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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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.

Continue reading

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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What’s Happening in Your Community?

Happy New Year!

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 our first gathering of the new year, where we can connect with old friends, meet some new ones and answer some of these questions. 

We have been hearing 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 dinner 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. 

Just Transition Primer

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

We’ve been navigating the strain and uncertainty of a global pandemic for close to two years. Soaring housing prices and extreme flooding have displaced community members. Our entrenched political divides are laced with conflict and create a sense of insecurity. How do we make sense of these realities? Where can we glimpse the kind of possibility worth coming together to work for? This workshop provides an opportunity to connect, explore a shared vision of Just Transition, and consider the question: What will it take to build systems centered on care for each other and our shared home? What would it mean for many of us in the Mahicantuck (Hudson) Valley to be focused on social and ecological well-being? Join us online, in community, to deepen your understanding of the Just Transition framework, principles and practices. 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, principles and practices, and where they come from
  • Discuss ways you are drawn toward weaving one or more Just Transition principles and practices into your Good Work

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.

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.

Continue reading

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.

Continue reading

It Starts When We’re Young: How We Learn and Teach Oppression (2 of 2)

Join us to learn about allying with young people and deepen your social equity practice.

About this event

Whether we are parents, caregivers, educators or other youth workers, in our hearts we know that the ways we accompany children as they develop shape so much of what comes after. Perhaps we’ve not yet been invited to understand how our relationships with young people – including with our younger selves – can transform their and our capacity to practice social equity. Although not always named, or understood by many, adultism is the systematic mistreatment of young people, and the way children are brought into the cycle of oppression. Adultism is a form of oppression that we have all experienced and witnessed. Through reading, presentations, reflection, sharing, presentations, and discussion in this series of two workshops, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Learn about the cycle of oppression that we enter into when we’re young
  • Recall and re-interpret childhood experiences* through the lens of the cycle of oppression
  • Explore how adultism is internalized and externalized
  • Gain insight into how adultism limits our capacity to effectively interrupt oppression as adults
  • Articulate ways to apply what you’ve learned to becoming an ally to the young people in your life

* SPECIAL NOTE: Many of us carry trauma from our experiences as children. In these workshops, there will be invitations for reflection and sharing intended to draw out and personalize learning about concepts. However, this is not designed to be a therapeutic experience, and there will not be trained therapists present. We are looking for your partnership in taking care of, and not overextending yourself, which includes attending to your needs, boundaries and safety, and knowing that there is always a choice in how much you choose to share in this kind of context. If you anticipate this topic may trigger childhood trauma, we invite you to consider if this is the right time to participate in these workshops.

It Starts When We’re Young: How We Learn and Teach Oppression (1 of 2)

Join us to learn about allying with young people and deepen your social equity practice.

About this event

Whether we are parents, caregivers, educators or other youth workers, in our hearts we know that the ways we accompany children as they develop shape so much of what comes after. Perhaps we’ve not yet been invited to understand how our relationships with young people – including with our younger selves – can transform their and our capacity to practice social equity. Although not always named, or understood by many, adultism is the systematic mistreatment of young people, and the way children are brought into the cycle of oppression. Adultism is a form of oppression that we have all experienced and witnessed. Through reading, presentations, reflection, sharing, presentations, and discussion in this series of two workshops, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Learn about the cycle of oppression that we enter into when we’re young
  • Recall and re-interpret childhood experiences* through the lens of the cycle of oppression
  • Explore how adultism is internalized and externalized
  • Gain insight into how adultism limits our capacity to effectively interrupt oppression as adults
  • Articulate ways to apply what you’ve learned to becoming an ally to the young people in your life

* SPECIAL NOTE: Many of us carry trauma from our experiences as children. In these workshops, there will be invitations for reflection and sharing intended to draw out and personalize learning about concepts. However, this is not designed to be a therapeutic experience, and there will not be trained therapists present. We are looking for your partnership in taking care of, and not overextending yourself, which includes attending to your needs, boundaries and safety, and knowing that there is always a choice in how much you choose to share in this kind of context. If you anticipate this topic may trigger childhood trauma, we invite you to consider if this is the right time to participate in these workshops.