Here you’ll find rest, rejuvenation,
+ time to reimagine our collective liberation.
RETREAT + REIMAGINE
There is no space quite like R+R.
R+R is a moment of community care.
It is a cultivation of stillness + rest.
Through that portal of rest, we can reimagine our systems, our movements, + ourselves. Rest is not a luxury; it is essential, both fundamental + instrumental.
To create the kind of change that this moment requires, we will need to rest in order to reimagine.
WHAT IS RETREAT + REIMAGINE?
Retreat + Reimagine (R+R), an initiative born out of the pandemic + 2020 uprisings, is a collective respite space for community-connected Black transwomen, Black non-binary folx, + Black cis women who serve as change agents in transformative movements in Southern California. It is a movement that centers community care by creating spaces that honor restoration + healing. R+R uses rest as a portal of change. Through that portal, we can reimagine our systems, our movements, + ourselves.
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Our central offering is the Retreat + Reimagine Fellowship. The cornerstone of the Fellowship is our signature R+R Weekend – a free, trauma-informed retreat to cultivate + practice rest, stillness, + (re)imagination as daily practices for change agents.
The Fellowship also includes 1-on-1 coaching support for change-agents + quarterly alumni calls to support change-makers to implement practices learned during the retreat in their relationships, communities, movements, businesses, + organizations.
R+R 2022: RENEWAL, RESISTANCE, + REVIVAL
We are facing multiple crises in our health, economies, safety, + democracy. All the while, Black women + Black genderqueer folx are leading us all towards a new vision of our future, adapting + evolving to achieve meaningful + sustainable change in our communities.
Without rest, our visions of the future wither + we risk replicating the violent systems we seek to undo. With rest, they flourish, more innovative than ever before. We need rest to reimagine + create the future we deserve.
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In 2020, with help from people like you, we gifted 13 Black women + genderqueer change agents a moment of rest + community care in the midst of chaos + uprisings. We strive to keep this space free of charge for all attendees, which also means providing stipends for childcare + time off, when funds allow.
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Looking towards the future, we're continuing to step deeper into our purpose by expanding access to rest, retreat, + reimagination as well as continuing to adapt to the needs of our communities.
The work of rest is community care + we cannot do this work without community support.
REST + REIMAGINE CIRCLES
Beginning in 2022, R+R will bring rest into our communities by creating the Rest + Reimagine Circle Series.
Hosted at Queen Park in Inglewood, this free gathering serves as a local touchpoint for change-makers to engage in restorative practices, connect with community in nature, restore personal energy reserves, + spark creativity in our movements. The series also focuses on distinct areas of work, starting with food justice + healing justice folx.
TESTIMONIALS
Read about the impact that R+R has had on our Inaugural Retreat Alumni.
RETREAT ALUMNI
Our 2020 Alumni shape change in many ways as community + cultural organizers, therapists, doulas + birth workers, community developers, producers + story-tellers, small business owners, artists, chefs + more. Below are some of the organizations that were represented at the retreat.
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