Join Rivka Rivera for a 2-hr immersive virtual experience to explore: what makes you, you?
Using a powerful blend of self-reflection, dialogue and somatic exercises, you will begin the journey of unpacking your unique inheritance: the ancestry, culture, beliefs, values, social conditions, stories, traits and perspectives that make you who you are.
How can we expect to create an inclusive environment for others, if we are not first comfortable with who we are? The tools and exercises you will experience in this workshop are designed to build self-awareness and model a culture of inclusivity, where each individual's unique inheritance is cherished and celebrated.
You will leave with:
1. A deeper understanding of yourself and how your inheritance shapes how you lead and communicate
2. Six practical tools to help you build trust and a culture of belonging with any group
3. Confidence to engage in conversations about diversity, inclusion and identity at work
Join us if you are:
1. A leader or team member curious about how to create a genuine culture of belonging at your organization
2. Seeking practical tools to advance inclusivity at your workplace
3. Looking for a transformative approach to inclusion work, that moves beyond traditional bias trainings that are surface level and ineffective
PREPARE FOR THIS EXPERIENCE
1. Before the session, begin to explore your inheritance with our free online workbook. Please set aside 30min to give this reflection exercise your full undivided attention
2. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes, as we will be standing and moving around
3. Have a paper or journal and pen with you, as we will be doing a brief written reflection exercise
4. Set yourself up in a quiet place where you can join with video and be fully engaged throughout
5. We will begin on time so please arrive 5 minutes early to the session to make sure you're all set up with your technology and able to get in with ease
MEET YOUR FACILIITATOR
Rivka Rivera...
- Is a Jew-Yo-Rican (Jewish, Puerto Rican, New Yorker) who was born and raised between Brooklyn and East Harlem. She has spent much of her life exploring her intersectional identity through her work as a playwright and filmmaker.
- Has 10+ years of professional facilitation experience including her work with Irondale Theater’s To Protect, Serve and Understand, a program that brings together community members and NYPD officers to have difficult conversations, bear witness to each other's stories and experience deep dialogue.
- Took the name Rivka after discovering it’s biblical meaning: “to bind, to make whole” which reflects her mission as an artist: to tell nuanced stories that bind individuals and communities in their complex identities supporting them to feel whole again.
- Loves breaking bread with friends and family. Her thing is a charcuterie board.
- Her favorite author and poet is Ocean Vuong.
ABOUT INHERITANCE PROJECT
Inheritance Project helps you understand how your inheritance shapes who you are and how you connect with others. Our experiences and methodology help communities bridge divides, build trust and cultivate cultures of belonging.
Inheritance (n): ancestry, culture, beliefs, values, social conditions, stories, traits and perspectives received from past generations.