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This year’s virtual workshop responds to ongoing health, economic, and racial crises by providing a brave space where US-based, white inheritors of wealth can enact partial and imperfect race-based redistributive justice. Honoring the legacy of Black neighborhoods that have been targeted in a white supremacist state, participants will commit and transfer money to legacy Black residents from two neighborhoods impacted by gentrification. In order for the workshop to happen, registrants must commit $20,000 collectively. Prior workshop participants will facilitate a series of pre-workshop monthly discussions about charity vs. justice (on November 7), the inheritance advantage (on December 12), and preparing for a popular education experience (on January 9). Each discussion will take place 4pm – 5:30pm Eastern Time, with invitations sent to all registered participants. We hope that you will register soon and take advantage of these pre-workshop conversations.
The month-long workshop will involve three 90-minute synchronous web-based meetings each week, organized around assigned readings, videos, and assignments. Carol Anderson’s White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership will be featured texts. Over the first three weeks, participants will develop statements that explain the significance of their race-based reparations before transferring committed funds. In the final week of the workshop, white participants will share prepared reflections and meet legacy Black residents, who will share their stories.
To read a history of this workshop, click here.
To read an interview with Melchor, click here.
This program will be online via Zoom, 3 times a week – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday – for 4 weeks and will follow this schedule. All sessions are Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Week 1: Acknowledging White Rage
Feb 1, 3, 5 ~ noon-1:30pm
Week 2: Understanding Black Homeownership
Feb 8, 10, 12 ~ noon-1:30pm
Week 3: Planting Sankofa Seeds
Feb 15, 17, 19 ~ noon-1:30pm
Week 4: Transferring Resources to Black Blocks
Feb 22, 24, 26 ~ noon-1:30pm
Join with Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm.
After five years of action by Earth Quaker Action Team, PNC announced today a shift in its policy that will effectively cease its financing of mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia.
Together we have shifted the policy of the seventh largest U.S. bank! This marks a major turnaround for PNC, who for years refused to budge on this issue. After more than 125 actions, their desire to continue business as usual proved no match for EQAT and our allies.
As more and more banks stop financing mountaintop removal, we expect it to become increasingly difficult over the next few years for mountaintop removal coal companies to secure financing for their destructive operations. So, join us in thanking the people of Appalachia who continue to inspire us and take bold action.
Celebrate and share this news widely. Together we have shown that strategic nonviolent direct action makes a difference. EQAT will continue to keep an eye on PNC to be sure that it follows through with this policy change. We will be looking forward to the next campaign.
We need to reclaim the truth of who we are, our souls radiance, from the lies that come from the messages of racism and sexism. Those lies diminish our true, radiant, authentic selves.
We are not ugly, we are beautiful.
We are not dumb, we are brilliant.
We are not lazy, we are diligent.
We are not any of the diminishing stories that have been placed upon us throughout the history of this country.
In this program participants will:
- Journey inward to uncover the erroneous stories we’ve been taught, and where they live in our bodies;
- Do the work necessary to release and eradicate old stories and let our true radiance shine forth.
We do this work in a supportive community of women dedicated to our own healing.
Leader: Erva Baden is a contemporary shaman who weaves together healing modalities with compassion and humor to journey with clients committed to their own deep transformation and healing. She is a Reiki Master and has more than 25 years of experience in facilitating the deep emotional process and release work nationally and internationally in men’s, women’s, and mixed-gender circles. She has studied energy work, chakra healing, and core shamanic techniques, as well as trauma recovery and the intergenerational effects of trauma.
Financial aid may be available. If you are seeking funds to participate in this program, click to review and complete our Financial Assistance Application and a Pendle Hill staff member will follow-up with you shortly (please do NOT register online). Thank you for your interest.
The Steering Group is the governing body of Transition Town Media. Comprised of representatives of each of the current Working Groups, the officers of TTM, and any other interested and committed members of TTM, this body meets once a month on 2nd Mondays to discuss current projects and initiatives and makes decisions regarding future activities.
Everyone is welcome to attend these meetings and contribute to the discussions. We value your ideas and input.
Contact us at info@transitiontownmedia.org for Zoom link.
