Allyship

Feb 10

Allyship

Spirit Weavers Gathering recognizes the importance of Solidarity and Allyship work. Over the last eight years we have welcomed women from Australia, Indonesia, Spain, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Chile, Canada, Singapore, Kenya, South Korea, Japan, China, Israel, United Arab Emirates, UK, Netherlands, and Latvia. We share this work and our Social Advocacy efforts as an Organization, in hopes to lead with clear intentions and transparency, as well as encourage our community to take part in this vital work for themselves.

Creating availability and inclusion within the gathering has been a key focus for us. Building the gathering from the ground up has brought forth lots of learning curves, as does anything that is planted as a small seed. We recognize that this work is life long and we are committed to continual growth and needed shifts within the gathering.

Below you will find a few of the programs we have created over the last 8 years, and are continually developing and deepening. The gathering itself is truly an ever-changing and evolving workshop. We have a beautiful opportunity each year to work directly with women within the SW Community for needed shifts and focus.

2025 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM:

We share an amazing raffle throughout the weekends and all funds from the raffle go toward scholarships. In addition, we have an official Spirit Weavers Merchandise booth and online store where all proceeds go to the following years Scholarship fund. This year we are happy to announce we have 20 scholarships available for the 2025 gathering.

Indigenx/First Nations: Four scholarships available to First Nations/Indigenx womxn
disABLED Beings: Two scholarships available to beings with visual impairment, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, Deaf/HOH, and/or chronic illnesses
Beings of Color: Eight scholarships available to all BOC, including multi-racial and/or self-identified womxn
LGBTQ2IA+: A scholarship available to those identifying as LGBTQ2IA+
Elder and Crone: A scholarship available to womxn over 60+
Earth Day: A scholarship available to tenders & caretakers of the Earth
Guardian Gratitude: One scholarship available to mothers and non-binary & GNC parents/legal guardians

2025 ALLYSHIP WORK:

Continue to provide and nurture the space within the gathering led for and by Beings of Color, Non-Binary, Gender Queer, LGBTQ2IA+ and anyone else who feels called to gather, create and share which you can find under the Village section of the website under Come-Unity

*Each Body worker practitioner chosen will donate a free session to a B.O.C. We will also have someone present to give body work to B.O.C at sliding scale prices

Continuous work with Anti-Racist Educators including in person workshops & lectures within the SW Organization
The Wellness and Herbalist team will make and donate tinctures for the Come-Unity Village
300 Tickets reserved for B.O.C
All Instructor, Staff and Seva must commit to our Anti-Racism work guidelines that are shared each Spring through our Allyship book.

Our Allyship Booklet was created in service to bridging the gap not only at the gathering, but in our everyday lives as well.

The Allyship Booklet is offered by the Spirit Weavers ComeUNITY Village, an inclusive village within SW committed to creating community, conversations, and educational opportunities that center issues of equity and collective liberation.

This booklet was created in 2017 as we, the Spirit Weavers community, became increasingly aware of the following needs:

1. The need for greater safety and inclusivity of the BIPOC SW Community

2. The need for white instructors and participants to understand and do their part in contributing to the greater gathering’s goal to fulfill those needs through allyship.