Co-counseling, despair & empowerment, and anti-racist training
Jeanne Mackey
I was pleased to be invited by the Ann Arbor Reskilling team to present an intro to Joanna Macy's despair & empowerment work on 12/8. My friend Edi Estey will also give a brief intro co-counseling, which has become an essential aspect of self-care for me, especially over the last year! Discharging strong emotion, making room for beauty and spaciousness in the midst of the chaos--ahhhh! Note: To learn more about the Ann Arbor co-counseling community, see our Facebook page.
I've also been working with Allies for Change in Lansing to schedule their 3-part training for white people challenging racism. It's happening! Please help spread the word.
See below for details.
Blessings,
Jeanne
http://www.umich.edu/~mackeyj
Joanna Macy's Work That Reconnects & Intro to Co-counseling
Friday, December 8, 5:30-8:30pm
1979 Mckinley, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Offered by Ann Arbor Reskilling
5:30 pm - potluck. Bring a dish to pass and recipe for our community recipe book.
6:30
- The
Work That Reconnects - An intro to co-counseling and the practices of Joanna
Macy.
How can we find the resilience and courage to face
the challenges of these times? In this interactive session, we will practice
ways of releasing fear and anger and reconnecting to what sustains us. The
first hour is an introduction to co-counseling--a peer process for two or more
people to heal past and present hurts, celebrate growth, and make intentional
change. The
second hour is a brief introduction to
eco-philosopher Joanna Macy and her “work that reconnects.” In simple paired
conversations, we will share what is in our hearts about the state of our
world.
Facilitators:
Jeanne
Mackey, MSW, is a lifelong musician, community-builder, and change-maker.
She was on the organizing team of the first Reskilling Festival in 2009.
Edi Estey
is an Herbalist, educator, avid Co-counselor, nature enthusiast, and on the Ann
Arbor Reskilling organizing team.
This is a family-friendly event -- kids' activity during workshop.
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Doing Our Own Work: An Anti-Racism Seminar for White People
February 23 & 24, March 16 & 17, and April 13 & 14 in Ann Arbor
This workshop is an opportunity for those of us who are white do the deep work required to claim and embody an anti-racist identity, understand the privilege we carry, and interrupt racism where we live, work, study, and volunteer. Doing Our Own Work provides tools for white people to help each other step up with courage, humility, and compassion to participate in movements led by people of color and help move other white people to greater anti-racist awareness and action.
Leaders: Dessa Cosma
& Melanie S. Morrison
Dates: February
23 & 24, March 16 & 17, and April 13 & 14. Attendance at
all six sessions is required.
Time: Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 9:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $475 ($100 deposit;
$375 balance due). Includes program, resource materials, and snacks &
beverages for all six days.
Scholarships and/or time payments available. No
one turned away because of inability to pay. A nonrefundable $100 deposit
will hold your place in the seminar.
Location: First Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Ann Arbor,
Michigan. The facility is barrier-free.
Anti-racist action and reflection form the heart of Doing Our Own Work. Each participant is invited to identify a “sphere of influence” that serves as the focus of action and reflection
Doing Our Own Work is designed as a supplement to, not a substitute for, contexts where people of diverse races strategize together to challenge and dismantle racism. This event is gender inclusive.
See Full Description and Registration. For additional background, see “Why an Anti-Racism Seminar for White People?”
ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS!!
For more information or to inquire about partial scholarships, email melaniemorrison@alliesforchange.org.
Doing Our Own Work is a program of Allies for Change. www.alliesforchange.org