SUMMER and FALL, Options Below
White Facilitators:  Abbi Jaffe, Amanda Franz, Hazel Turrone 

SUMMER 
June-Aug 2024
Wednesday Evenings 9 WEEK Series
Wednesdays 6-7:30pm
June 5-Aug 14th, no group July 2 or 24th
Location: Hubbard Park 
Facilitator: Amanda Franz

​Registration Info:

• Pre-registration required by May 22nd.
• We will notify you of your enrollment status by May 29th.

FALL 
Sept-Nov 2024
Wednesday or Thursday Evenings 9 WEEK Series
Sept 25 - Nov 20th
Location: TBD
Facilitator: Hazel Turrone

​Registration Info:

• Pre-registration required by Sept 11th.
• We will notify you of your enrollment status by Sept 18th.

More Info:

• Many optional learning activities and additional reading and podcast assignments are offered throughout the series to support deepening engagement and integration of the material as you are inspired.  ​

Cost: Sliding scale $150-550

• The cost pays for experienced facilitation and includes a gift of reparations to cover the cost of the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) My Grandmother's Hands study group and a donation to a Vermont based racial equity cause.  
• If you are able to pay more on the sliding scale, your fee will support our groups to run, including our scholarship fund.  
• The Montpelier Community Gospel Choir in the past has offered scholarships for their members.  Let us know if you are in the Gospel Choir.
• Scholarships may be available.  We want this work to be accessible and will do our best to support your attendance.  No one will be turned away.  Please let us know if you would like a scholarship.
• If applicable, please bring a check with you to the first day of the group.  

 
Deposit Required:

• $75 Non-refundable deposit required for all participants.  
• Thank you for your commitment to this group. Your deposit secures your spot and is non-refundable.  Your deposit ensures that we have enough people to run the group and ensures that an event can still run when people cancel.  Thank you for your understanding. 
• If the group you are applying for is already full when you apply or if the group does not run, your refund will be returned.
• Deposits for applications NOT accepted WILL be refunded. 
• TO PAY DEPOSIT: more info coming soon

Absentee policy:

• We ask that you do your best to attend ALL sessions. 
• Please email the instructor to let them know if you will be missing a session. 
• To keep the integrity of the learning container, we ask that you miss no more than two sessions. 
• If you miss 3 sessions, our policy is to ask you to stop attending the course.  Some exceptions apply.

Covid-19 Expectations: The study groups for white folks will occur in-person, outside and physically distanced, with 12 people maximum per group.  Everyone is required to wear a mask when not able to maintain at least 6 feet distance from other people. Do not attend the study group if you are feeling ill in any way or have been exposed to Covid-19. 

Questions? Please contact the facilitator of the group you are interested in.  Amanda: amandamfranz (at) gmail.com or hazelturrone (at) gmail.com



HOMEWORK for first group meeting:  

• Read through page 36 in My Grandmother’s Hands.  
• Please also read White Supremacy Culture for our first meeting
• ​Optional homework:  Podcast with Resmaa Menakem.