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The pre-gathering texts that make your palms sweat

Gathering with intention has a way of bringing up squirmy conversations that most of us would rather avoid. When most people would rather sidestep a delicate interaction, the artful gatherer steps in. Read more about how to handle the three kinds of texts that haunt every host (and what to do about them).

 

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Collectively Remembering Those We've Lost
Amanda Panneton Amanda Panneton

Collectively Remembering Those We've Lost

Who has not been touched by death and loss this year, both personal and collective? Read more on where within our own traditions might we rediscover and be inspired by ways to collectively remember the dead.

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How to Work with Power Dynamics for the Good of Your Gathering
Amanda Panneton Amanda Panneton

How to Work with Power Dynamics for the Good of Your Gathering

Power exists in every gathering. (And that’s not a bad thing.) As gatherers, we need to understand how the various decisions we make in a gathering practically shifts and shares power within the group. Read more on how one memorial was structured to shift power dynamics within a family across generations.

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Centering Blackness: A World Re-imagined
Amanda Panneton Amanda Panneton

Centering Blackness: A World Re-imagined

In this episode of Together Apart, we're honoring the incredible work of a friend, activist, artist and fellow facilitator, Alicia Walters. Read more about her powerful invitation to witness, honor and protect Black thought.

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A Case for Ditching the Zoom Background (When It's Appropriate)
Amanda Panneton Amanda Panneton

A Case for Ditching the Zoom Background (When It's Appropriate)

In this episode of Together Apart, we host a Digital Speed Dating Experiment to see if virtual dating could be meaningful, fun, and even a little disarming. Read more on why we make the case that you should stop trying to block out the world behind that screen in most virtual social gatherings.

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How Covid Changes the Way Institutions Gather
Amanda Panneton Amanda Panneton

How Covid Changes the Way Institutions Gather

Because we now have to navigate every gathering virtually, not just the sidebars, institutions of power are being forced to open up areas to guests they had previously overlooked. Read more to explore some of the fundamental questions on how institutions gather now and who they convene in a post-Covid world.

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