Through this series of online events the Work That Reconnects Network coordinates and provides a wide range of rich, educational and supportive opportunities for our global community of WTR facilitators, members and friends of the Network. Our intent is to strengthen the web of the Work That Reconnects community, while also reaching beyond its current edges to weave deeper connections with others who are contributing to the Great Turning in diverse and complementary ways.
Upcoming Events
Dealing with Our Shit – Can WTR help close the poop loop? – October 10
In order for complex life forms to survive on planet Earth, human beings must make significant transformations to how we live – including our basic inputs and outputs. In this webinar, Dr. Sarah Nahar, will illuminate the field of excretory justice to help us understand the power dynamics at play around who deals with our crap, who doesn’t, and why. Her analysis will help us consider how we can “do to those downstream as we’d have those upstream do to us” and how the Work That Reconnects might help us close the poop loop!
Leading Community Singing for Facilitators with Lydia Harutoonian – October 25
Whether you’re a seasoned facilitator looking to add music to your toolkit or someone brand-new to leading groups in song, this interactive workshop offers a warm and practical introduction to the art of community singing. In just two hours, you’ll explore how simple, accessible music-making can deepen connection, build trust, and create memorable shared experiences in any group setting.
Coming Together in the Great Turning: Updated Work That Reconnects Framing and Practices – November 7
Coming Together in the Great Turning: Collective Liberation and Work That Reconnects offers valuable updates to Work That Reconnects framing, practices, and facilitation approaches so that the Work can be more welcoming for everyone, specifically addressing the oppression and power dynamics that often manifest in group spaces. The book includes contributions from 15 different international authors.
Join two of the book’s author/editors: Molly Brown and Aravinda Ananda, for this two-hour webinar exploring some of the key updates and offering interactive opportunities to directly experience some of the suggested approaches, as well as Q&A.
Eternal Song Film Discussion – November 17 and November 20
This event is part of a special film screening and discussion series hosted by the WTR Network Social Justice committee. This series offers the WTR Network community an opportunity to watch the remarkable films created by our friends at SAND (Science and Nonduality) and then gather, reflect and engage in meaningful dialogue inspired by the films. Learn more about the entire series here.
The Eternal Song is the first in the 13-film documentary series that explores our role as humans within the Living Earth by featuring a wide range of different Indigenous communities from around the world. This first film is an introduction to the people featured in the subsequent films. It opens a portal into the ancestral wisdom of these cultures, calling us to remember, grieve, heal, and act. In this film, voices from across generations and traditions invite us to witness the enduring scars of colonization on lands and peoples, and the healing pathways carried through ancestral wisdom.
We are now scheduling programming for 2027. If you are a Facilitator Member we invite you to submit a proposal.
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Our offerings include a balance of webinars led by guest teachers from beyond the Network and those led by Facilitator Members of the Network, as well as more interactive Conversation Cafes for exploring material together and expanding our understanding of the Work.
- Provide a diverse range of opportunities to learn from each other and build our internal network of support and education more meaningfully
- Offer Facilitator Members of the Network a chance to practice facilitation, experiment with new material and gain exposure within our growing global community
- Give Facilitator Members the opportunity to become more involved in the Network and contribute to the direction of our collective work by suggesting, creating and facilitating events based on their unique work
- Provide inspiring, high quality content that complements WTR and offers a wider base of support and perspective for our members and friends
- Allow for cross pollination and networking between the WTR Network and other groups or individuals actively involved with the Great Turning
- Provide opportunities to engage and learn from teachers with diverse backgrounds that are not historically represented in the WTR community. Intentional emphasis will be placed on learning directly from teachers from conventionally marginalized communities to grow into our Evolving Edge together and understand more deeply how power, privilege and oppression shape our global crises.
- Provide opportunities to have meaningful conversations on topics that emerge from recent webinars or directly from the community. The main content of each Conversation Café will be generated by the participants as we learn from and with each other.
- Are hosted by WTR Network Staff and facilitated as council-style discussions, in a way that allows us to connect with each other more deeply while entering into edgier conversations and exploring actionable ideas that can contribute to our personal and/or professional lives as WTR facilitators, emerging facilitators and/or participants.
