Dismantling White Women Nonsense:
A Racial Healing Collective
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Saturdays 10am-12pm CST (series of 8 sessions)
April 27, May 4, May 11, May 18,
June 1, June 8, June 15, June 22
(NOT Memorial Day weekend May 25).
This series is by invitation only. Please keep reading for details on how to receive an invitation.
Join the Women’s Center and Black Women DO Heal in an 8-week Group as we explore the transformative work, White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better by Regina Jackson and Saira Rao. This invitation-only event will provide a safe, healing space as women come together to discuss barriers to racial healing among us and discuss ways we can heal and grow together in love and unity.
LOCATION in Lacombe ; mostly in person with some online option.
You may be asking yourself, is this a space for me? (How do I get invited?)
Here are a few considerations:
Do you believe that your healing and that of your community is tied to the healing of other communities?
Have you been reading and soul-searching on racial healing yet do not have the safe space needed to engage with other races?
Are you a woman who believes that we can do great things when we come together?
Are you tired of feeling alone or isolated in racial healing work?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, then this is a series you do not want to miss!
We as women ARE powerful, beautiful, strong, and BRAVE.
When we make a decision to do something IT GETS DONE! We have the power to bring healing to ourselves and our communities as we make the choice to come together and have uncomfortable, healing conversations. Let’s stretch out of these comfort zones and into effectual healing.
Group Size Limited; Take Action Now.
To Receive Your Invitation for Registration:
Q. Do you identify as a Black/Woman of Color or as a White Woman?
A. If Black Woman or WOC: Contact Coach Cassie J via call/text at (504) 407-5131
A. If White Woman: Contact Patricia at (985) 264-8089, call or text.
Anyone can leave contact info at [email protected] and let us know how you identify racially. We will have Cassandra or Patricia reach out to you.
Note about facilitation: We will be drawing on The Circle Way for our group process, which involves some shared leadership. All group members will have an opportunity to support the group process in various ways.
Our hosting partner:
North Shore Unitarian Universalists
28862 Krentel Rd, Lacombe, LA
northshoreuu.org
We appreciate North Shore UU’s generosity in providing the space for this series, in accordance with the Unitarian Universalist Association’s proposed 8th Principle:
“The 8th Principle affirms and promotes journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse, multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.” UUA
Cost/Investment:
Please be as generous as possible in a way that fits your situation. The total for the series includes a check-in session 30 days after to follow-up.:
$240 Pay It Forward Rate—-contributing this amount allows other women to attend who would not otherwise be included
$180 The cost to our organizations to provide this series
$120 Reduced Rate*
Please call or text one of the phone numbers above to receive your invitation. Once you are accepted, use the button below to register.
Please be as generous as possible in a way that fits your situation. The total for the series includes a check-in session 30 days after to follow-up.:
$240 Pay It Forward Rate—-contributing this amount allows other women to attend who would not otherwise be included
$180 The cost to our organizations to provide this series
$120 Reduced Rate*
Please call or text one of the phone numbers above to receive your invitation. Once you are accepted, use the button below to register.
*If you need to make a payment for an amount not listed above due to your situation, you can use this general donation button. After entering your amount, please indicate “White Women” in the notes section.
MEET THE FACILITATORS
Coach Cassie J (in person)
Cassandra “Coach Cassie J” James-Weathersby is a Recovery Life Coach and an advocate and champion for Mental Wellness and Women’s Emotional Healing. As a ‘survivor turned thriver’ of her battles with trauma & and mental illness, Cassandra is working to encourage other Black and Brown Women to stand in their truth; breaking the silence barrier around trauma that has kept many trapped. Since founding the nonprofit organization Black Women DO Heal in 2019, Cassandra has been facilitating those meaningful conversations to destroy the lie of the ‘Superwoman Myth’ through their coaching, healing conversations, respite events, and wellness activities.
As a result of her inner intentional healing journey and her work, she firmly believes self-awareness, rest, community, and support are some of the key ingredients to taking our lives and power back-striving each day to ‘go be her.’
Cassandra has over 30 years of lived experience in mental health, over 8 years of experience as a Certified Peer Support Specialist, a Recovery Coach Professional and trainer of Trainers, a Certified WRAP Facilitator, a Breathwork Facilitator, and a Target Health Facilitator. Coach Cassie J is also the CEO of Pure Valley Educational Services, a mental health support, coaching, and consulting agency located in Louisiana.
