BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Center for Process Studies - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Center for Process Studies X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ctr4process.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Center for Process Studies REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250410T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250410T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T032316Z CREATED:20250403T202452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T032316Z UID:10000009-1744304400-1744308000@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: A Tale of Two Narratives: Judeo-Christian Perspectives on Creation and Salvation DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-a-tale-of-two-narratives-judeo-christian-perspectives-on-creation-and-salvation/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/A-Tale-of-Two-Narratives-Header.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250408T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250408T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T032246Z CREATED:20250403T215848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T032246Z UID:10000012-1744106400-1744113600@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:The Untrolling Project | Thandeka and Jennifer Jennings DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-the-untrolling-project-with-thandeka-jennifer-jennings/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Thandeka-Jennifer-Jennings-The-Untrolling-Project-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250401T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T030534Z CREATED:20250322T205759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T030534Z UID:10000007-1743501600-1743508800@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Healing our Collective Pain: Whitehead\, Jung\, and Transformation | Sheri Kling DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-healing-our-collective-pain-whitehead-jung-and-transformation-with-sheri-kling/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250327T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250327T120000 DTSTAMP:20260516T025520Z CREATED:20250312T181209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T025520Z UID:10000003-1743071400-1743076800@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Philosophy\, Cultural Evolution\, and the Hemisphere Hypothesis: A Lecture and Dialogue between Iain McGilchrist and Steve McIntosh DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/philosophy-cultural-evolution-and-the-hemisphere-hypothesis-a-lecture-and-dialogue-between-iain-mcgilchrist-and-steve-mcintosh/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Philosophy-Cultural-Evolution-and-the-Hemisphere-Hypothesis-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250325T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250325T120000 DTSTAMP:20260515T234256Z CREATED:20250317T142140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T234256Z UID:10000005-1742896800-1742904000@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:The US and its Global Leadership for Refugees | Eric Shafer\, Sid Mohn\, and Karla Leitzman DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-the-us-and-its-global-leadership-for-refugees-with-eric-shafer-sid-mohn-and-karla-leitzman/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250318T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250318T173000 DTSTAMP:20260515T233217Z CREATED:20250317T153353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T233217Z UID:10000006-1742313600-1742319000@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Teilhard and Whitehead on Hope with Jay McDaniel and Ernie Tamminga DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/teilhard-and-whitehead-on-hope-with-jay-mcdaniel-and-ernie-tamminga/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Teilhard-and-Whitehead-on-Hope-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250318T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250318T120000 DTSTAMP:20260515T231431Z CREATED:20250317T141315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260515T231431Z UID:10000004-1742292000-1742299200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:The Practice\, Spirituality\, and History of Ramadan | Jared Morningstar DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-the-practice-spirituality-and-history-of-ramadan-with-jared-morningstar/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T180000 DTSTAMP:20260516T050845Z CREATED:20250219T193542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260516T050845Z UID:10000002-1740675600-1740679200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: From Amipotence to All-Encompassing Mercy: Integrating Oord’s Theology of Love into the Islamic Tradition DESCRIPTION:In the third stop of his Bookrap Tour\, Jon Ivan Gill/Gilead7 will offer a rap/reading of his new book\, MultiRaceLess Ness: A Process Philosophy\, where he suggests a better world awaits us if we bravely and responsibly abolish the category of race. Poet laureate of Chicago\, Mayda del Valle\, will spark off the event with her renown soul stirring creativity demonstrated through deeply embodied words\, vibes\, and wonder. \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jon Ivan Gill \n \n Jon Ivan Gill (they/he/him) is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College and co-owner of Aesthetic Religion Records and Texts in Saint Peter\, Minnesota and Tijuana\, Mexico. His work revolves in the realm of Whiteheadian process philosophies\, metaphysics of present day Mexico\, Belize\, Guatemala\, Honduras\, and El Salvador\, futurisms\, poststructuralism\, philosophies of (post)race\, philosophy of religion\, aesthetics\, etc. They are also a solo Hip-Hop artist using the moniker “Gilead7” and a member of Chicago Hip-Hop collective Tomorrow Kings\, Southern California-based Echoes of Oratory Muzik\, and the duo Crystal Radio along with Michael Adame\, also known as Phantom Thrett. His newest book\, Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Process Philosophy\, was released by Bloomsbury on 11/13/2025. Their first monograph entitled Underground Rap as Religion: A Theopoetic Examination of Process Aesthetic Religion\, is in the Routledge Studies in Hip-Hop and Religion series\, edited by Monica R. Miller and Anthony B. Pinn. Toward Afrodiasporic and Afrofuturist Philosophies of Religion\, a second text\, is an edited volume of Pomona and Pitzer College student essays. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mayda del Valle \n \n Mayda del Valle is a Chicago-born writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of poetry\, performance\, memory\, and community. Rooted in the Puerto Rican diaspora and shaped by hip-hop\, movement\, and visual art\, her practice transforms personal history into shared ritual. Whether on stage\, in classrooms\, or in public space\, she creates work that invites people to see themselves reflected\, work that asks us to remember where we come from and imagine what we can build together. A passionate arts educator\, Mayda has taught poetry in schools\, colleges\, youth detention facilities and served as Program Director of Street Poets Inc. in Los Angeles. She is currently a Poet-in-Residence with The Chicago Poetry Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Venue \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Seminary Co-op Bookstores \n \n 5751 S Woodlawn Ave \nChicago\, IL 60637 URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-from-amipotence-to-all-encompassing-mercy-integrating-oords-theology-of-love-into-the-islamic-tradition/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Process-Pop-Ups-From-Amipotence-to-All-Encompassing-Mercy-Header.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR