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InterPlay Points of Collaboration with Restoring the Well Retreat Planning Team 🤝 • May 6th - 12pm ET | 11 am CT | 9am PT

The Playful HUE Hub: Come together for play, network and connection!
Masankho Banda, Lois Toni McClendon, Carolyn Renée, and Litha Rodriguez

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đź“… Wednesday, May 6, 2026 đź•› 12 PM ET | 11 AM CT | 9 AM PT

Join Renée, Toni, Masankho, and Litha for a collaborative planning session as we align on the vision and details for the upcoming Restoring the Well Retreat 🌿


đź“… Wednesday, May 6, 2026

đź•› 12 PM ET | 11 AM CT | 9 AM PT


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Meeting ID: 659 088 4231
Passcode: POP123


To ensure you're on the contact list, email BIPOC@interplay.org

A reminder will be sent prior to each meeting if you join the contact list.


Why BIPOC ONLY?

BIPOC communities have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and racial oppression, as reported by sources including the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Associated Press. While other communities have also been affected, the trauma faced by BIPOC communities—stemming from centuries of grief, loss, and systemic injustice—runs deep. For generations, these communities have pressed forward without fully addressing or healing from the hidden wounds beneath the surface.


InterPlay offers unique body wisdom tools and practices that provide release and relief, empowering individuals through Focus Sessions to heal and reclaim their strength.


***The Playful HUE is an evolving hub of connection within the Melanated InterPlay community. It currently includes two offerings: the monthly InterPlay BIPOC Points of Collaboration gathering, and the BIPOC Loving Container Focus Session, which is available by request. Together, they offer space for joy, reflection, and healing through embodied practice.***


Come be part of these BIPOC-focused offerings—see the list below.

Cost: FREE and donations to InterPlay welcome!

Registration/Information: Email BIPOC@interplay.org using the link above.

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Masankho Banda

Masankho is a multi - disciplinary Performing Artist, Certified InterPlay Leader, Educator and PeaceBuilder. He brings many unique perspectives to his work around the world. He learned the fine arts of storytelling and dance from his Malawian culture spending many long days and nights listening to stories and dancing to music that captivated his mind, shaped his being, nourished his soul and strengthened his spirit. Using performing arts Masankho motivates and inspires people of all ages to work together to bring about peace, social justice and cultural understanding. In 1997, he started UCanDanc—African Healing Arts to bring his passion for dance and storytelling to communities around the world. Masankho has been a Certified InterPlay Leader since 1999.

Masankho can also be reached at these phone numbers: +265 99 255 5338 or 88 113 8655 (available on Whatsapp / FaceTime)

Also: Skype : kamsisi
Facebook / Twitter: storytelling4u

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Lois Toni McClendon
Lois "Toni" McClendon (she/her) is a Storyteller in the African American Oral Tradition, as well as a peace & social justice activist. Toni serves on the Board of Body Wisdom as Secretary. She is a Life Practice Program Leader and a Certified InterPlay leader from Pittsburgh PA USA. Always walking the Beauty Way, Toni believes in building Bridges to Unterstanding between people of all ages from around the world. She is totally committed to Racial Equity and Transformation and strives to emodying the principles and practices of InterPlay in her life's work.Toni is also a member of ABAFASI, a women's West African-style drumming and performance group.
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Carolyn Renée
Carolyn Renée Morris (“Renée”) is a Naturopathic Wellness Practitioner, Certified InterPlay Leader, and Teaching Artist whose work lives at the intersection of healing and the creative arts. She brings people together through art-infused, integrative wellness practices that foster connection, resilience, and collective well-being. Rooted in her leadership within national nonprofit arts and cultural organizations, Renée’s work spans creative expression, fundraising and development, and expanding access to the arts for diverse communities. Her approach weaves together movement, story, voice, and energy-based practices—creating spaces where individuals and communities can reconnect with their innate wisdom and each other.
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Litha Rodriguez
|she/they| Communications Coordinator for InterPlay since 2023, oversees several aspects of InterPlay's communications, including newsletters, some aspects of the InterPlay website, and the general promotion of InterPlay events and activities. Oakland resident (Occupied Huichin Ohlone Territory), entrepreneur, intersectional feminist, Artivist, Witch, dusk dancer, Tarologist, Reiki II practitioner, astrology apprentice, Non Violent Communication student, writer, editor, and marketing magic maker. Native of Nicaragua, specifically Bilwi on the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast. Joy, play, pleasure, rest and connection are her tools of resistance. Lover of sunsets, rituals, playlists, coffee, herbs, vibes, mental health, therapeutic tarot, and the multiple and infinite ways of existing in an image, a collage, or the words conjured in a poem.

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