Join Fiona Oliphant of Healing Equity United and a few amazing guest speakers as they share insights into how they're advancing their impactful work as Black leaders in the nonprofit sector, what will bring them joy in 2024, and how they prioritize wellness to build resilience.

This webinar aims to create a dynamic dialogue where attendees can gain inspiration and valuable practices to sustain themselves, their organizations, and their communities for the important work they undertake.

This webinar is free and open to folks of all backgrounds.

Here's a little sneak peek about our panelists:

Zoë Flowers is an accomplished author, advocate, and healing practitioner with a
diverse body of work spanning multiple mediums. In 2004, she interviewed survivors of domestic and sexual violence, resulting in the publication of her groundbreaking book,
From Ashes to Angel's Dust: A Journey Through Womanhood. Zoë is also the
founder of Soul Requirements, Inc., a healing-centered consulting company that
combines her artistic endeavors, 20+ years of domestic/sexual violence expertise, and
holistic healing practices. Zoë’s work has been presented at a variety of venues,
including The Black Women’s Arts Festival, Yale University, Smith College, Brown
University, Bowie State University, The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, The White House’s United State of Women Summit, as well as numerous conferences, theaters, and community-based organizations throughout the US and abroad.

Kendra Hale is a tenderhearted and fierce healing justice worker, community cultivator, culture-shifter, language artist, and compassionate disruptor. She is compelled by opportunities to construct practices, systems, and communal spaces that serve our humanness. To address the individual and collective impact of oppressive violence, she calls in the art and power of language through storytelling, truth-telling, and acknowledgement. Through poetry and other writing forms, Kendra uncovered liberation within the embrace of language. She often speaks to the wisdom and power of her ancestors as a Black, Multiracial woman, exploring it through her poem Ancestral Medicine published in The South Seattle Emerald. Kendra currently works as an Administrative Coordinator at artEquity and serves on the Washington Permanente Medical Group Equity Governance Collaborative. She also is a Healing Justice Fellow with Powerful Voices, a nonprofit that centers BIPOC girls and gender-expansive youth. Kendra graduated from Seattle University majoring in Public Affairs with a focus on Nonprofit Leadership.

Jerome Hunter, M.A.T., TED Speaker, co-founder, and community advocate, brings a wealth of expertise as an educator and equity advisor. Jerome has pioneered innovative anti-bias and anti-racist frameworks and practices grounded in sociocultural and cognitive theories. This work encourages educators and organizations to reflect on and overhaul their systems, fostering more equitable practices that challenge oppressive patterns.Also, a dedicated champion of healthy masculinity, Jerome emphasizes the importance of nurturing respectful communication skills and robust community ties among young men. His impactful work has garnered attention and recognition, with features in KUOW, the Seattle Stories Project, and an acknowledgment as a Seattle Hometown Hero.Jerome's commitment extends to various roles, including being a TED-Ed Innovative Educator, an Edgar Martinez Teaching Fellow, a mentor with My Brother’s Keeper, and a proud uncle.