Healing the Divide: from MeToo to WeTogether
Discovering new pathways of healing, harmony and connection across the genders
This interactive session introduces the Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI) program and provides an experiential taste of its methodology. Developed over 30 years across six continents, GERI applies principles derived from South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation process to gender and sexual injustice to build trust and compassionate communication through interactive activities and group processes. Together, women, men, and people of all genders and sexual orientations can jointly confront sensitive and often taboo issues— without shame or blame—and collaborate skillfully to reach a place of newfound respect, trust, and even mutual reverence. You are warmly invited to join this experiential introduction to the GERI process and discover its auspicious potential for establishing “beloved community.” With: GERI co-founders Cynthia Brix and Will Keepin and GERI facilitators Silvia Araya-Fischer, Garrett Evans and Hugo Sanchez.
Bay Room
May 15th | 2:45 pm to 4:15 pm
Panelists
Cynthia Brix
Co-Founder
Gender Equity and Reconciliation International
Rev. Cynthia Brix, Ph.D. (hon), co-founder of Gender Equity and Reconciliation International, which has organized 280 trainings on reconciliation of gender injustice in 12 countries, is an ordained interfaith minister who has co-organized 7 international conferences on “inter-spirituality,” including 2 on women’s spiritual leadership across diverse faith traditions. She is also the co-author (with William Keepin) of: Women Healing Women and Divine Duality: The Power of Reconciliation between Women and Men.
William Keepin
Co-Founder
Gender Equity and Reconciliation International
William Keepin, Ph.D., co-founder of Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI), a former whistleblower in nuclear science policy and a mathematical physicist whose research on global warming and sustainable energy helped influence international environmental policy, is the author of four books and many articles on environmental science, archetypal cosmology, and spirituality and social change. He also appears in the new film series, Changing of the Gods, directed by Kenny Ausubel.
Hugo Sanchez
Facilitator
Gender Equity and Reconciliation International
Hugo Sanchez is a GERI (Gender Equity and Reconciliation International) Facilitator based in New Jersey. A Co-Facilitator for the ManKind Project’s (MKP) New Warrior Training Adventure, a yoga teacher and founder of Pacha Yoga, Hugo is passionate about activating, facilitating, and sustaining collective change through yoga and community practice groups.
Silvia Araya-Fischer
Gender Equity and Reconciliation (GERI) Trainer and Program Manager
GERI-Latin America
Silvia Araya-Fischer, Psy.S, a Gender Equity and Reconciliation (GERI) Trainer and Program Manager for GERI-Latin America, is a holistic psychologist certified as a Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher and in Family Constellations. She is author of Trust and Live without Panic, and a contributor to the forthcoming book, Gender Equity and Reconciliation: Thirty Years of Healing the Most Ancient Wound in the Human Family.
Garrett Evans
International Program Officer and Trainer
Gender Equity and Reconciliation International
Garrett Evans, International Program Officer and a lead Trainer for GERI (Gender Equity and Reconciliation International) based in Canada, is a contributor to the forthcoming book: Gender Equity and Reconciliation: Thirty Years of Healing the Most Ancient Wound in the Human Family. With a deep background in conflict resolution, Garrett seeks, through GERI, to unite his contemplative practice with his healing work.
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