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.

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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.

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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.

As we start making preparations for the cold weather months, we will share timeless space around the fire, crafting medicine pouches with yarn dyed with local plants, making medicinal teas and herbal tinctures. This day will be all about preparations to turn inward as we sit around the fire, crafting, learning about medicinal plants and dyeing techniques. In conversation and comfort food*, we will build connections to each other, ourselves and the land that supports each and every one of us! 

This is a family-friendly gathering. Children are encouraged to attend and childcare will be provided, if need be. If you are requesting childcare, please let us know via the registration form.

We would like to remind everyone that we are entering hunting season. While we are not expecting to be in any danger, we want to err on the side of caution and ask that everyone please wear bright colors (blaze orange or blaze green) during our time together. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to 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].

Climate Grief Conversations

GWI and Jenny Bates are holding ongoing climate grief conversations. This group will meet on the first Thursdays of the month (for October and November only, meetings will be the first WEDNESDAY of the month) at The Greenhouse 65 St. James St. on the corner of Clinton Street and St. James Street in Uptown Kingston. This group is free and open to anyone who has concerns about the climate, about our City of Kingston, and who are stressed about an uncertain future.


“We are picking up distress signals, as living beings on this planet” – Jenny Bates.


Grief is not easily processed alone. The grief felt, consciously or unconsciously regarding the planet is on a scale previously unknown to our species. This series of conversations is an opportunity to share and verbalize what is felt in the context of group that will be facilitated with care, support and a sense of belonging in a confidential and fully respectful manner.


You can listen to Micah and Jenny speak on The Good Work Hour about this topic.


If you have any question email [email protected] or [email protected]

Climate Grief Conversations

GWI and Jenny Bates are holding ongoing climate grief conversations. This group will meet on the first Thursdays of the month (for October and November only, meetings will be the first WEDNESDAY of the month) at The Greenhouse 65 St. James St. on the corner of Clinton Street and St. James Street in Uptown Kingston. This group is free and open to anyone who has concerns about the climate, about our City of Kingston, and who are stressed about an uncertain future.


“We are picking up distress signals, as living beings on this planet” – Jenny Bates.


Grief is not easily processed alone. The grief felt, consciously or unconsciously regarding the planet is on a scale previously unknown to our species. This series of conversations is an opportunity to share and verbalize what is felt in the context of group that will be facilitated with care, support and a sense of belonging in a confidential and fully respectful manner.


You can listen to Micah and Jenny speak on The Good Work Hour about this topic.


If you have any question email [email protected] or [email protected]

Climate Grief Conversations

GWI and Jenny Bates are holding ongoing climate grief conversations. This group will meet on the first Sundays of the month at The Greenhouse 65 St. James St. on the corner of Clinton street and St. James Street in Uptown Kingston. This group is free and open to anyone who has concerns about the climate, about our City of Kingston, and who are stressed about an uncertain future.


“We are picking up distress signals, as living beings on this planet” – Jenny Bates.


Grief is not easily processed alone. The grief felt, consciously or unconsciously regarding the planet is on a scale previously unknown to our species. This series of conversations is an opportunity to share and verbalize what is felt in the context of group that will be facilitated with care, support and a sense of belonging in a confidential and fully respectful manner.


You can listen to Micah and Jenny speak on The Good Work Hour about this topic.


If you have any question email [email protected] or [email protected]

Collaboration, Community, and Conflict: A BIPOC-only cohort (Session 3 of 6)

In this 6-week, BIPOC-only workshop, we will explore and cultivate nonviolent communication skills that can support our working together productively, authentically, and with care.

When we pour ourselves into the things we care about, we want to know it matters. We want to know that our collective efforts to bring about needed changes and work toward Just Transition will be fruitful. How disheartening, exhausting, and frustrating it is to see our hard work fall short as conflict slows down, stalls out, or, worse yet, totally disrupts our collaborations.

The legacies of a domination paradigm (capitalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, competition to name a few) have left us without the skills we need in order to collaborate effectively and to find generativity in conflict which, on some scale, is inevitable.

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers us a toolkit to deepen our own embodied self-connection and build our capacity to relate to ourselves and one another with empathy so that we can show up more fully and authentically to our work in the world. As we begin to unpack the way that domination culture has shaped our very language, we can learn new/old ways of communicating that bring us more deeply into alignment with our values, our purpose, and into connection with one another.

