Embodied Presence Adult Program
Embodied Presence
Cancelled
Online 8-Week Leadership Program
Thursdays, Mar 30-May 18, 6:30-7:45 PM (MDT)
Open to ALL
Description
How do we become leaders in social activism? What are the attitudes and practices necessary to step into our roles as leaders for our community? This leadership training program will introduce lessons in self-awareness and shifts in practitudes that would prepare us for the work in making our communities more equitable and just.
Moderator
Brigitta Vieyra
Facilitators
Baranda Fermin
LaKisha Mosley
Kristen Payne
Required Materials
Samantha Joo, Embodied Presence Adult Guidebook and Workbook
Required Work
Please watch or read the material before the meeting and share your thoughts, drawings, photos, or videos based on the weekly activities on Canvas
Format (via Zoom)
5 mins - Grounding Exercise
20 mins - Moderator-facilitators discussion
30 mins - Small group discussion
20 mins - Large group discussion
Schedule of Topics
I. Introduction to Leadership
II. Self Shift
Owning Our Identities - Self-Esteem Redefined
Coming into Our Passions - Purpose Redefined
Challenging Our Faith - Hope Redefined
Evaluating Our Narratives - Values Redefined
Leaning into Our Strengths - Gifts Redefined
Reformulating Our Expectations - Vision Redefined
III. Conclusion
Our Facilitators
Brigitta Vieyra is a purpose-seeking meaning-maker with a social justice heart. As a candidate for Unitarian Universalist ordained ministry, she aspires to ethically honor her gift of holy/wholly listening to hear the music behind the words in the quiet sanctuary of other people’s hearts for healing and liberation. Outside of her time completing her studies at the Iliff School of Theology, you can find Brigitta working alongside multi-racial faith organizations with SURJ-Faith to dismantle white supremacy via economic justice and abolition campaigns. The project that is most inspiring her right now is co-constructing an anti-racist theology for white Christians with SURJ's "The Word Is Resistance" podcast.
Baranda Fermin, PhD. (they/them) is the owner and curator of HoneycOHM Collective a creative center of healing and wellbeing. They are a writer, speaker, yoga teacher, pastor and community curator. Their professional work builds the human capacity and organizational potential for transformative change, leading to whole, healthy, loving and creative relationships and communities. As an accomplished leader in the fields of community development, nonprofit leadership, higher education, as well as equity and access, their expertise has shifted the way that communities engage in development, change agents create strategy, and leaders measure outcomes. Dr. Fermin holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Michigan State University; a master’s in Human Development from Teachers College, Columbia University; a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from The University of Oklahoma; and a Master of Divinity from Iliff School of Theology. Their favorite things on earth are their kid Montgomery, tacos, yoga and music.
LaKisha Mosley is the owner of The LM Experience, an event planning and management firm known for creating stunning, refreshing, and fun online experiences that specialized in engaging your audience. LaKisha, a 10-year veteran in the event industry has now transitioned into coaching, consulting, and course creation space, teaching those interested in hosting their own online experiences. She also heads up Mind Your Business, a mental health collective that is a safe space for those struggling with mental illness. LaKisha advocates against racial disparities for people of color in the mental health community.
Kristen Payne, a graduate of Iliff with a Master of Arts in Social Justice and Ethics (MASJE), has been working for the Center for Employment Opportunities, a mission-drive nonprofit serving formerly incarcerated individuals with a person-centered approach since 2020. While working in direct service for this organization, she has also co-created content for ground-breaking diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and trainings, and facilitating difficult conversations. She has also spent time volunteering for Denver’s Soul 2 Soul Sister’s Facing Racism programming and served as President to her son’s middle school PTA helping to bring ADL’s No Place for Hate programming into the school. She believes raising her son to be aware of his privilege and shaped by experiences that are sometimes uncomfortable to be the greatest honor of her life. Kristen spends much of her free time outdoors hiking with their dog, Pixel, biking the trails and skiing down the slopes.
