reimagine Virtual Candlelight Vigil with John Onwuchekwa and J'aime Morrison
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Reimagine has been hosting candlelight vigils since March 2020, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to break down taboos and hold space for all that we've lost. This gathering features John Onwuchekwa, a storyteller and entrepreneur who recognizes that tragedy is part of our narrative but doesn't have be the ending. Our other featured guest is J'aime Morrison: dancer, choreographer, surfer, widow, and Reimagine community collaborator.
Dr. John Onwuchekwa is an Atlanta-based author, entrepreneur, and advocate for grief literacy. He holds a Doctorate of Ministry in Church Leadership and Community Witness from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. He's one of the founding pastors of Cornerstone Church in the Historic West End of Atlanta. He is the host of the Four in the Morning Podcast. Founder of ventures like Portrait Coffee and The Crete Collective, John has been instrumental in endeavors that establish new narratives, particularly for Black and Brown communities. Tying all these plot lines together is John’s desire to see both individuals and communities thrive. John has partnered with the Gathering Spot to talk about all the intersections of culture, grief, and loss and will be on the We Go On tour which mirrors the name of his latest book We Go On: Finding Life’s Purpose in Life’s Sorrows and Joys.
J'aime Morrison, PhD is a Professor of Movement at California State University, Northridge. Professor Morrison recently returned from Ireland where she led workshops on ritual expressions of grief and rage at University College Cork. She has also led masterclasses in movement in Shanghai, Dublin, Belfast, London, Los Angeles and New York City. Her classes engage creative methodologies and movement-based practices from theatre and dance-making to create an expansive and inclusive space for physical expression.
As the founder of Mourning Surf, Professor Morrison turns her attention to grief and the body, specifically how grief is expressed physically and how movement is an essential part of the grieving and healing process. Last summer she provided movement for grief at Camp Erin through Our House Center for Bereavement and she led a somatic movement workshop at the most recent Endwell conference.
After losing her beloved husband Jim to brain cancer in 2015, J’aime began working on a short film titled Upwell, which composes a visual intersection of body movements to translate her experience of grieving, illustrating the role of both dance and surfing in her journey. The film was awarded the “Audience Award” at the Cannes International Short Film Festival.
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About Reimagine
Reimagine is a nonprofit organization catalyzing a uniquely powerful community–people of different backgrounds, ages, races, and faiths (and no faith) coming together in the hopes of healing ourselves and the world. We specifically support each other in facing adversity, loss, and mortality and – at our own pace – actively channeling life's biggest challenges into meaningful action and growth.
