Moving from generational harm to generational health and wellness. A healing space for BIPOC staff at Portland Means Progress businesses.

About this Event

Due to colonization, the social/pseudo-scientific construction of race and imperialism, people classified as non-white have endured systematic prejudice, antagonization and discrimination. Centuries of race-based trauma here in America has taken a toll on its Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic citizens.

In this workshop, facilitator Emmanuel Williams, founder of YPD Equity Consulting, will cover:

• A brief history on race-based trauma spanning eight generations from the present day

• The mental and physical cost of resilience: Living in survival mode is killing us.

• Producing generational health and wellness: Mental models and physical strategies for overcoming the adverse environment of racial trauma.

This workshop is intended for staff at Portland Means Progress businesses that identify as People of Color. This will be an in-person, small group affinity space focused on learning and healing. You can expect storytelling, connections, and space for reflection.

Emmanuel Williams is a man whose life mission is to nullify the effects of global supremacy on those who are not included in the dominant culture.

Thank you to our hosts at Zapproved!

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