During this 6-week, online workshop designed and facilitated by BIPOC for a BIPOC cohort, we will explore practical strategies for undoing domination in ourselves, our communication, our relationships, and our collaborations. This course will provide an overview of nonviolent communication and support with:

  • Understanding empathy: What is it and why does it matter?
  • Using a self-empathy model as a tool for addressing systemic barriers to identifying and meeting our needs
  • Listening with empathy and compassion
  • Preparing ourselves for difficult conversations
  • Attending to grief and mourning
  • Fostering connection while maintaining personal authenticity

This workshop is not meant to be a forum for working through active conflicts with one another, but rather a place to be supported in cultivating the skills that will help us to engage more effectively with conflict in the various domains of our lives.

Collaboration, Community, and Conflict: A BIPOC-only cohort (Session 2 of 6)

In this 6-week, BIPOC-only workshop, we will explore and cultivate nonviolent communication skills that can support our working together productively, authentically, and with care.

When we pour ourselves into the things we care about, we want to know it matters. We want to know that our collective efforts to bring about needed changes and work toward Just Transition will be fruitful. How disheartening, exhausting, and frustrating it is to see our hard work fall short as conflict slows down, stalls out, or, worse yet, totally disrupts our collaborations.

The legacies of a domination paradigm (capitalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, competition to name a few) have left us without the skills we need in order to collaborate effectively and to find generativity in conflict which, on some scale, is inevitable.

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers us a toolkit to deepen our own embodied self-connection and build our capacity to relate to ourselves and one another with empathy so that we can show up more fully and authentically to our work in the world. As we begin to unpack the way that domination culture has shaped our very language, we can learn new/old ways of communicating that bring us more deeply into alignment with our values, our purpose, and into connection with one another.

During this 6-week, online workshop designed and facilitated by BIPOC for a BIPOC cohort, we will explore practical strategies for undoing domination in ourselves, our communication, our relationships, and our collaborations. This course will provide an overview of nonviolent communication and support with:

  • Understanding empathy: What is it and why does it matter?
  • Using a self-empathy model as a tool for addressing systemic barriers to identifying and meeting our needs
  • Listening with empathy and compassion
  • Preparing ourselves for difficult conversations
  • Attending to grief and mourning
  • Fostering connection while maintaining personal authenticity

This workshop is not meant to be a forum for working through active conflicts with one another, but rather a place to be supported in cultivating the skills that will help us to engage more effectively with conflict in the various domains of our lives.

Collaboration, Community, and Conflict: A BIPOC-only cohort (Session 4 of 6)

In this 6-week, BIPOC-only workshop, we will explore and cultivate nonviolent communication skills that can support our working together productively, authentically, and with care.

When we pour ourselves into the things we care about, we want to know it matters. We want to know that our collective efforts to bring about needed changes and work toward Just Transition will be fruitful. How disheartening, exhausting, and frustrating it is to see our hard work fall short as conflict slows down, stalls out, or, worse yet, totally disrupts our collaborations.

The legacies of a domination paradigm (capitalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, competition to name a few) have left us without the skills we need in order to collaborate effectively and to find generativity in conflict which, on some scale, is inevitable.

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) offers us a toolkit to deepen our own embodied self-connection and build our capacity to relate to ourselves and one another with empathy so that we can show up more fully and authentically to our work in the world. As we begin to unpack the way that domination culture has shaped our very language, we can learn new/old ways of communicating that bring us more deeply into alignment with our values, our purpose, and into connection with one another.

During this 6-week, online workshop designed and facilitated by BIPOC for a BIPOC cohort, we will explore practical strategies for undoing domination in ourselves, our communication, our relationships, and our collaborations. This course will provide an overview of nonviolent communication and support with:

  • Understanding empathy: What is it and why does it matter?
  • Using a self-empathy model as a tool for addressing systemic barriers to identifying and meeting our needs
  • Listening with empathy and compassion
  • Preparing ourselves for difficult conversations
  • Attending to grief and mourning
  • Fostering connection while maintaining personal authenticity

This workshop is not meant to be a forum for working through active conflicts with one another, but rather a place to be supported in cultivating the skills that will help us to engage more effectively with conflict in the various domains of our lives.