We had a fabulous inaugural town hall & support session today. Appreciate these lovely ladies for holding it down when I needed to step away to put out a small family fire! While we didn't record the whole session, there was a really great question/reflection that I wanted to be sure to capture. With permission from @Cheryl Wozniak and @Kristin Bigras, I wanted to share this clip. In matters of accompliceship in turbulent times when it seems like no one is being spared, it's important for us to remember that no matter how close an incident hits to home, social dynamics continue to exist. While we are all impacted and no two lived experiences are exactly alike, recognizing these dynamics and knowing when to decenter (and stay out of the center, period) is critical to the effectiveness of your advocacy. While you may *feel* a sense of identity, deep empathy or parallelism with a particular struggle, it's not always right for the moment to lead with this conversation—especially if you are of a predominantly privileged background or are in a position to guide or coach others through a difficult experience. It IS, however, important to use that gut emotion as information to guide a line of questioning that keeps the marginalized individual at the center of the issue being discussed. Use empathy as a catalyst, not a cover. Let me know what comes up for you as you hear this clip. 💛 A reminder that we'll be back next Thursday 1/22, same time (1pm CST/8pm CEST) for our next session. Link to register in the calendar tab. Looking forward to seeing more of you there!

Hi all — just heard from @Erin Corine Johnson and due to unforeseen circumstances, the rescheduled eclipse circle today will need to be cancelled (everything is ok, something popped up last-minute). She will be posting later for us 🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔 Take care everyone!!

How is everyone doing so far this week? Take a moment to check in with one defiant win that you're celebrating in spite of the chaos in the news, the world, and beyond. A reminder that tomorrow (or today, depending on where you are) is our second Town Hall + Community Support Circle themed "Hate Has No Place Here. Click to register to join us tomorrow and next week, same time. The session is open to the public and likely continuing on into October, so do feel free to invite anyone you know might need this space. We look forward to gathering with everyone again for dialogue and maybe even a few (more) much-needed laughs. :') See you there. 🫶🏾

Happy Monday Changemakers, how is everyone doing? Loaded question, I know—but if you're seeing this, tap in below and let us know how you're feeling. It's been... Quite a time to be alive, to say the least. 🫶🏾 Last Friday's impromptu support session turned out to be exactly the brave, vulnerable and open space I envisioned, and for that I am immensely grateful to those that attended. Special thank you to guest panelist Jordan Maney and Haven members @Charlie Stark and @Tracie Gilbert for bringing additional insights to the table. This session will later be added to the Classroom section. In the meantime, you can check out the replay here. The passcode is ?u5R1vB. I've added some additional sessions this week, so here's a video rundown with all registration links in linked in each title. Times shown are in Central US Time (Chicago) and Central European Time (Barcelona). ➡️ Monday 9/15 — Open Co-working (All Members) — 9am CDT/4pm CEDT*** September co-working sessions are open to all members of The Changemaker's Haven and The Identity & Belonging Lab. Pop in and out as you please during the 3-hour block! ***Note: the dates and time will likely change after this week after polling members to see what works best for most. We'll keep shifting and experimenting as we go!*** ➡️ Monday 9/15 — R.I.S.E. Academy Info Session (Open to the Public) — 12 noon CET/7pm CEDT Join us for our second info session ahead of the October 1 opening of our next-tier community, the R.I.S.E. Changemaker's Academy! If you have not yet filled out our interest form, you can do that at holamagnolia.com/apply-to-rise. Register to attend here

***Edit: thank you to all that attended! Until the session is added to the classroom, you can tune into the replay on-demand here. Passcode: ?u5R1vB.*** Hey, Changemakers—in the aftermath of what has been a week of immense turmoil, bloodshed and violence in the United States and beyond on top of today's commemoration of 9/11, I have added an impromptu town hall and community support circle to the calendar. It turns out nothing will snap you back into community organizing action like righteous reactivity to volatile current events. I HATE that this space is necessary, I HATE that but if it must... So must I. This session is free and open to the public, so please share with your contacts and networks. Here are three ways to spread the word: ➡️ Share, invite and tag people in the LinkedIn Event here. ➡️ Click here to register for the session. Feel free to join for the whole session or flex in and out. ➡️ Forward the email that you should have received with the above registration details included. For maximum safety and security of all attendees in the event of trolls appearing, I will be doing this session in webinar format. We haven't had this issue yet, but I want to be as proactive as possible. In the meantime, please use the space below to reflect, make a support request, or simply express anything that's on your heart today. Looking forward to the discussion. See you all there. 🫶🏾