Grief and the Art of Storytelling
Facilitators: Josh Kurtz, Auds Jenkins, and Nathalie Folkerts
In a moment of uncertainty, fear, and division around the world, the community gathered for a retreat centered around grief and storytelling. Throughout the weekend, there were opportunities for storytelling, writing, crafting, community building, and honoring all that we grieve and have lost.
Josh Kurtz (Roobert Fellow ‘22) is a weaver and writer based in Somerville, Massachusetts. He is currently a Masters of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School, where he studies Judaism, grief, and ethics. He has previously worked as a community organizer and educator in Washington, DC, and Brasov, Romania.
Auds Hope Jenkins (she/her) is a Korean American woman from Daegu and rural Iowa, a transracial adoptee, a student of religion, and an artist. She primarily works in fiber, ceramics, and song.
Nathalie Folkerts is a student of friendship, echolocation, and speculative fiction. She is committed to amplifying abolitionist worlds by accompanying her community through the soul-growing work of accountability. Her praxis has been formed at the intersections of abolitionist and liberation theologies, hospital and movement chaplaincy, and, always, friendship.