Diverse Futures (S1E2): Expansive Kinship

​Northern Commons is hosting a series of lectures and discussions. Each session in the Diverse Futures series features a different presenter and their view of what the future can be if we embrace diversity rather than try to contain or eradicate it. The second presentation in the series will be Expansive Kinship with Jennifer Luciani:

​Expansive kinship encompasses relational practices that push back against patriarchal, heteronormative, capitalist, and colonialist supremacy.

​Some of these practices include dismantling the idea of relationships as a form of ownership or requiring exclusivity; interrogating the role of the state or religion in codifying and enforcing rules in relationships, such as through marriage; questioning the utility of relational labels; supporting, creating, and maintaining intentional communities; elevating the roles of “aunties” and other alloparents; and cherishing and promoting chosen families in general.

​Jennifer (she/they) will give a short introduction to her work on expansive kinship and then lead a discussion on the topic. She is a relational trauma-informed coach, a facilitator of discussions on polyamory and relationship anarchy, and has been an educator/mentor for unschoolers and eclectic homeschoolers, including her child. She holds multiple long-term radical identities (queer/pansexual, polyamorous, relationship anarchist, feminist, and past co-creator and resident of intentional community).

​Here are some things you might like to know if this is your first visit to Northern Commons.

​This event is pay-what-you-want. Certainly, we want you to attend even if $0 is the right amount for you. At the same time, Northern Commons is donation-funded, so if you like what we're doing, want to see more of it, and can spare some funds, we would much appreciate it.