We come together on a regular basis as a community dedicated to finding our way as the old world dies and a new world is born. As we deepen and enrich our connections with each other, we feel supported to do the important work of inner transition. We examine our attitudes, beliefs and assumptions. We share our struggles, fears, anger and grief as well as our joys and successes.
In the words of Joanna Macy, We are all involved in a huge, absolutely necessary transition from the Industrial Growth Society to a Life-Sustaining Society. It is an enormous privilege to be alive at this time and to be playing a part in this transition. It will bring forth our strength, creativity and courage. The choices and decisions we make now will determine if there will be a future for our children and grandchildren. We’re all in this together. Don’t go into isolation. We need to look into each other’s eyes and hold each other’s hands.
We are currently reading Charles Eisenstein’s book, The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. Come join us! TTM’s Inner Transition Group meets at 7 PM on the third Thursday of each month. Contact Marion at info@TransitionTownMedia.org for location.
Join with Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm.
After five years of action by Earth Quaker Action Team, PNC announced today a shift in its policy that will effectively cease its financing of mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia.
Together we have shifted the policy of the seventh largest U.S. bank! This marks a major turnaround for PNC, who for years refused to budge on this issue. After more than 125 actions, their desire to continue business as usual proved no match for EQAT and our allies.
As more and more banks stop financing mountaintop removal, we expect it to become increasingly difficult over the next few years for mountaintop removal coal companies to secure financing for their destructive operations. So, join us in thanking the people of Appalachia who continue to inspire us and take bold action.
Celebrate and share this news widely. Together we have shown that strategic nonviolent direct action makes a difference. EQAT will continue to keep an eye on PNC to be sure that it follows through with this policy change. We will be looking forward to the next campaign.
The Steering Group is the governing body of Transition Town Media. Comprised of representatives of each of the current Working Groups, the officers of TTM, and any other interested and committed members of TTM, this body meets once a month on 2nd Mondays to discuss current projects and initiatives and makes decisions regarding future activities.
Everyone is welcome to attend these meetings and contribute to the discussions. We value your ideas and input.
Contact us at info@transitiontownmedia.org for Zoom link.
We come together on a regular basis as a community dedicated to finding our way as the old world dies and a new world is born. As we deepen and enrich our connections with each other, we feel supported to do the important work of inner transition. We examine our attitudes, beliefs and assumptions. We share our struggles, fears, anger and grief as well as our joys and successes.
In the words of Joanna Macy, We are all involved in a huge, absolutely necessary transition from the Industrial Growth Society to a Life-Sustaining Society. It is an enormous privilege to be alive at this time and to be playing a part in this transition. It will bring forth our strength, creativity and courage. The choices and decisions we make now will determine if there will be a future for our children and grandchildren. We’re all in this together. Don’t go into isolation. We need to look into each other’s eyes and hold each other’s hands.
We are currently reading Charles Eisenstein’s book, The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible. Come join us! TTM’s Inner Transition Group meets at 7 PM on the third Thursday of each month. Contact Marion at info@TransitionTownMedia.org for location.
Join with Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) on the first Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm.
After five years of action by Earth Quaker Action Team, PNC announced today a shift in its policy that will effectively cease its financing of mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia.
Together we have shifted the policy of the seventh largest U.S. bank! This marks a major turnaround for PNC, who for years refused to budge on this issue. After more than 125 actions, their desire to continue business as usual proved no match for EQAT and our allies.
As more and more banks stop financing mountaintop removal, we expect it to become increasingly difficult over the next few years for mountaintop removal coal companies to secure financing for their destructive operations. So, join us in thanking the people of Appalachia who continue to inspire us and take bold action.
Celebrate and share this news widely. Together we have shown that strategic nonviolent direct action makes a difference. EQAT will continue to keep an eye on PNC to be sure that it follows through with this policy change. We will be looking forward to the next campaign.
This workshop will help participants reclaim gentle, mindful, relational practice, while disrupting systems of oppression embedded in our tissues and day-to-day interactions in order to rebuild the human and earthly commons for a more viable future. If you are interested in working to uproot oppressive systems in a way that reweaves human connection and a sense of belonging to one another and to the earth, please join us.
Financial aid may be available. If you are seeking funds to participate in this program, click to review and complete our Financial Assistance Application and a Pendle Hill staff member will follow-up with you shortly (please do NOT register online). Thank you for your interest.
