“The Things We Hold”: Workshop for Parents and Caregivers

Register to attend! Space limited to 12 families!

Join SPCR (Students, Parents & Caregivers @ RU) for a workshop entitled “The Things We Hold”, to explore the experiences of working mothers, the multitasking, the invisible labor, and the things we carry in our daily lives. This workshop will be kid-friendly, and participants will create a bag and fill it with the things they carry. Refreshments and beverages are also provided!

“The Things We Hold” is a creative, reflective workshop that invites mothers and children to explore what they carry in their lives, both tangible and invisible. Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin’s idea that the first human tool might have been a bag, participants create personalized “carrier bags” filled with objects, memories, feelings, responsibilities, dreams, and routines. Through drawing, writing, decorating, and collaborative conversation, families reflect on what sustains, burdens, or delights them. The process encourages curiosity, empathy, and dialogue, prompting questions like “Who carries this more?” or “Is this heavy or light?” The workshop concludes with a sharing circle and portrait documentation, offering space to acknowledge both the visible and invisible parts of our daily lives, and to consider what we might wish to carry less of.

Register here: https://rutgers.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12376661