Deep Racial Discernment for the After Times Retreat

1101 West Broadway Avenue,Minneapolis MN 55411

23 July, 2021

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After the quarantine, the uprising, the verdict, the prayer tent, the learning group - we're not done. What's next as a White abolitionist? Do you find yourself needing to discern next steps in your journey of antiracism and yet feeling urgency to keep the momentum of the past year? Not wanting to be that White person who quit showing up? Longing for meaningful, transformative action toward Beloved Community but wary of charging in with some ill-conceived plan? Right now there's a real sense among many White people of being so much more ready than a year ago, but -- ready for what, exactly? This mini-retreat will allow you to discern "What is my gift and how do I give it?" starting from "Who is my Self in this racial landscape?" and "What is my Work in reforming it?" These are questions we must ask and periodically re-ask of ourselves as we find the landscape shifting and ourselves growing into new roles. Through journaling, visualization, paired conversations and gentle movement activities you'll begin to see the larger system as it currently stands, and your emerging role within it. You'll leave with more clarity and a sense of the possible. Time Frame: Friday evening-Saturday morning, July 23 - 24, 2021. Friday 6 pm - 8:30 pm US Central timeSaturday 9 am - 12:30 pm US Central TimeLocation: Episcopal Church in Minnesota Offices - this secure building has parking onsite, and a large, airy space for us to talk, write, move, and connect. Facilitator: Rie Algeo Gilsdorf, Racial Equity Facilitator and Coach is a fellow traveler who has already logged some miles on this journey. She enjoys guiding people through the challenging navigation of our racial systems. After honing her teaching skills in a career in PK-12 education, she has spent the past 10 years facilitating adults in their racial equity consciousness development in schools, nonprofits and faith communities. She now provides racial equity seminars, coaching and consulting through Embody Equity. Rie has been trained as an Advanced Practitioner of Social Presencing Theater and an Affiliate Practitioner of Courageous Conversations About Race. Learn more at EmbodyEquity.com Questions? Contact [email protected] Community Care: Ten percent of all fees donated to Northside Healing Space. Participants are saying: “Thank you for your unbelievable facilitation of today's session. . . . you created and held an amazing space of trust, creativity and freshness.” - Dirk, Berlin, Germany "I felt deeply connected to the group; and in that connection, found a deeper connection to my Self." - Louise, London, Ontario, Canada “Masterfully facilitated, I am so grateful for your leadership, time, spirit in this. Appreciate you.” - Kalyan, San Francisco, CA "Rie is a highly competent and charismatic facilitator in White racial affinity spaces. She brings with her many years of experience leading conversations about race and coaching White people in their racial identity development and consciousness. When co-facilitating with Rie I could count on her to structure time well and to hold space for productive conversations. She leads with transparency, humility and vulnerability." - Courtney, Minneapolis, MN Photo Attribution: CC BY-NC 4.0 http://getdrawings.com/group-of-people-talking-silhouette#group-of-people-talking-silhouette-6.jpg