Community Call

Rockwood Community Calls are a FREE online event series created to support leaders from everywhere within the social justice ecosystem so that you can feel connected, supported, and replenished.

Every other month, we host a 60-minute Zoom call with a teacher, healer, leader, activist, artist, or speaker who will hold space for whatever our collective spirit is seeking in that moment.

Everyone is welcome, whether you’ve been through a Rockwood program or this is the first you’ve heard of us. Register for the next call and give yourself the gift of space, ease, and joy in your workday.

September 26, 2024 | Evolve Benton

Evolve inspires audiences to think about questions of performance, diversity, inclusion, transformation, climate, and equality. They specialize in motivational speaking, mindfulness, self-discovery writing sessions, and life visioning to provide a brave space for participant audiences to build their own healing toolkit. Evolve describes themselves as an artistic spirit using creativity and gratitude as a form of liberation. Learn more about Evolve at evolvebenton.com.

November 7, 2024 | A’ahi Baira

Community Care + Connection: A Post- Election Gathering

Join us in partnership and personal ecology for a post-election community care and connection circle. Share your thoughts, feelings, and concerns in a supportive environment.

We'll explore ways to:

• Process emotions and reactions
• Learn somatic strategies
• Support one another and our community

Community Circle is facilitated by A’dahi Baira of Colectiva Wellness + Healing. We are grateful to have Baira back.

A'dahi Baira which means Medicine Arrow (she/they) identifies as a Afro-Taino-Borikua, queer, disabled, neurodivergent human whose life purpose is creating healing justice spaces and teaching effective wellness and resilience practices for the empowerment of those experiencing stress and systemic oppression, whether in the workplace, community or individual setting.

Baira has 20+ years experience in the Healing Arts, Human Resources, Employee Wellness Management, Community Theater, Community Organizing and Intersectional Activism, working in various fields such as healthcare, government, non-profits, education and grass-roots movements.

Much of Baira’s work has focused on gender-based violence advocacy, prevention & artivism. She is the co-founder of V-Day Lawrence, continuing since 2008, and currently serves on the National Council for Technical & Training Assistance for Esperanza United. Baira is also the co-founder of Rainbow Alianza in Lawrence, creating safe & inclusive spaces and events for LGBTQ + GNC folk.

Baira founded Colectiva Wellness and Healing in 2019, which co-creates Cultures of Care through organizational development and Healing Justice community-based spaces. Baira brings a radical, decolonial and liberatory approach to her work.