Greetings, friends! Summer energy is bursting here for me in California. I’m so grateful for the beautiful times I’ve had with family and friends on both coasts, in the California wilderness, and eating delicious fruit. I had a special experience attending my first Let my People Sing retreat, back at the Jewish farm community in Connecticut where I lived and learned for several months in 2018. The summer burst is also reflected in the fact that I’m… pregnant! My partner and I are incredibly grateful to have this prayer answered, especially after we got the opportunity to connect with the world, each other, and ourselves on our nine-month travel journey. We’re grappling with the fact that this is the start to a new journey that will change our lives forever, in ways we mostly can’t prepare for. What does it mean to bring a child into a world that perpetuates so much pain and has so many unknowns and likely instability ahead? How can we create a nest and community that supports this being to come with deep, grounded love and positive values? I’m also reflecting a lot on the ways this will affect my identity, relationships, time, and work. This is why I’m happy to be hosting this Affinity Group for Expecting and New Mama Entrepreneurs! I’ve invited several friends who are entrepreneurs I look up to and have been through the new motherhood journey in the past few years: Devon Davey, Meredith Rom, and Alicia Ross. Shout out to my friend Jess Wass- another amazing career coach and organizational development consultant who inspired me to hold this session. You’re welcome to join us in this rich conversation, and to share with friends. REGISTER HERE! |
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My pregnancy means that I will be slowing down my work commitments in late November, so please reach out if you’d like to do any work together before then. I’m also available to discuss potential collaborations for next Spring. Amidst all the summer energy, there’s also been the continued devastation of what’s happening in Palestine and Israel, amongst other hurting places in the world, the build up to the election, and more. Many of us who live in safety and privilege grapple with how to feel both the joys and still remain connected to all the pain and work there is to be done. I wanted to remind you of the talk I held back in March with powerful speakers from Israel and Palestine, which illuminated some hope for people being able to listen to one another’s truths, and to work on stopping and healing historical and current injustices. My Israeli friend Rotem (who was a panelist at my March event) is currently touring the U.S. and Canada with his Palestinian friend Osama, and they’re offering incredible speaking engagements you won’t want to miss. If you have interest in helping them organize an event in your city or others where you have connections, please let me know! |
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My Recent Work Coaching and consulting people around their life transitions, social impact strategy, executive functioning, and leadership growth. Especially learning a lot with my colleagues at the consultant collective Altus Growth Partners.
Facilitating team retreats to support team and trust building, role clarity and effective collaboration, and insights into communication styles. Here’s a picture of me working with the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center’s Women’s Business Center team for a wonderful retreat day in San Francisco.
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Leading a community organizing campaign to engage families, school leaders, educators, and students in helping their high school continue to thrive. Interviewing inspiring local social change leaders, making small grants, and crafting our monthly newsletter in my role as Blue Heart Program Director. Here are the newsletters I’ve created since being in this role, in case you’d like to catch up on them, as well as see the podcast I’ve been creating. May- featuring the Disability Justice Culture Club June- featuring Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity July- featuring California Prison Focus August- featuring Somos Familia Bay I’ve also been seeking sustainable sources of funding for the organization and learning about the difficult, important landscape of radical philanthropy. Organizing a group of friends and community members to engage in this election season, through canvassing with on the ground organizations Sign up here if you’d like support engaging in the election! I’m personally rallying a crew to head to Reno, Nevada in late October. Tomorrow night, I’m holding a zoom meeting to share about Airlift, an impactful fund that supports significant grassroots organizations located in presidential and congressional battlegrounds. These groups organize with their communities year round, year-after-year. They are rooted in communities of color, youth, and low-income folks.
Corner of Hopeful and Healthful Resources Upcoming webinar on “Three Dimensions of The Great Turning” with the incredible 95-year-old spiritual/political teacher, Joanna Macy and one of her devoted students and excellent teachers of the Work that Reconnects, Lydia Harutoonian.
My friend Shakthi is holding a yoga retreat next weekend that should be wonderful. If you’re in the Bay Area, consider attending!
Any more you want to share? Send them my way!
With gratitude and love, Eva
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