This program is a draft. It is a list of program intentions on the part of the summer planning committee . Keep checking for a finalized version :-)
The goals for the NDSG 2020 meeting are to:
*Facilitate authentic, sustainable and healthy relationships through community building,
*Learn about, experience, and practice radical love and collective healing, and
*Develop a shared understanding of equity and collectively work within that framework.
The goals for the meeting are undergirded by key commitments to:
- liberatory pedagogy
- racial justice
- relationships
- personal and organizational capacity building
- community healing
Thursday evening, February 13
6 pm: Dinner
- Introduction
- Orientation to the weekend
- Who is here? What do you bring to this meeting?
- Introduction to Brave space
- Community Bulletin Board
Friday, February 14
8 am: Breakfast
9 am:
- Reading: Invitation to Brave Space
- Grounding in Chicago: Land Acknowledgement
- Importance of Song
10 minute Reflection
12:30 pm: LUNCH
2 pm: Racial Affinity Groups (RAGs):
- how are we victims
- how are we perpetrators
4 pm : Home Groups: How to create/build the trust, love amongst between all people
6 pm: DInner
7 pm: Friday Night: Relationship building
Saturday, February 15
8 am : Breakfast
9 am: Grounding ourselves in love/caring
9:30 am : Focus on liberatory pedagogy,
- Chicago - Jackson Teachers' panel : developing strategic partnerships/ personal experiences
- Dyads
12:30 pm : LUNCH
1:30 pm: Reflection board
3 pm: Open Space Technology focus on connecting the throughlines to our future; where do we go from here
6 pm: Dinner
7 pm: Relationship building (party)
Sunday, February 16
8 am: Breakfast
9 am: RAGs
11 am: Whole Group Future Planning :
12:30 pm: LUNCH
1:30 pm: "Shall we meet again next year?" Vito Perone
Closing : 2pm
SUMMATIVE AND INCLUSIVE OUTCOMES FOR NDSG 2020 MEETING
*Create an experiential learning space focused on critical/deep relationship building
*Creating safe spaces for all folks to grow and become/ personal growth coupled with organizational growth
*Authentic, meaningful relationships
*Strengthen as an organization and as individuals to fight white supremacy in the world
* Learn about, experience, and practice Radical Love
*Increase and support one’s knowledge and practice of liberatory pedagogy
*Leave with a desire/commitment to return and to support NDSG
*Develop strategies to amplify students’ and teachers’ voices