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Bi-weekly small group gatherings, February 18 – May 13

There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep, and still be counted as warriors. – Adrienne Rich.

Deepen your understanding of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) with these confidential gatherings of Rachel’s Network members. Using the Stanford University Anti-Racism and Allyship 7 Day Journey curriculum, we will gather in a small group every two weeks to read, reflect, and act in both a personal capacity and as funders. Please only register if you can commit to attending at least four (out of seven) gatherings.

This program is complimentary to members of Rachel’s Network. Advance registration is required.

For many environmental leaders, care for communities and the planet is deeply tied to their role as parents of future generations. Even so, mothers encounter many practical challenges and structural barriers to their work. 2020 Catalyst winners Jennifer Nguyen Moore and Christine Nieves join us to share how motherhood has shaped their environmental activism, and how funders can better support mothers and other caregivers who simultaneously sustain us all. Moderated by Rachel’s Network Advisor and Hispanic Access Foundation President & CEO Maite Arce.

Ongoing Weekly Gatherings, Tuesdays at 2 pm ET; June 1 – August 3

Dive deep into Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants with fellow Rachel’s Network members. Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices. Purchase the book on your own, join when you can.

Ongoing Weekly Gatherings, Tuesdays at 2 pm ET; June 1 – August 3

Dive deep into Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants with fellow Rachel’s Network members. Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices. Purchase the book on your own, join when you can.