HOPE Retreat: Healing Oppression and Practicing Equity
Friday - Sunday
July 20 - 22
Open to All Genders
Friday: 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am - 5:30 pm (bring lunch)
Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
HOPE is a fourteen-hour program aimed at helping individuals and communities unite in our common humanity while also recognizing, accepting, and celebrating each other’s differences.
The program is grounded in the spirit and wisdom of our greatest teachers and activists such as Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Thich Nhat Hanh, Audre Lorde, James Baldwin, Rigoberta Menchu, Kahlil Gibran, etc. Participants will share their insights and experiences as a way to collectively heal from the harm and violence of institutional racism and other forms of oppression, such as, but not limited to, gender and sexual orientation.
We move toward a practice of equity in our thoughts, speech, and actions while integrating healing modalities, such as ritual, mindfulness, breathing exercises, mindful movement, dance, sound healing, art, and poetry. We also use an intersectional framework and heart-centered approach that is beneficial for young adults and adults alike, especially those who would like to engage in social justice/peace building work in the community.
Participants will:
Overview of Modules
July 20 - 22
Open to All Genders
Friday: 5:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday: 11:00 am - 5:30 pm (bring lunch)
Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 pm
HOPE is a fourteen-hour program aimed at helping individuals and communities unite in our common humanity while also recognizing, accepting, and celebrating each other’s differences.
The program is grounded in the spirit and wisdom of our greatest teachers and activists such as Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Thich Nhat Hanh, Audre Lorde, James Baldwin, Rigoberta Menchu, Kahlil Gibran, etc. Participants will share their insights and experiences as a way to collectively heal from the harm and violence of institutional racism and other forms of oppression, such as, but not limited to, gender and sexual orientation.
We move toward a practice of equity in our thoughts, speech, and actions while integrating healing modalities, such as ritual, mindfulness, breathing exercises, mindful movement, dance, sound healing, art, and poetry. We also use an intersectional framework and heart-centered approach that is beneficial for young adults and adults alike, especially those who would like to engage in social justice/peace building work in the community.
Participants will:
- Share their views, insights and experiences
- Understand definitions related to race gender, intersectionality, and equity
- Heal and take responsibility for fostering healing in society, and advance equity in themselves and in the community
- Celebrate and express their identity
- Learn and practice mindful communication
- Gain exposure to and practice different methods of healing, including ritual, mindfulness, breathing exercises, mindful movement, dance, sound healing, art, and poetry
Overview of Modules
- Reflect on identity and privileges
- Connect to our history: what is race and how it was constructed in the United States
- Understand how history lives in the world today
- Shine the light on what we don’t see
- Find freedom
- Practice equity
- Equity in Action: Find Our Role in Community Activism
Cost: Suggested donation of $100 - $150, sliding scale with scholarships available.
We offer four full scholarships to people of color. Please fill out the application for a scholarship by July 2, 2018.
Registration: Click here to REGISTER ONLINE
We offer four full scholarships to people of color. Please fill out the application for a scholarship by July 2, 2018.
Registration: Click here to REGISTER ONLINE
Facilitator Florentina Ramirez Staigers is the sole owner and operator of Insight-Out Development, which strives to enhance social welfare by cultivating peace, compassion, and understanding, as well as help eliminate prejudice and discrimination. Florentina is a donation-based yoga teacher and a meditation practitioner in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. To learn more, visit www.insight-outdevelopment.com.
Note: We encourage a diverse representation of participants. However, depending on the convening organization or institution this may not always be possible. The module materials may be modified to account for a specific group’s characteristics, needs, and/or special interests. The modules may also be spread out among a number of weeks or condensed into just a few days.
For more information contact [email protected].
For more information contact [email protected].
