Cocktails & Complicity: Collective Care for Mothers and Families

UPDATE: Childcare will be available at this event.

How do workplace policies impact your family? How did your workplace help (or hurt) your experience as a parent?

Becoming a parent is no easy feat. Add the pressures, policies, and slights felt at work, from the motherhood penalty to inflexible environments, and it can feel like you're asked to do the impossible: be a good parent and good employee while making no mistakes. At the same time, discriminatory practices don't just impact parents: single people and caregivers worry about whether taking a day off for a doctor's appointment or emergency will negatively impact their job security, or if their gender identity/ability to have children is slowing down their careers.

Join us as we dive into the structures and policies that can make or break the parenting experience at work, and the cultural pressures that add to the mix. You'll have the chance to share your own experiences with us, too: tell us what went right, or tell us what went wrong. We'll come together to discuss solutions.

Our guest speakers for this event are:

• Leslé Honoré (Urban Gateways)
• Crystal Coats (Legacy Consulting Group)

The discussion will be followed by a Q&A. Lite bites and beverages will be provided. Space is limited, so get your tickets now and avoid the waitlist!

Alternatives' "Cocktails & Complicity" is a conversation series led by Executive Director Bessie Alcantara to unpack the intersection of capitalism, nonprofits, and philanthropy, and how each of these areas reinforce systemic oppression rather than challenge it. This series provides a space for guests to understand the challenges of navigating the nonprofit and philanthropic world, especially as POC in leadership. Past speakers include Ayoka Samuels (City Colleges of Chicago), Jamyle Cannon (the Bloc), and Tanya Lozano (Healthy Hood Chi).

Attendees have shared that this event series "feels like therapy," and they leave feeling less alone in their emotions, experiences, and struggles navigating the nonprofit world. We love creating space to connect with peers who feel the same way we do about imagining new, meaningful ways to work.

Please note: Registration for this event is a pay-what-you-can donation; the suggested donation is $5. You can donate as much as you are able to. Donations help us cover the costs for space usage, food, and other related costs, and are non-refundable. No one will be denied entry if they cannot donate. Unable to give at this time? Contact us for assistance and registration.