I’m excited to be collaborating with the Railyard Apothecary again this winter! In November, I’ll be facilitating a workshop all about herbalism and border violence.
When: Saturday 23rd November, 2024. 3pm ET / 8pm GMT
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: US$33. Funds raised will go towards medicine making costs for the Mobile Herbal Clinic Calais.
Replay will be available for folks who register.
How to register: https://www.railyardapothecary.com/store/p689/herbalismandborderviolence.html
What’s it about: This workshop explores the role of herbalism in supporting refugees, asylum seekers and people on the move across repressive borders. We will explore the politics of the border regime and the role of herbalists in supporting people displaced by colonialism, capitalism, conflict and climate change.
The workshop will introduce the work of the Mobile Herbal Clinic Calais that has served over 10,000 refugees in Northern France with first aid and acute herbal care since 2019. Nicole will also talk about herbal solidarity on the Poland-Ukraine border and lessons from other herbal refugee solidarity work. People will take away practical recipes of several of the medicines made en masse and learn what herbal medicine can look like in these challenging conditions.
Teacher bio: Nicole Rose (she/her) is an anarchist organiser and herbalist based in England who supports people experiencing state violence with herbalism. She is the author of The Prisoner’s Herbal that has been distributed to prisoners worldwide, as well as Overcoming Burnout, the Medicinal Herb Colouring Book and Herbalism and State Violence. She’s been supporting loved ones in prison for 20 years and founded the Solidarity Apothecary, a project supplying free plant medicines to people experiencing and recovering from state violence and repression. She’s been engaged in refugee solidarity work for many years including helping to edit the book The UK Border Regime. Find more info about her work here: solidarityapothecary.org
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