Social Witness
Beyond Diversity 101
August 5 – 10, 2012
Niyonu Spann and BD101 Associates
A five-day intensive workshop with Niyonu Spann and BD101 Associates Beyond Diversity 101 intends the healing transformation of personal relationships, community living, and organizations based in power-over dynamics and systematic discrimination. Participants are offered ways to move beyond assigning blame and increasing guilt so they can take responsibility, shift mindsets, and build useful skills.
Deep Transition: Catalyzing the Emergence of Community Resilience and Self-Reliance
October 11 – 14, 2012
Lynette Marie Hanthorn and Michael Brownlee
Deep Transition addresses those who know that “Peak Everything” is already upon us, who have a fierce and determined optimism, and who feel called to action. It is for those who sense the urgent need to reclaim our power locally, to rebuild our capacity to meet essential needs locally, and to heal and regenerate community locally. Deep Transition offers a rigorous schedule of presentations, group processes, documentary films, individual reflection time, guest speakers, and experiential exercises that will empower participants to serve as more effective “evolutionary catalysts” in a time of planetary transition. The approach is intense, demanding, and balanced: left-brain/right-brain, feminine/masculine, inner/outer, personal/group.
Five Spiritual Principles
November 23 – 25, 2012
George Owen
Pay Attention, Expect to Be Changed, Honor Your Connectedness, Choose Beauty, Live Radiantly. Rooted in early Quakerism, these advices call us to live more fully in all aspects of our lives. Explore them from a variety of perspectives and discover ways they can awaken and energize your daily life. Take time for personal reflection and discernment. Sharing in small groups will help you test what rings true for you and ground you as you carry these principles into your life.
Black Fire: African American Quakers on Spirituality and Human Rights
Jun 1 - 3, 2012 Fri – Sun (2 nights)
Hal Weaver and Stephen Angell
Join two Quakers passionate about shedding more light on the rich legacy of such eminent Black Friends (and friends of Friends) as Paul Cuffe, Jean Toomer, Howard Thurman, Mahala Ashley Dickerson, Bill Sutherland, and Bayard Rustin.