Coach Cassie J currently resides in the Greater New Orleans area. She is the Mother of three grown rugrats and GiGi of one granddaughter and two grandsons. When she is not working, she can be found enjoying nature from the safety of her window, reading, and spending time with her Family.
Cassandra “Coach Cassie J” James-Weathersby is a Recovery Life Coach and an advocate and champion for Mental Wellness and Women’s Emotional Healing. As a ‘survivor turned thriver’ of her battles with trauma & and mental illness, Cassandra is working to encourage other Black and Brown Women to stand in their truth; breaking the silence barrier around trauma that has kept many trapped. Since founding the nonprofit organization Black Women DO Heal in 2019, Cassandra has been facilitating those meaningful conversations to destroy the lie of the ‘Superwoman Myth’ through their coaching, healing conversations, respite events, and wellness activities.
As a result of her inner intentional healing journey and her work, she firmly believes self-awareness, rest, community, and support are some of the key ingredients to taking our lives and power back-striving each day to ‘go be her.’
Cassandra has over 30 years of lived experience in mental health, over 8 years of experience as a Certified Peer Support Specialist, a Recovery Coach Professional and trainer of Trainers, a Certified WRAP Facilitator, a Breathwork Facilitator, and a Target Health Facilitator. Coach Cassie J is also the CEO of Pure Valley Educational Services, a mental health support, coaching, and consulting agency located in Louisiana.
Coach Cassie J currently resides in the Greater New Orleans area. She is the Mother of three grown rugrats and GiGi of one granddaughter and two grandsons. When she is not working, she can be found enjoying nature from the safety of her window, reading, and spending time with her Family.
Co-Facilitator: Patricia Stout, LCSW (Virtual)
Patricia is a holistic social worker, psychotherapist, musician and co-founder of the Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation in Abita Springs, LA. She specializes in women’s issues and trauma recovery and is certified as an Integrative Breathwork Facilitator. Patricia has facilitated retreats and healing groups for deep process work, mostly for women, since 1991. Patricia was a member and peer leader of ERACE for many years and helped found the Racial Healing group for Women’s Center participants who wanted to follow up on their experiences in Undoing Racism training.
The Racial Healing group, currently Linda Allen, Sally Buras, Catherine Williams, Anysia Genre and Patricia, are white women who work on our own inherent racism and have partnered with organizations to create programs for others for racial awareness and justice since about 2014. This includes field trips to Whitney Plantation in NOLA, the EJI and lynching memorial by Bryan Stevenson bus trip to Alabama, and numerous local trainings and series such as Racial Sobriety; White Fragility; Healing Oppression and Practicing Equity (HOPE Retreat); hosting and partnering with ERACE; orienting Women Center interns to anti-racism; facilitating folks to attend Undoing Racism 3-day trainings; hosting PoeticSoul at Her Voice; consulting on anti-racist policies and practices for WCHT and many more. Patricia now lives in San Antonio, Texas with her spouse, Johnny, to be close to their son and his wife and children ages 10 and 3. Another one is on the way! She enjoys long walks in the hill country and learning to play the baritone ukelele.
Patricia is a holistic social worker, psychotherapist, musician and co-founder of the Women’s Center for Healing & Transformation in Abita Springs, LA. She specializes in women’s issues and trauma recovery and is certified as an Integrative Breathwork Facilitator. Patricia has facilitated retreats and healing groups for deep process work, mostly for women, since 1991. Patricia was a member and peer leader of ERACE for many years and helped found the Racial Healing group for Women’s Center participants who wanted to follow up on their experiences in Undoing Racism training.
The Racial Healing group, currently Linda Allen, Sally Buras, Catherine Williams, Anysia Genre and Patricia, are white women who work on our own inherent racism and have partnered with organizations to create programs for others for racial awareness and justice since about 2014. This includes field trips to Whitney Plantation in NOLA, the EJI and lynching memorial by Bryan Stevenson bus trip to Alabama, and numerous local trainings and series such as Racial Sobriety; White Fragility; Healing Oppression and Practicing Equity (HOPE Retreat); hosting and partnering with ERACE; orienting Women Center interns to anti-racism; facilitating folks to attend Undoing Racism 3-day trainings; hosting PoeticSoul at Her Voice; consulting on anti-racist policies and practices for WCHT and many more. Patricia now lives in San Antonio, Texas with her spouse, Johnny, to be close to their son and his wife and children ages 10 and 3. Another one is on the way! She enjoys long walks in the hill country and learning to play the baritone ukelele.
Women's Center for Healing & Transformation
71667 Leveson Street
Abita Springs, LA 70420
