What Do You Bring to the Table? — A Community Conversation Circle
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What Do You Bring to the Table? — A Community Conversation Circle

A restorative circle for people of the global majority to connect, reflect, and heal through storytelling, dialogue, and community.

By Omi Oh My Coaching

Date and time

Saturday, May 17 · 3 - 5pm CDT.

Location

Space Share Lab

4445 South King Drive #2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60653

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours
  • Free venue parking

What Do You Bring to the Table?


A Community Conversation Circle with Christina Armstrong & Gozá Parks


From Music to Restorative Justice: A Powerful Reunion for Healing & Connection

Once harmonizing on stage as vocalists, Christina Armstrong and Gozá (pronounced go-zay) Parks return to community work together—this time blending their shared talents in music, coaching, and restorative justice to create safe and sacred spaces for transformation.

Together, they invite you to What Do You Bring to the Table?, a community conversation circle rooted in restorative practices, radical honesty, and collective growth.


About the Facilitators

Christina Armstrong
Founder of LoveArtJustice Productions and Program Officer at the Chicago Foundation for Women, Christina brings over 20 years of experience in creating transformative, community-centered programming. She is a composer, multi-disciplinary artist, and advocate. Her debut album releases in 2025.

Gozá Parks
Founder and CEO of Omi Oh My Coaching +, Gozá is a certified feminine empowerment life coach, performer, and relationship advocate who centers Black women, children, families, and communities of the global majority. Through music, spirituality, and storytelling, she creates replenishing spaces for authentic expression, healing, and connection.


What to Expect

This space is for people who are ready to bring their full selves to the table—stories, struggles, laughter, lessons, and love.

✨ Restorative Justice practices
✨ Group dialogue & values-based reflection
✨ Icebreakers, grounding exercises, and music
✨ A supportive circle rooted in compassion, curiosity & community
✨ Coaching-enhanced facilitation
✨ Community agreements that support vulnerability, healing, and safety


Who This Is For

This circle centers:
🌱 Women, femmes, and gender-expansive folks
🌱 People of the global majority (Black, Indigenous, and other people of color)
🌱 Anyone seeking authentic connection, emotional support, and community healing
🌱 Those curious about restorative justice or looking to deepen their relational skills


When + Where

🗓️ Saturday, March 15, 2025
🕒 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST
📍 Space Share Lab | Chicago, IL

🌀 This is the first in a recurring biweekly circle—meeting the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the months of April and May.


What to Bring

✔️ Your open heart
✔️ Something to write with (optional)
✔️ Willingness to share or witness without judgment

We can’t wait to sit in circle with you, share space, and co-create something beautiful.


Frequently asked questions

Where do I park?

Please park on the north side of the building, south of the school.

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Welcome to the Melanin-Rich Collective

Are you breaking free from outdated relational patterns?

Do you feel the pull to create and sustain vibrant, nourishing connections?

Are you craving Black-centered conversations with people who prioritize their relationship with self?

Do you feel the urge to invite a more holistic sense of safety, security, and satisfaction into your relationships—with self, spirit, community, and beyond?

✨ Step into the Year of A.L.L. — where we are Acknowledging, Accepting, and Appreciating Life’s Lessons.

This is your invitation to be witnessed, to be heard, and to be held in spaces rooted in truth, restoration, and joy. Our events are built for those of us walking in our fullness and finding freedom in our relationships—starting from the inside out.

Come reflect, build, and rise with us.

Early bird discount
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