Monday, June 23
Retreat Welcome + Board Travel Day
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Board & Staff Travel Day
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6:30 - 8:00 PM PT
OAK In Person Activities
Staff - Dine On Your Own
Board Dinner
Location TBD
Tuesday, June 24
Board Retreat
Breakfast - 7:30 AM PT - 9:30 AM PT – Families Welcome
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
OAK IN-PERSON
Choose Your Adventure:
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Legacy of the Women of the Black Panther Party - West Oakland Mural Project
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Resilience Practice/Wellness Offerings
Wellness Session Offerings – Families Welcome / Location: Private Garden Room
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET
REIKI
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Reiki for Rooting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
YOGA
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12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PT
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET
MOVEMENT
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Expressive movement & dance meditation to ancestral rhythms
Lunch - 1:00 -2:30 PM PT / 4:00-5:30 PM ET – Families Welcome
Wellness Session Offerings – Families Welcome / Location: Private Garden Room
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PT
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET
SOUND BATH
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Restorative sound bath immersion. Acupuncture available.
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM PT
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM ET
MEDICINE MAKING
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2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PT
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM ET
OAK IN-PERSON
2:30 - 4:00 PM
VIRTUAL STAFF ONLY
Social Time & Community Building
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Resilience Practice
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Wellness Offerings
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Oakland on your own
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PT
OAK IN-PERSON
Welcome Reception
Staff, Board & Local Partners
Photos + DJ
Evening on your own
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Click below to access the recap of the Virtual Social Hour
Wed., June 25
Board Retreat
Breakfast - 7:30 AM PT - 9:30 AM PT – Families Welcome
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM PT
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
VIRTUAL (ALL STAFF)
Session #1:
Connection
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Wellness Session Offerings – Families Welcome / Location: Private Garden Room
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET
LET IT FALL
- Reiki for Release
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PT
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
RISE & RADIATE
- Restorative sound bath immersion
Lunch - 1:00 -2:30 PM PT / 4:00-5:30 PM ET – Families Welcome
2:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT
OAK IN-PERSON
Session #2:
Resourcing Black Trans Brilliance and Resilience Now
The Transgender District in San Francisco
Community Tour Fireside Chat
Community Meal & Connection
Staff Talk-Back and Highlights
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7:00 PM PT
OAK IN-PERSON
Dine Around (optional)
Dine on Your Own
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Thurs., June 26
Board Retreat
Breakfast - 7:30 AM PT - 9:30 AM PT – Families Welcome
Wellness Session Offerings – Families Welcome / Location: Private Garden Room
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM ET
RADIANT WILL
- Reiki for Clarity
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PT
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET
ROOT & RESTORE
- Meditation, self massage, stretching, and affirmation circle
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM PT
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM ET
HARMONY FLOW
- Expressive movement & dance meditation with deep house rhythms
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM PT
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
SESSION #3 VIRTUAL - ENVISIONING BOREALIS 2.0
Lunch - 1:00 -2:30 PM PT / 4:00-5:30 PM ET – Families Welcome
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM PT
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET
VIRTUAL (ALL STAFF)
Session #4:
Practicing into Borealis 2.0
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Friday, June 27
Board Retreat
Breakfast - 7:30 AM PT - 9:30 AM PT – Families Welcome
Wellness Session Offerings – Families Welcome / Location: Private Garden Room
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
10:30 PM - 11:00 AM ET
OVERFLOW
- Reiki for an Open Heart
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PT
11:30 PM - 12:30 PM ET
SACRED CLOSING CIRCLE
- Closing ritual, collective reflection + gentle sonic bath
Lunch - 1:00 -2:30 PM PT / 4:00-5:30 PM ET – Families Welcome
1:00 PM PT
OAK IN-PERSON
Staff Departures
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5:00 PM PT
Tuesday, June 24
Staff Travel Day + Board Meeting
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
Staff Travel & Onsite Registration
Grandview Foyer at Grandover Resort
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET
Board Meeting
Berkeley Room at Grandover Resort
5:30 - 6:30 PM ET
Staff & Board Grounding in Land and Lineage
“Grounding in Place” offers us the opportunity to hear from local organizers, cultural workers, and stewards from Greensboro and North Carolina more broadly to begin to make connections between North Carolina’s specific legacies, wisdoms, and ✨magic✨ with our work together this week.