- Will not be recorded in order to create a more interactive and intimate environment.
- May require the review of certain material ahead of time with the intention to delve directly into discussion of the selected topic
In addition to providing valuable connections, education and support for our community, Webinars and Conversation Cafés provide a valuable stream of funding that supports and sustains the Network and allows us to continue growing our services.
All of our events are offered by donation. We provide a suggested donation for each event and ask that you donate generously within your means to support the Network. However, no one is turned away for lack of funds, and we encourage you to participate in events even if you aren’t able to contribute financially.
Our Revenue Sharing Policy to allow for a regenerative flow of resources that supports the continued work of the WTR Network and provides ample compensation for facilitators. After covering the basic costs of producing the event, 50% of the remaining amount collected for each event goes to the facilitator(s) or speaker(s) of the event to honor their work and contribute to their livelihood. The other 50% goes to the general operating fund of the WTR Network to support our ongoing work.
Most of our webinars are recorded. We send recordings to all registrants within a few days following the webinar. Our recordings are uploaded to YouTube and Vimeo and posted on our website. Only the main webinar room appears in recordings. Activities that take place in breakout rooms are not recorded. We may pause the recording at other points during the webinar. Participants who ask questions during Q and A sessions or during personal engagement with the presenter may appear in the recording. If you prefer to not be recorded, we recommend keeping your camera turned off during the webinar.
In order to create a more interactive and intimate environment, Conversation Cafés are not recorded.
Mute
Most of the time, unless you are invited to speak, or are participating in a breakout room, we ask that you keep yourself on mute. To mute yourself, click on mute (microphone icon) in the lower left corner of your Zoom screen.
Cameras
We do appreciate seeing your faces and encourage you to keep your cameras on whenever possible. However, if you are moving around a lot, please turn your camera off temporarily. This can be distracting to other participants. To turn your camera off, click on stop video (camera icon) in the lower left corner of your Zoom screen.
Virtual backgrounds
Use of virtual or blurred backgrounds can be difficult for some viewers to process. We ask that you not use virtual or blurred backgrounds.
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Adjust your view
We often set Spotlight Mode on our presenters. You can adjust your view, as needed, throughout our experience to see either the whole group in Gallery View or to highlight whoever is spotlighted by selecting Speaker View. To do this click on view (next to the little squares) in the top right corner of your screen.
Rename yourself
Hover your mouse over your own face and click on the three dots that appear in the top right corner of your video. A dropdown menu will appear and one of the options is rename – select that option and type into the field that pops up.
Opt out of breakout rooms
We often use breakout rooms to support our experiences of connection. If you need to opt out of joining a breakout room, please rename yourself to add an asterisk (*First Name) at the beginning of your name. This will make it easier for us to identify you so we can withhold you from the breakout rooms. Hover your mouse over your own face and click on the three dots that appear in the top right corner of your video. A dropdown menu will appear and one of the options is rename – select that option and simply add the * in front of your name.
Closed Captions
Live closed captions in English are available. In your meeting controls, click Closed Caption on your toolbar or under More. Click on either View Captions or Show Captions. In the Transcript window, click Save Transcript. Click Show in Folder or Finder to access your saved captions. If you will want to download the transcript at the end you will need to have closed captions open throughout the session.
Chat
During the meeting, click Chat to open the chat sidebar and participate there.
You can chat to Everyone or select an individual participant to chat directly. If you are in need of technical support, please chat directly to the designated tech support person.
To save the chat, click the Ellipses at the bottom of the chat window, then click Save Chat. This will save the contents of your chat to your local recording location. The default is your Documents folder / Zoom / Folder with meeting name, date, and time. Please note, this will only save the chat content that was entered between the last breakout session and the time you save the chat.
Raise Hand
During Q and A sessions or at other points when hosts ask for participant engagement, we will invite you to raise your hand. To raise your hand, click Reactions, then click Raise Hand. The host will be notified that you’ve raised your hand. If the host invites you to speak, you may be prompted to unmute yourself. While unmuted, your profile picture and name are displayed to the host and panelists. Only your name is displayed to other attendees. When you are finished with your question click Lower Hand.
Please remember to Mute yourself after speaking.
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