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College Behind Bars: A Screening & Discussion

Join GWI and the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) for a special screening and discussion of College Behind Bars. The highly acclaimed documentary directed by Lynn Novick, produced by Sarah Botstein, and executive produced by Ken Burns tells the story of a group of incarcerated men and women in New York State earning degrees through one of the most rigorous and effective college in prison programs in America.

The Good Work Institute is honored to collaborate with the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) in hosting this specially-curated, 25-minute screening of College Behind Bars. Through the lived experiences of the students and their families, this is a groundbreaking story of incarceration, injustice, race in America, and the transformative power of education. It raises questions we urgently need to address: What is prison for? Who has access to educational opportunity? Who among us is capable of academic excellence? How can we have justice without redemption?

Following this screening we will hold a discussion and Q+A with BPI Founder and Executive Director Max Kenner ’01 and program alumni. Together, let’s learn and consider ways that we, as a community, can work towards racial justice and social equity in the Hudson Valley.

Food and beverages will be served.

More about BPI:

The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) works to redefine the availability, affordability, and expectations typically associated with higher education in America. Since 2001, BPI has created groundbreaking opportunities for college within America’s prison systems. These programs transform the negative impacts of criminal punishment and create radical inroads of access and opportunity to higher learning.

Today, BPI enrolls over 300 incarcerated students full-time in programs that culminate in degrees from Bard College; it offers extensive support for its nearly 1000 alumni in New York City and across New York State.

COVID Policy:

We will follow up-to-date NY State COVID-19 mandates and guidelines.
CO recommends, but does not require, that all guests wear masks when not socially distanced.

Rooted Resources Festival

Rooted Resources is a weekend festival that shines a light on localizing economic power to nurture solidarity, awareness, and action.

Democratizing wealth, communities, and work is one of the principles of Just Transition that we want to uplift in our places. Through this gathering we offer a platform to learn from each other, connect with ideas and initiatives, and facilitate the hard and powerful conversations that come with looking at how we might better share resources to shift from individual survival to collective thriving.

We will ask big questions to reimagine money and shared resources:

How might we understand money differently, democratize wealth, and see new ways to engage in exchanges that benefit our communities and all life?
What happens when we allow ourselves to explore the commons, land as wealth, cooperatives, community funds, local currencies, and exchange rooted in reciprocity and collective prosperity?

With activists, entrepreneurs, storytellers, community builders, and explorers as our guides, we will gather to learn from the projects underway to create stable, dynamic, just abundance in our communities. We also face the real fact that there is trauma around money, and we’ll bring forward ways to heal, to move away from the scarcity that global capitalism imbeds in us. Lastly, we will celebrate the creativity inherent in all of us and take the opportunity to be together in-person!

What’s Happening in Your Community?

Happy Spring!

How are you? Do you have any new projects in the works? Do you need support in your Good Work? What is happening in your community? We are inviting you to connect with old friends, meet some new ones and answer some of these questions on Wednesday, April 20th at 12pm.

We have been learning about some of the initiatives happening across the Network of those doing Good Work towards Just Transition here in this valley of the Mahicantuck river. We also know that there are so many more things happening, big and small, that are adding up to making a difference in our region. Sharing these is a crucial part of the work. It’s how we inspire each other, how we increase what’s possible and collectively imagine and build.

Join us in a virtual space to share what’s happening in your community. At this session, we will hear from each other, ask each other questions, and share calls of action. Feel free to enjoy your lunch while we connect and share with each other so that we can support each other in carrying this momentum forward. We will host this event via Zoom. The link will be provided in the registration confirmation email.

This is event is free, but registration is required. If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

Reconnection: A Nature Experience for BIPOC

Continuing a series begun in the winter of 2021, GWI is collaborating with Wild Earth, offering an opportunity for BIPOC to gather outdoors.

Together we will spend timeless space around the fire, cooking a locally sourced meal featuring venison stew*, acorn pancakes and root tea sweetened with maple sap, which we will boil down to syrup together! This day will be all about nourishment as we sit around the fire, learn about local food, explore cooking fire techniques, and make herbal tonics. In conversation and comfort food, we will build connections to each other, ourselves and the land that supports each and every one of us!

*We will have vegetarian options available for lunch.

If you identify as part of a BIPOC community and are interested in participating in this event, please email [email protected].

See No Enemy ~ Hear What Matters: Community of Practice (online session)

These monthly online practice sessions are open to those who are already familiar with the fundamental ideas of Nonviolent Communication – those who have experience equivalent to reading A Language for Life by Marshall Rosenberg PhD. or attending a two day introductory workshop. Activities may include journalling, role play, dyads and full group practice.

See No Enemy ~ Hear What Matters: Community of Practice (online session)

These monthly online practice sessions are open to those who are already familiar with the fundamental ideas of Nonviolent Communication – those who have experience equivalent to reading A Language for Life by Marshall Rosenberg PhD. or attending a two day introductory workshop. Activities may include journalling, role play, dyads and full group practice.

See No Enemy ~ Hear What Matters: Community of Practice (online session)

These monthly online practice sessions are open to those who are already familiar with the fundamental ideas of Nonviolent Communication – those who have experience equivalent to reading A Language for Life by Marshall Rosenberg PhD. or attending a two day introductory workshop. Activities may include journalling, role play, dyads and full group practice.

See No Enemy ~ Hear What Matters: Community of Practice (online session)

These monthly online practice sessions are open to those who are already familiar with the fundamental ideas of Nonviolent Communication – those who have experience equivalent to reading A Language for Life by Marshall Rosenberg PhD. or attending a two day introductory workshop. Activities may include journalling, role play, dyads and full group practice.

See No Enemy ~ Hear What Matters: Community of Practice (online session)

These monthly online practice sessions are open to those who are already familiar with the fundamental ideas of Nonviolent Communication – those who have experience equivalent to reading A Language for Life by Marshall Rosenberg PhD. or attending a two day introductory workshop. Activities may include journalling, role play, dyads and full group practice.

See No Enemy ~ Hear What Matters: Community of Practice (online session)

These monthly online practice sessions are open to those who are already familiar with the fundamental ideas of Nonviolent Communication – those who have experience equivalent to reading A Language for Life by Marshall Rosenberg PhD. or attending a two day introductory workshop. Activities may include journalling, role play, dyads and full group practice.

See No Enemy ~ Hear What Matters: Community of Practice (all are welcome)

SEE NO ENEMY ~ HEAR WHAT MATTERS are practice sessions – online & in person – exploring core principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in real time. By listening for the deeper needs of ourselves and others we begin to transform our judgments, build our capacity for compassion and increase our skills to make peace.

All are welcome / no previous NVC experience required / no sign up, just show up!

See No Enemy ~ Hear What Matters is supported by the GWI Communities of Practice program.

See No Enemy ~ Hear What Matters: Community of Practice (all are welcome)

SEE NO ENEMY ~ HEAR WHAT MATTERS are practice sessions – online & in person – exploring core principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in real time. By listening for the deeper needs of ourselves and others we begin to transform our judgments, build our capacity for compassion and increase our skills to make peace.

All are welcome / no previous NVC experience required / no sign up, just show up!

See No Enemy ~ Hear What Matters is supported by the GWI Communities of Practice program.