Join us for an afternoon of conversation, creativity, and coloring to celebrate the release of Cultivating Compassion in Times of Fascism, a new coloring book by local artist and healing justice facilitator, Chetna Mehta.

In dialogue with Riss Myung, Chetna will share the story behind the book, how coloring, compassion, and fascism came together in one unexpected sentence, on creating during crisis, art as resistance, and the role of compassion and community in movement work.

The evening will include space to color pages from the book, reflect, and connect. Come curious, tender, and leave with inspiration for how our creative practices can nourish resilience, solidarity, and imagination in times of collapse.

Chetna Mehta (she/they) is a granddaughter of Indian and South African diasporas. As a multidisciplinary artist, facilitator, and creativity doula, she weaves somatic healing, decolonial/ecological frameworks, and expressive arts as liberatory practice. She is the founder of Mosaiceye Collective, creating resources, programs, and spaces where women and non-binary changemakers can fiercely soften into trust, play, transformation, and expansive collaboration. Chetna is the author and illustrator of the I Am Devoted Playbook, Cultivating Abundance Mentality Coloring Book and the new Cultivating Compassion in Times of Fascism Coloring Book.

Conversation Partner

Riss Myung (she/her) is a somatic facilitator, Mind-Body Coach, and creativity doula. She mentors change-makers desiring to lead and create from decolonial frameworks, deepen in their ancestral wisdom, and integrate more self-love, self-trust, and intuitive practices into their day to day. Drawing from her experiences as a Traditional Chinese Medicine apprentice and anti sexual assault advocate, she loves to create fun, trauma-informed spaces for community and connection. She founded Rewrite with Riss, intentional and intimate creative writing circles that weave in generative somatics. She dreams of creating just as many multi-modality wellness centers as there are crisis centers. You can follow along by signing up for her newsletter here.