AAACC: Cultivating Belonging Workshop

Over two and a half hours, participants will experience and learn how Tree of Change uses dreaming to cultivate belonging among groups of diverse people. We will introduce participants to how to ground space and time through Values and an Equity Statement, how to name one’s self and relations using Ethnographic Introductions, using an Inquiry Circle to generate pathways for dreaming, how to use mapping as a tool for generating personal and collective wisdom, models for sharing in Triads, and a reflective Closing Circles for deeper meaning making. Participants will walk away with a personal map and action plan that will help them apply and adapt the tools and practices shared throughout the workshop.

GOAL

The goal of Cultivating Belonging at the AAACC is to introduce tools and practices that help cultivate belonging and develop the capacity of Black artists, creatives, musicians, performers, dancers, designers, healers, organizers, educators, historians, and…