Active Hope Workshop

Feeling sunk or overwhelmed by the problems of our world?

This Active Hope workshop offers practices to nourish, sustain and enliven active engagement for positive change.

Active Hope is quite different from feeling hopeful. It begins with a shift from viewing hope as a feeling, to hope as a practice. Whatever we face, and however we feel, the practice of active hope is something we can bring to that. There is a power to our turning up like this and playing our part.

This interactive workshop is a chance to explore, experience and practice Active Hope - both doing it and supporting it, as a grounded approach for staying inspired, effective and resourced as we face overwhelming challenges in our world. A central framework we’ll draw on is ‘the Work That Reconnects’, an empowerment approach developed by Joanna Macy and colleagues, and used with hundreds of thousands of people around the world over the last four decades. It has become a powerful tool for preventing burnout and keeping alive our sense of possibility, sustaining our passion and engagement in difficult conditions.

Whether you are familiar with Active Hope, or brand new to it, this is a great opportunity to practice alongside others.

Read more about Active Hope here.

This workshop is particularly suitable for anyone interested in playing a role in passing this work on, as it can serve as an introduction to the Facilitator Training Programme starting in September.

LOGISTICS

• Workshop runs from 11 am - 2:30 pm, Sat 15 Aug
• Location: The Gort Movement Collective; Gort, Co Galway

• Fees: Sliding Scale €30-75 (please give as much as you are able; you can specify an amount when you register.)

If finances are a barrier to your participation, please reach out to Anna: AnnaSwisherIreland@gmail.com

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:

Anna Swisher is an Active Hope facilitator and mentor, who was lucky enough to study with Joanna Macy for a decade. She has a background in psychology, communications, dance, permaculture, nature-based learning and Community Development. She works with young people and adults, facilitating workshops and designing curriculum for organisations, universities and community groups around Ireland. She is the founder of Project Mobilise.

Her work focuses on helping people make sense of a very confusing world, to build connection and resilience, and to find meaningful ways to play their own part in creating a sustainable future.