iniva together with Grand Junction, Climate Reframe, and artist Maymana Arefin present 'Fruitings Will Come' a four part workshop series taking place every Tuesday from 1 to 3 PM at Grand Junction.

The third session, Gestures of Care — The Politics of Radical Softness explores softness as resistance through rest and textile craft.

An embodied session that invites reflection on rest, resilience, and mutual support. Through shared dialogue, we will explore what it means to rest collectively and with intention; how acts of softness can become gestures of resistance and care. Using soft materials, participants will be invited to build gentle structures to rest upon, settling back-to-back to both offer and receive support.

Collaborator: Hafsah Hafeji

Hafsah is a community horticulturalist whose work focuses on the relationship between people and plants. She is particularly fascinated by cultural, social, and economic factors that influence people's thoughts of the living world around them. In her practice she explores this using nature's colours, textures, and sounds.

Hafsah has also written in Gardeners World Magazine and various other publications as well as spoken at conferences and trainings covering topics such as nature education, rest in charitable work and advocating for community gardens.

She works for a city farm in east London, is a trustee for the Wildlife Gardening Forum and founder of a Muslim women’s gardening group in east London.

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The Fruitings Will Come: Workshop Series Part of Present Land

A four-part workshop series at Grand Junction developed in collaboration with Climate Reframe members, bringing communities together to share knowledge, lived experience and creativity. Through nature walks, textile craft, soil play and storytelling, we will nurture radical intergenerational dialogue around care, climate justice and belonging.

Note: Participants with accessibility needs or allergens, please inform us through email: vasita@iniva.org