HOW YOU BE?
RADICAL VISIONING AS BLACK LEADERS
When Black folks step into greater power and responsibility, they often inherit old visions and outdated traditions of enacting leadership that don't necessarily align with or fully capture their brilliance, values, and potential. Furthermore, Black leaders generally have few opportunities to commune with their peers or receive thought partnership on shared day-to-day struggles. This learning series provides the time, spaciousness, peer support, and resources for Black people in leadership to grow their creativity and vision in order to reground in their purpose and increase their transformative impact on the organizations, communities, and movements they lead.
Participants can expect to connect and build community with other Black leaders to create and refine their visions for the future, explore their purpose, and garner ancestral + daily self-care practices to support their personal sustainability. Participants will also unpack how oppression impacts their relationship to power and map out tangible next steps for materializing their visions of leadership.
This series is open to Black people in leadership roles who can impact transformational change within their organizations, communities, and movements. This offering is for Black folks only.
Training participants will:
- Engage in a supportive Black community that helps them unlearn the limiting scripts of white supremacy culture, patriarchy, and capitalism
- Identify and interrogate their powerless and powerful identities
- Develop and deepen a somatics practice
- Draw from ancestral wisdom and wisdom from nature to fuel their leadership
- Create and chart their visions for leadership using two tools: Wish/Outcome/Obstacle/Plan (WOOP) and Individual Development Plan (IDP)
Get ready to participate! Our virtual trainings come alive with everyone's participation and willingness to engage. Please come prepared to share your experiences, creativity, questions, and challenges with us and each other. There will be a mix of small and large group discussions, sharing and trying on tangible tools, practicing somatics-based exercises (grounding in the body), art and music, storytelling, political education, celebration, and more!
Please note: This is a three-part series that takes place on Zoom in Pacific time. Check dates carefully before you commit to make sure you can attend all three parts.
Accessibility is very important to us! Closed captioning will be provided. If you require specific accommodations, please notify us at workshops@compasspoint.org two weeks in advance of the scheduled offering so that we can do our best to meet your needs. ASL interpretation is not provided unless requested.
Dates & Times >>
- Session 1 | Friday, Nov. 15 (9:30am to 12:30pm Pacific)
- Session 2 | Friday, Nov. 22 (9:30am to 12:30pm Pacific)
- Session 3 | Friday, Dec. 6 (9:30am to 12:30pm Pacific)
Pricing >>
The cost to participate in this series is $675.
If your personal or organizational budget allows, please pay the full cost so we can keep registration accessible for leaders and organizations who may not be in the same position. Greater access strengthens us all!
We have a limited number of discounted seats available for individuals and organizations dedicated to building power in our movements who are not able to pay the full cost without financial hardship. If this is you, please fill out our Access Grant Request form to request a discounted registration.
How to Sign Up >>
If you don’t already have one, create a CompassPoint account. You are required to have an account in order to sign up for this series. Once you have created your CompassPoint account, you can register by adding the series to your cart.
If you have questions about registering, please contact workshops@compasspoint.org. If you have any questions about the series, please contact spring.
**Please note that registration for this learning series is subject to our cancellation and refund policy!**
CANCELLATIONS
We can only issue a full refund if you cancel (at least) ten business days before the series starts. We can provide a 50% refund if you cancel 7-9 business days before the date of the first session in the series. We can’t provide refunds if you cancel within six business days or less of the date of the first session. If you need to cancel your registration, please contact workshops@compasspoint.org.
TRANSFERS
This learning series is non-transferable! Unfortunately, we cannot transfer this registration to another event or training at CompassPoint.
MEET THE TEAM
spring opara
(God/Goddess)
Co-Facilitator | Content Designer
Maryssa Hall
(she/they/ella)
Co-Facilitator | Content Designer
Kyla Hartsfield
(she/her/hers)
Co-Facilitator | Content Designer