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Our Elevating Equity Anti-Oppression Program (Elevating Equity) serves as an umbrella initiative comprised of diverse equity-focused offerings for individuals and organizations at various stages of their equity journey, while fostering a growing community dedicated to realizing a liberated society where all members can thrive. This multifaceted program includes various components, from tailored learning pathways (introductory to advanced levels), subject matter expert lectures on advocacy, peer dialogue groups, and a community of practice.  

Through our Race-Equity Training Workshops, Reading & Dialogue Group, and Monthly Group Dialogue Sessions, including Communities in Conversation and Sipping in Solidarity, participants gain the tools, skills, and connections needed to recognize and take action against systemic oppression, and drive equitable change within all our organizations and communities and begin to dismantle white supremacist structures and practices.

Join us in creating a liberatory society where all people can thrive.

Sipping in Solidarity

Sipping in Solidarity (SiS) was a brainchild of the entire Gathering Ground team in response to a changing political landscape. We wanted and needed a space that allowed us to be able to process our thoughts and emotions in a supportive, trusted community setting. We also knew that if we were in need of such a space, our community members, friends, family, neighbors and peers must be as well. Sipping in Solidarity is a space for all to show up as their authentic selves. Please join us, bring your favorite cup and a friend. Help us expand our circle by bringing someone you know who is also in need of a community of solidarity. All are welcome!

Our next Sipping in Solidarity Session will be on Thursday, August 6th at 8:30am.

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Register for Every 2026 Session Below!
October Sipping in Solidarity1790843400 Oct 1, 2026, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
November Sipping in Solidarity1793867400 Nov 5, 2026, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
December Sipping in Solidarity1796286600 Dec 3, 2026, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Read what participants have said about Elevating Equity 2025!

"This workshop was amazing. Whitney was an incredible facilitator and her passion was absolutely inspiring - I could listen to her talk for hours!! I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to attend this workshop and for the learning it allowed me to participate in and continue to participate in on my journey as an ally. Thank you so much for the incredible work you do!!!"
April 2025 Race-Equity Training Attendee
"Whitney is authentic, knowledgable, and presented the material with intention and empathy. I was grateful to attend the training event and be amongst a collective of individuals wanting to evolve."
April 2025 Race-Equity Training Attendee
"Thank you, again, Whitney and Kate, for doing the work you do. It's an honor to be in the room with you again and continue deepening my own practices and understanding. Looking forward to the next one!"
April 2025 Race-Equity Training Attendee
"The training was AMAZING!!!! This series needs to be mandatory to any and everyone that works with families and communities."
May 2025 Race-Equity Training Attendee
"Thank you. I imagine this work can be very difficult but it's so important. Please know you are planting seeds and many of them will blossom and grow. You'll never be able to know the full impact that you have made, but it is an awesome one. Thank you for your service to our community. It was an honor to spend that time learning from you."
May 2025 Race-Equity Training Attendee
"I want to thank GATHERING GROUND for an exemplary and inspiring training with Service Never Sleeps. This grassroots work you're doing is filling a vital gap between community agencies and stakeholders committed to ‘gathering ground’ together. I will be sure to share these resources with my team and I look forward to future trainings and to support the work you are doing."
June 2025 Race-Equity Training Attendee
"I got a deeper understanding of systems vs traditional thinking. I heard different contexts and applications of those frameworks, which helped me internalize the knowledge."
October 2025 Way Out of No Way Attendee
"Thank you so much for this incredible series. Gathering Ground stays on the forefront of offering learning opportunities that push us forward rather than rehashing the same conversations. I really appreciate the opportunity to be in that space where we can hold such complexity."
October 2025 Way Out of No Way Attendee

Leadership funding for this program is made possible by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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