Kapit-Isla: Community Workshops

​🧵 Threads of Identity: Community Weaving Circle
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 NN
Facilitator: Sharon Rafols
Celebrate culture through craft in this intimate weaving circle led by local artisan Sharon Rafols. Rooted in storytelling and tradition, this hands-on session invites participants to explore weaving as a practice of identity, connection, and collective memory. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned maker, come co-create, reflect, and share stories through every thread.

​🛤️ Paths We Make: Reimagining Creative Careers
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 NN
Organized by: Buhayin
What does it mean to build a meaningful creative career today? This dialogue session brings together emerging and established creatives to reimagine paths in art, design, culture, and community work in the future of work.

​🌱 Grounded Design: Community-Anchored Practice
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Speaker: Vanessa Gaston
Design goes beyond aesthetics — it’s a way of listening, connecting, and transforming. In this interactive talk, designer and creative director Vanessa Gaston shares how design can become a grounded, community-centered practice. Participants will gain insight into co-creative methods and explore how empathy, place, and people can shape powerful design outcomes.

​📖 Pages of the Future: Themed Journaling Workshop
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Facilitator: Kami
Journaling is more than a personal habit — it’s a space for visioning, healing, and imagining better futures. In this guided workshop, Kami will take you through creative prompts, reflective exercises, and community sharing circles. Bring your journal or grab one onsite, and join us in writing the pages of our shared tomorrows.