A personalized online exploration of motivation and means to attend to social equity in the spaces we create in our work and lives

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About this Event

What does accessibility look like? Do we take into account folks who may have physical limitations when we are creating our spaces? In Spaces Intended for Us: Reflecting on Barriers to Participation Experienced by People with Disabilities, guest presenter Sage Jobsis, co-founder of ThriveHV, shares her experience navigating life with Multiple Sclerosis – how having MS changed her view of the world as well as the way the world views her.

There is a vast difference between stating that your institution or organization is “welcome to all” versus “this space is intended for you.” The former lets people know anyone can come through the doors, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that the principles, policies or mission will be inclusive to them. The latter clearly states that if someone does come into the space, there was attention and intention in its creation to take into account the needs of the array of human identities too often relegated to the margins, whether Latinx, Black or other people of color; LGBTQ+; people with accessibility needs; immigrants; elders; etc.

This online workshop will braid strands of mindfulness; particular media, fiction, and—most importantly—personal stories; and reflections prompted by these stories and by questions on your own experiences. This weave of considering the universal aspects of narrative, focusing our attention in the present moment, and tuning into our thoughts and questions, will spur our exploration and dialogue of what is; what it could mean to create spaces intended for all of us; and what it would mean for our own good work to commit to taking action to get there.

This offering is one in a monthly series of online workshops featuring story curators and tellers from different marginalized groups sharing their personal stories in order to provoke listeners to ask “what changes can I make within my life, communities and organizations to truly make the spaces created intended for all?”

Let’s come together online to align understanding and action in support of effective, collective responses to the moment we are living in.

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A global pandemic has altered the fabric of our daily lives with so many threads of uncertainty woven in. A strong uprising and awakening to the necessity of overcoming racial injustice has been initiated and needs to be sustained. These – and other – realities of our current context only heighten the importance of connecting to explore a shared vision of Just Transition. What will it take to build systems centered on care for each other and our shared home? This core GWI workshop helps us align our focus on this in the Mahicantuck (Hudson) Valley. Join us online, in community, to deepen your understanding of the Just Transition framework and principles. Through video, reflection, story sharing, and small group discussion, you will:

• See people from across the country describing aspects of Just Transition
• Hear how other participants respond to the framework
• Connect your own experience to extractive and regenerative economic paradigms
• Gain a sense of the framework and principles, and where they come from
• Discuss how you are drawn toward weaving one or more Just Transition principles into your Good Work