Music as Medicine
With Penny Livingston and Lydia Violet Harutoonian
October 20, 2019
Thomas Berry Hall
Penny Livingston & Lydia Violet Harutoonian will lead us through a day-long immersion in their Music As Medicine program, interweaving community singing, land-based connection, and Joanna Macy's Work That Reconnects (WTR). The Work That Reconnects is a dynamic, interactive body of work developed by Joanna Macy, a scholar and respected elder in systems theory, deep ecology, and Buddhism as well as 50+ years of international activism. Together we'll learn tools, meditations, and concepts that we can rest into and organize with, in our desires to be effective allies to both planet and people. Singing in a council of friends is…
Interrupting Racism Drop-In Support Group
November 12, 2019
Storyhouse
A recurring drop-in support group to strengthen awareness about racism, including the more subtle microaggressions that often go unnoticed. Awareness, reflection, and compassion will be at the heart of the group. Facilitated by a person of color, this group will offer a safe space for participants to give voice to their questions and observations of racism in their daily lives. The group will also offer a brave space for self-reflection on how racism might show up in oneself and ways to shape change towards a culture of anti-racism. Diana Sandoval is a Whidbey Island resident and a long time facilitator…
Environmental Leadership Program
November 14 - 17, 2019
The Environmental Leadership Program supports emerging environmental and social change practitioners eager to connect their specialized work to larger environmental and social concerns. ELP is committed to selecting Fellows that represents diversity of race and ethnicity, gender, sector, sexual orientation, education levels, professional background, values and traditions, and expertise. The Whidbey Institute is home to ELP's Pacific Northwest Regional Fellowship. To learn more, visit elpnet.org/pacific-northwest-regional-fellowship.
Interrupting Racism Drop-In Support Group
December 10, 2019
Storyhouse
A recurring drop-in support group to strengthen awareness about racism, including the more subtle microaggressions that often go unnoticed. Awareness, reflection, and compassion will be at the heart of the group. Facilitated by a person of color, this group will offer a safe space for participants to give voice to their questions and observations of racism in their daily lives. The group will also offer a brave space for self-reflection on how racism might show up in oneself and ways to shape change towards a culture of anti-racism. Diana Sandoval is a Whidbey Island resident and a long time facilitator…
Environmental Leadership Program (2 of 3)
February 20 - 23, 2020
The Environmental Leadership Program supports emerging environmental and social change practitioners eager to connect their specialized work to larger environmental and social concerns. ELP is committed to selecting Fellows that represents diversity of race and ethnicity, gender, sector, sexual orientation, education levels, professional background, values and traditions, and expertise. The Whidbey Institute is home to ELP's Pacific Northwest Regional Fellowship. To learn more, visit elpnet.org/pacific-northwest-regional-fellowship.