Are you feeling called to your Good Work but feeling depleted, disconnected, and scattered? Are you longing for a chance to recharge and renew your commitments in solidarity with others? Join GWI for a meaningful, joyful one-day retreat to find a rooted sense of belonging and to resource the important work ahead.

We have all been feeling the impacts of the accelerated pace of change and uncertainty brought about by the phalanx of challenges we face. A very incomplete list includes: federal governmental chaos, climate change, rising wealth disparities, extreme levels of inequity, all causing increasingly untenable pressure on people and ecosystems. GWI’s focus on Just Transition has positioned us to accept what is happening, understand it from a systems perspective, and focus on the solutions that will turn the system towards regenerative and just economies. At the same time, we know we are all in this together and it is a long game. It is essential that we support each other to stay focused on the Good Work, needed now more than ever, by acknowledging and tending to the potential for exhaustion and burn-out.

This one-day retreat is a chance to take intentional time away from day-to-day challenges to be in community with others who are working towards just futures and regenerative practices. We have three goals: to build relationships that bolster our access to mutual support, to refresh practices that help move us collectively towards durable and positive change, and to renew our energies in an environment crafted to open our hearts and light up our vitality.

What will we do?

GWI facilitators will offer a nourishing set of collaborative sessions, designed to balance energizing full group experiences and time to talk in smaller groups. We will invite participants in spaces that will allow everyone to share, learn and listen; we will provide time for renewing our energies; and we will offer space to practice the skills required for joyful, effective, cooperative action. 

We will be drawing from practices that include: setting working agreements; non-violent communication and empathy share; clarity on the vision that animates us; and tools for how to hold space and use equitable meeting practices in your organizing efforts or workplaces. We will end the day with a sound healing experience to calm our nervous systems and rest, before sharing dinner together at a local restaurant.

Who is this for?

There are many ways to work towards a just and regenerative future. Whether you are coming with decades of solidarity economy expertise or just starting the journey towards moving into social change work, we invite you to join us! If you are aligned with Just Transition and have been called to work towards positive, collective change, and want to spend time in reflection and discussion with allies, this retreat might be for you. We are open to all, and are particularly drawn to gathering people who are open to the concept that we are stronger together, who want to join a network of mutual support, and who are eager to connect and learn across arenas of experience.