2023 Northeast Changemakers Jam

2023 Northeast Changemakers Jam
November 1-5, 2023

So much is alive, in flux, and in need of attention and action in this moment. In the face of incredible injustice, pain, rage, fear, numbness, and grief, we are also seeing incredible leadership and transformations occurring across the northeastern United States and beyond. As the pandemic shifts into new phases, we recognize a need to (re)connect in person. The purpose of this Jam is to slow down together in order to meet the urgency of this moment in our world in a grounded, intentional, and strategic way.
We are hosting the Jam in order to:

give time and attention to nourishing new stories and new ways of leading and being that are emerging in our lives and work.
support each of us in cultivating the courage and resilience to take purposeful, clear, and conscious action in response to injustice.
build the kind of connection and community of practice we need to sustain ourselves in the beautiful and heart-bending work of making change.

The Jam is not a retreat from the world, but rather an opportunity to face it. It calls us to show up for exactly what is alive: in ourselves, in our relationships, in our communities, in our world. We jam to meet the world as it is, and we jam to help get closer to the world we want to see.

The Jam is a gathering that is meant to explore transformation on the personal, interpersonal, and systemic levels. Though guided and supported by a team of facilitators, we say it is co-created because the content of the Jam is generated directly by participant responses to the application questions. We have three scheduled sessions a day together, which are planned by facilitators based on themes in the applications and shift based on what emerges for the group during our time. We hold the ample time outside of sessions with equal importance: for informal small group conversations, exploring the outdoors, personal reflection, creative fun, and the FAOHO (Fine Art of Hanging Out).

If you’re wondering if you’re “qualified enough” to be a part of something like this, or if you “know enough”, “do enough”, or are “good enough” to be a part of something like this… take a deep breath and trust that you are. Here is a list of some of the reasons that you might consider attending the Northeast Changemakers Jam…
Are you looking to:

Leverage your capacities, strengths, passions, privileges, and questions to support your own healing, growth, and leadership and the healing, growth, and leadership of your communities?
Practice new tools and frameworks to support your changemaking and unlearn old ways that no no longer serve you?
Listen deeply to yourself and others to learn from stories and experiences about personal growth, building community, and systemic transformation?
Restore, renew, and clarify your commitment to your values and your visions for the future?
Connect deeply with others who are working for change across this region?
Or are you feeling moved by this invitation in a different way? Fantastic. We can’t wait to hear about what calls to you!

Please know that we are seeking a vibrant diversity for this gathering. This includes bringing together myriad different:

Identities and worldviews (e.g. class, race, religion, sexuality, gender, age, dis/ability, ethnicity, urban/rural/suburban, etc.)
Relationships to this region (as you choose to define it: “from here”, living here, native/indigenous to the region, recently relocated, in transition, “from away”, etc.)
Experiences in changemaking (from “just starting out” to “been at it for years”)
Roles (from “person on the ground” to “founder, director, or board member”)
Passions or Work Focus (community organizing and building, farming and food security, local economies, indigenous rights, racial justice, education, climate justice, cultural regeneration, interfaith, health and physical well-being, creative arts, community media, spiritual healing, trauma recovery, political engagement, socially- and ecologically-conscious design, et al)

call 207-282-4489 x1 if you have any questions or to register by phone

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Our mission at Ferry Beach is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love.
We work by creating programing and events in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Spirituality, Sustainability, Personal Growth and Justice & Action.