Elia “Care” Bekene (they/them)
Berlin, Germany
Care is a light-skinned Black trans non binary trauma-informed care practitioner, artist & doula who works on re-membering embodied experiences of awe, connection, miracles & care. Their work blooms at the intersection of Black interiority, somatic memory and queer intimacies. Always reflecting on their longing for home and belonging, they create rituals & ceremonies as portals through which displaced people can step into a healing, imaginative space unburdened by colonialism many violences. Drawing from ancestral knowledge and seeking to re-enact and/or recreate rituals, their practice is grounded in an intimate relationship with the land, ancestors, Spirit, the Elements & the more than human.
They study and professionally practice astrology, tarot, Reiki, hypnosis, somatics, Transformative Justice and Doula work in Berlin, Germany.
“[Social justice] is creating those like small pods of safety, belonging, home….[And] anything we create in terms of social justice has to be backed up with care. And it has to be slow, and it has to take care of us mostly. And most importantly, because I mean, we are the ones who will change things, so without care, there’s nothing that will be done.”
