Women’s Wednesdays: Self-Care in Difficult Times

We are excited about the return of Women’s Wednesdays after two months off during the COVID-19 crisis. We find it fitting that tomorrow’s #WW242 session at 5pm EST will be focused on #SelfCare with the incredible Carla Moore of MooreTalkJa.

Carla Moore is an Artist, Academic, Activist, and Alchemist.
She is a content creator through her MooreTalkJa social media brand where she has undertaken cultural criticism, social intervention, entertainment and healing work for over a decade. Her most recent project is the Upfull Livecast, an Instagram conversation series recording live on Sundays at 11AM Jamaica time (noon EST).

Carla says Upfull exists “to reveal those aspects of black and Caribbean and Jamaican life that we may not discuss but perhaps should. The things like race, gender, sexuality, beauty, desire, and class that are complicated and sensitive because they carry trauma and shame and may function outside of what is deemed acceptable. To heal those things by highlighting community and connection and resilience and survival liberatory practices and tools that we can use to have more fulfilling lives.”

Learn more about Carla, check out her content, and follow he on social media:
Twitter| Facebook| Instagram @mooretalkja
IG: @honeyandlimeja @beupfull

Women’s Wednesdays was founded by Equality Bahamas as a response to community members’ requests for a space to access resources, experts, and practitioners, share knowledge, and engage in conversation with one another. Officially started in May 2017, Women’s Wednesdays highlights Bahamian women and our experiences in The Bahamas, specific to our identities including gender, race, sexuality, age, and ability. Held once per month at minimum, the events draw women together to have conversations that bring our individual lives into focus while connecting to family, community, and national narratives. #WW242 intentionally centers and prioritizes women and girls, and is open to the public through in-person events, livestreams, and social media activity. With the support of the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, we create a safe space for knowledge-building, idea-sharing, critical dialogue, and movement-building. Inspired by Equality Bahamas’ Women’s Wednesdays, there is now a similar initiative in Guyana, and other countries in the Caribbean are expected to follow.

Watch the replay of the event that took place June 10, 2020 below.