Events & Programs

EmpowR Events & Educational Programs

EmpowR Transformation event offerings and educational programs provide different types of opportunities to participate in and embody how we cocreate cultural conditions of equity, belonging, and collective liberation.  

In person events and retreats are held at Grandmother Cherry Sanctuary in Plainfield, Vermont. Online programs are offered via Zoom.

You can also cocreate a customized retreat or offer one of our educational program pilots for your team, group, or organization.

Current Event Offerings:

EmpowR Transformation Community Building
Join EmpowR Community members in a safe container to practice transformative justice movement and community building.
Third Tuesdays of Every Month
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Earth Day Care Day
Grandmother Cherry Sanctuary Community Care Day to Tend to Mama Earth
Saturday, April 20 – Earth Day!
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Current Educational Programs:

EmpowR Transformation Facilitation Course

Communication & Facilitation Professional Development 

Immersive course to evolve facilitation skills for equitable communication, inclusion of diverse perspectives and voices,
and building cultural conditions for belonging.

6 Thursdays starting March 7, 2024

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EmpowR Transformation Male Allyship

Awareness, Growth & Action for Safer Homes, Workplaces, and Communities 

A learning cohort for men to build capacity for male allyship in family, work, and social situations.

6 Wednesdays starting Jan. 31, 2024

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Educational Program Pilots

Incubated and piloted educational programs are available for organizations to offer to groups, teams, and communities.

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“Thank you for taking the time to teach me and others in community about how to start deconstructing white supremacy culture within ourselves. Our weaving retreat helped me see how to move beyond white guilt and shame and to understand that these systems are designed to erase the ancestral culture of white bodied people too. And while it’s not easy to talk about these things, it’s important because it helps us find our voices to advocate for change.”

~ Gaby G., Winooski, Vermont

Nature-based Retreats

Cocreate a customized retreat at Grandmother Cherry Sanctuary for your group, team community, or organization.

Seating for an EmpowR event dialogue circle at Grandmother Cherry Sanctuary in Plainfield, Vermont

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