The Ulster County Crime Victims Assistance Program is offering this free 4 class series Wednesday September 4-25 from 5:30-6:30pm at the GWI Greenhouse (65 St James St, Kingston). The series offers a combination of breath-work, mindfulness exercises and basic stretching geared towards helping you manage stress. All are welcome. No experience, special clothing or equipment is needed. Come as your are. For more information call (845) 340-3443.
Stress Reduction | techniques and tools to soothe and calm your nervous system with Shawn Harrison
The Ulster County Crime Victims Assistance Program is offering this free 4 class series Wednesday September 4-25 from 5:30-6:30pm at the GWI Greenhouse (65 St James St, Kingston). The series offers a combination of breath-work, mindfulness exercises and basic stretching geared towards helping you manage stress. All are welcome. No experience, special clothing or equipment is needed. Come as your are. For more information call (845) 340-3443.
PJ Library and PJ Our Way Book Swap
This event is for families in the PJ Library and PJ Our Way programs in Ulster County. The Book Swap is intended for children who wish to swap old books for “new” ones, or ones they haven’t read yet. It is also for any family raising their child/ren Jewish who wishes to join PJ Library. They are welcome to take home a few books. Refreshments will be available. There is a possibility of older readers reading to pre-readers. Please click the link below to register.
Democratizing Work: Ways of Sharing Power, Leadership and Decision Making (1 of 3)
Join the Good Work Institute and Co-op Hudson Valley as we explore the tools, policies, practices, culture, frameworks, and models of shared leadership and democratic decision making.
In this three-part series, we will get into the nuts and bolts of tools, policies and practices that support democratic decision making, and discuss the kinds of relational shifts that facilitate a culture of shared leadership. We will explore the broader context of shared leadership, including motivations, frameworks and models applicable to different types of organizations, both businesses and nonprofits.
In 2019, the Good Work Institute team made the collective decision to move from a hierarchical organization to a Worker Self-Directed Nonprofit. Together, we built a system of shared governance that serves the needs of our organization while honoring our unique individual contributions. Since 2021, Co-op Hudson Valley has been supporting worker-owned cooperative businesses to start and grow. This series draws on the direct experience of these two organizations that have coached, facilitated and supported workers in a wide variety of contexts to navigate the challenges and experience the benefits of bringing democratic values into the way we work and building deeper connections to our impact, purpose, and each other.
Here’s what a couple of participants from our most recent series had to say about the workshops:
These workshops have been a wonderful team-learning experience and a very timely response to our ongoing questions/inquiries into moving into a worker-directed collective. The resources, technical tools, frameworks, and approaches are truly invaluable and an incredible value-add. Through these workshops, our team has been introduced to and challenged to build shared language around power, leadership, structure, and decision-making. SOOOOOO good! – Shawn W.
I came into this process totally green to the idea of democratized work, but now feel I have a good grasp of the potential for our company, as well as great practical tools and resources, and clear next steps for how to approach these changes. – Lauren M.
Rather than provide a specific template approach, this series is designed to support participating organizations to see opportunities to evolve their own structure and processes. Together, we will explore:
- Frameworks and Models of Shared Leadership
- GWI Case Study: Policies, Practices and Culture of a Worker Self-Directed Nonprofit
- Tools that Support Democratic Ways of Working and Making Decisions Together
We request that participating organizations send a minimum of two workers, and that participants attend all three workshops. Shared leadership is a collaborative practice, and we believe that the more workers present, the easier it will be for an organization to engage with this work. Our recommended best practice is to send a delegation of workers that represent different professional backgrounds and different levels of authority within the organization.
We’re excited to offer this opportunity for learning and support alongside free weekly discovery calls focused on org-specific challenges and a quarterly community of practice to connect, discuss, and offer mutual encouragement.
Parent Circle with Helle Heckmann
Please join Mountaintop Waldorf School as we welcome Helle Heckman on Thursday, May 9th from 3:30 – 5:00pm at the GWI Greenhouse (65 St James Street, Kingston).
Early childhood happens only once. Helle recognizes this and helps us in honoring and respecting the being of the little child, allowing unhurried time for development through “Slow Parenting”. For more information, visit mountaintopschool.com
Community Meditation
Please join us every Sunday for a community meditation. This is a sitting meditation in the Buddhist tradition. These offerings will be mostly silent sitting, but we may do traditional prayers in Tibetan and English. We will be gathering from 5:00-6:00pm at the GWI Greenhouse (65 St. James Street, Kingston). For more information, please contact David McCarthy (845) 389-4903.
Community Meditation
Please join us every Sunday for a community meditation. This is a sitting meditation in the Buddhist tradition. These offerings will be mostly silent sitting, but we may do traditional prayers in Tibetan and English. We will be gathering from 5:00-6:00pm at the GWI Greenhouse (65 St. James Street, Kingston). For more information, please contact David McCarthy (845) 389-4903.
Community Meditation
Please join us every Sunday for a community meditation. This is a sitting meditation in the Buddhist tradition. These offerings will be mostly silent sitting, but we may do traditional prayers in Tibetan and English. We will be gathering from 5:00-6:00pm at the GWI Greenhouse (65 St. James Street, Kingston). For more information, please contact David McCarthy (845) 389-4903.
Community Meditation
Please join us every Sunday for a community meditation. This is a sitting meditation in the Buddhist tradition. These offerings will be mostly silent sitting, but we may do traditional prayers in Tibetan and English. We will be gathering from 5:00-6:00pm at the GWI Greenhouse (65 St. James Street, Kingston). For more information, please contact David McCarthy (845) 389-4903.
Community Meditation
Please join us every Sunday for a community meditation. This is a sitting meditation in the Buddhist tradition. These offerings will be mostly silent sitting, but we may do traditional prayers in Tibetan and English. We will be gathering from 5:00-6:00pm at the GWI Greenhouse (65 St. James Street, Kingston). For more information, please contact David McCarthy (845) 389-4903.
Community Meditation
Please join us every Sunday for a community meditation. This is a sitting meditation in the Buddhist tradition. These offerings will be mostly silent sitting, but we may do traditional prayers in Tibetan and English. We will be gathering from 5:00-6:00pm at the GWI Greenhouse (65 St. James Street, Kingston). For more information, please contact David McCarthy (845) 389-4903.
Community Meditation
Please join us every Sunday for a community meditation. This is a sitting meditation in the Buddhist tradition. These offerings will be mostly silent sitting, but we may do traditional prayers in Tibetan and English. We will be gathering from 5:00 – 6:00pm at the GWI Greenhouse (65 St. James Street, Kingston). For more information, please contact David McCarthy (845) 389-4903.
