We are continuing our exploration of the Circle Way model to facilitate deep discussions about difficult topics in the service of supporting our emergence and development as anti-oppression and pro-liberation activists. Each month, February though May 2022, we will be sharing readings and guiding conversations.
Depending on your comfort level and availability, there are multiple ways you can get involved in RAT-C:
(1) Stay on Zoom following our weekly MMS-C to join in the conversation *LIVE* at 11:30 (
register here)
(2) Follow us on Facebook and watch the *LIVESTREAM* of the conversation (
@CruisingWithBABS)
(3) Watch back the video or listen to the audio a few days after the live event (
YouTube or
Anchor)
(4) Check out the recaps on our blog following the live event (
Action for a Peaceful World Blog)
Please note that this is NOT a book club - you do not have to have read or done anything in order to participate!!
Here's what we will be reading and discussing over the next few months:February 2022: Generating Momentum Within Yourself
Reading: The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Guiding Questions:
(1) What are your priorities & goals for yourself this coming year?
(2) What actions are you taking in service of generating momentum?
(3) What habits do you have which get in the way of your goals?
(4) What thoughts/urges do you experience when not aligned?
March 2022: Empowering Growth With Your Family
Reading: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Guiding Questions:
(1) What are the priorities & goals of your family this coming year?
(2) What actions are you taking in service of empowering growth?
(3) What challenges do your family face which impact progress?
(4) What thoughts/urges do you experience when not progressing?
April 2022: Uplifting Voices Within Your Community
Reading: You're More Powerful Than You Think by Eric Liu
Guiding Questions:
(1) What are the priorities & goals within your community this year?
(2) What actions are you taking to actively uplift marginalized voices?
(3) What barriers do you see which get in the way of your activism?
(4) What thoughts/urges do you experience when not advocating?
May 2022: Inspiring Change In the World
Reading: Mankiller - A Chief and Her People by Wilma Mankiller
Guiding Questions:
(1) What are your ultimate dreams for the future of the world?
(2) What actions are you taking in service of inspiring change?
(3) What hurdles do you foresee which may impact willingness?
(4) What thoughts/urges do you experience when not influencing?