Hybrid
This session will be broadcast and recorded for virtual participants to join.
6:30 - 8:30 PM ET
Staff & Board Welcome Dinner
A chance for staff and board who are on-site to meet and mingle over dinner.
Outdoor Courtyard at Grandover Resort
Wednesday, June 12
Staff Retreat
7:00 - 8:00 AM ET
Wellness "Guided Meditative Walk"
Outdoors
Meet in Grandview Ballroom Foyer
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET
Board Meeting
Berkeley Room at Grandover Resort
9:30 - 10:30 AM ET
Staff & Board Resilience Practice
Please take this time to ground yourself(ves) in ways that feel good for you.
We will offer on-site and hybrid options for practicing together (yoga, meditation, etc.), and you are welcome to accept this invitation in any way that serves and honors your resilience.
What are the practices that nourish you when relationships are frayed?
Hybrid
11:00 - 12:00 PM ET
Staff & Board Connection Time in Small Groups
We will invite everyone into a small group (5) to connect over a handful of questions.
Onsite groups will meet in person, virtual groups will meet online.
Hybrid
12:00 - 1:30 PM ET
Nourish and Restore
Grandview Ballroom + Patio at Grandover Resort
2:00 - 5:00 PM ET
Courageous Conversations
A facilitated conversation designed to thoughtfully engage in some of the tensions we are facing as an organization.
This conversation will happen in the virtual space to support access.
Virtual
5:00 - 6:30 PM ET
Open Space
5:30 - 6:00 PM ET
Self-Guided Release and Grounding Activity w/ Prompts
Wellness Room
8:00 - 9:30 AM ET
Nourish
Grandview Ballroom + Patio at Grandover Resort
1:00 - 1:30 PM ET
Intentional Breathing & Meditation
Wellness Room
9:30 - 10:00 AM ET
Resilience Practice Yoga
Wellness Room
Friday, June 14
close
7:00 - 8:00 AM ET
Wellness "Guided Meditative Walk"
Outdoors
Meet in Grandview Ballroom Foyer
11:00 - 12:30 PM ET
What’s Next
We will reflect on the retreat experience and outline what happens post-retreat.
Hybrid
1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
Nourish and Restore
Virtual & Onsite
2:30 PM ET +
Open
8:00 - 9:30 AM ET
Nourish and Restore
Grandview Ballroom + Patio at Grandover Resort
9:30 - 10:00 AM ET
Resilience Practice Yoga
Wellness Room
Thursday, June 13
Staff Retreat
7:00 - 8:00 AM ET
Wellness "Guided Meditative Walk"
Outdoors
Meet in Grandview Ballroom Foyer
9:30 - 10:30 AM ET
Resilience Practice
Dedicated time to engage in activities like meditation, journaling, and nature walks to cultivate inner resilience and connection.
Virtual + Onsite
9:30 - 12:00 PM ET
Choose your own adventure!
Onsite: Visit the International Civil Rights Center & Museum with the group, explore the resort amenities, connect with your teams, or rest and relax!
Virtual: You’re invited to truly self-retreat: go on a nature walk, connect with your pod, or take up one of the wellness offerings from the resource page!
Hybrid
10:30 - 11:30 PM ET
Sound Bath Experience
Wellness Room
2:00 - 5:00 PM ET
Courageous Conversations
A facilitated conversation designed to thoughtfully engage in some of the tensions we are facing as an organization.
This conversation will happen in the virtual space to support access.
Virtual
5:00 - 6:30 PM ET
Open Space
5:30 - 6:00 PM ET
High Energy Meditative
Wellness Room
8:00 - 9:30 AM ET
Nourish
Grandview Ballroom + Patio at Grandover Resort
12:00 - 1:30 PM ET
Nourish and Restore
Grandview Ballroom + Patio at Grandover Resort
6:30 - 10:30 PM ET
Dinner & Turn Up!
Outdoor Courtyard at Grandover Resort