Hud·dle /ˈhədl/

noun: huddle; plural noun: huddles

1. a small group of people holding an informal, private conversation
2. an action of a team gathering together, usually in a tight circle, to strategize, motivate or celebrate.

White supremacy culture and capitalism pushes us to work outside of our integrity and deny parts of our identities. Even the ways we approach external mission-driven work is often decoupled from how we develop internal organizational culture. What would it look like to create an intentional work culture in alignment with our values? In this series, gather with nonprofit and community leaders, healing practitioners, artists, organizers, changemakers, and to explore and practice living and embodying our vision for liberation with integrity. The space created through Healing Our Work’s facilitation approach aims to build a community through safety, care, and accountability. More on our approach here: https://healingourwork.com/how-we-work/.

Over five peer support and emergent learning sessions together we will intentionally slow down to tap into our collective wisdom and creativity to begin to build our capacity and our practices of:

-uncovering and naming oppressive systemic and relational norms and dynamics

-reconnecting with our humanity, values, voices, and bodies

-showing up authentically in our workspaces and relationships

-modeling integrity through our leadership

-creating spaces where people can be safe to be whole and accountable

-building relationships for ongoing support for our radical leadership

Zoom Meeting Dates (All meetings will be 9:30am-12:00pm ET):

Note: Registration covers attendance at all 5 meetings:

Fridays 2/19, 3/5, 3/19, 4/2, 4/16

***Our HOW Huddle series is $80-$220 for the full 5-session series depending on where participants feel they fall on the scale. No questions are asked. If you can, please pay the suggested registration fee to help cover the cost of our planning, facilitation, and web hosting. Also, we are aware that $80 for the series is still too high for some people; if this is the case for you, please contact us to start a discussion as we do not want cost to be a barrier. Limited scholarships are available. If your organization is paying for you to attend, please use the full rate.***

10% of our revenue will be donated to BIPOC content authors/contributors/scholars whose work we are sourcing and building upon.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO NOTE:

*Confidentiality will be paramount in this group. Participants will play an active part in shaping the content of this series, and will be invited to bring questions, resources, and real-life examples from their work to aid the group’s learning.

**This is NOT a training. It is a lab. It is a playground. It is a collaborative space to connect, explore, and practice, with HOW supporting through facilitation and holding space.

*** An integral part of this series is the peer support and connection that will be built between participants. With this in mind, we expect participants to commit to attending all 5 sessions.

****If you are not sure if this workshop is for you, we would love to hear your questions and concerns.

The Facilitators:

Kris Smith (they/she) uses their training as a social worker (MSW University of Pennsylvania), experience as a social justice-oriented trainer, and sensibilities as a visual artist in facilitating group work. These underpin their understanding of individual trauma, group dynamics, and exploration of identity and community. Kris brings 13 years of facilitation experience along with a background with youth work and social justice in New York City and Philadelphia. Kris also co-facilitates Women of Equity, a peer professional development program for Philadelphia women of color in organizational leadership positions. In addition to their work with Healing Our Work, Kris is an Associate Consultant with Dragonfly Partners, LLC and supports organizations to get unstuck in their social change work both internally and externally. Kris is also a Trainer and a certified Trauma-Competent Professional through Lakeside Global Institute, where they facilitate workshops about individual and collective trauma and healing around Pennsylvania.

Kris lives in West Philly with their partner and their curious cat. Kris enjoys listening to music and podcasts, cooking, hosting gatherings, and questing to find the most delicious donuts in the city.

Julia Terry (she) is a visual artist, educator, and facilitator. She is passionate about the power of art for trauma-informed, anti-racist education, and parenting for liberation. She has worked in nonprofit administration and leadership for the past 15 years, and founded the Art of Growing Up, a rites of passage program for youth. Julia holds a B.A. from Hampshire College in Studio Art and Youth Development, and completed her M.A.T in Art Education at Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Art. She currently sits on the Philadelphia Commission for Women. Publishings include chapters in “Difficult Dialogues about Twenty-First-Century Girls” edited by Donna Marie Johnson and Alice E. Ginsberg, 2015, and the “Journal of Applied Arts & Health". Julia is a recipient of a Leeway Art and Change Grant and has exhibited her work in group and solo shows. Her art can also be found on the cover of "Re-Writing the Return to Africa," by Anne Francios and in "Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitcal Context of Multicultural Education," by Sonia Nieto and Patty Bode. As a facilitator she brings expertise in leadership and organizational models, trauma informed approaches, rituals and creative processes, strategy, and white accountability.

Julia also lives in West Philly, with her partner and two children, and loves to make cut paper art and collage, have spontaneous dance parties in her kitchen, and buy flowers at the farmers market.