Circles Session 2

Root

A call, a welcoming, a place to ground 
The foundation of Indigenous wisdom
And the wisdom of Earth’s living systems 
Interconnection, emergence, justice, regeneration

🌱 Opening

Read 1 poem or quote from this section to open.

💫 Check-in

Prompt: Share your name + 3 nouns that describe who you are. Then pass to someone else. (Circle leader should go first and model this.)

🌻 Agreements

Revisit the agreements, asking the group: 

• How did we do with these in our first session? 

• Are there any that need attention?

☀️ Discussion

Move through 3 generous questions, ensuring everyone has a chance to share:

1. Do you feel welcome in the climate movement? What, if anything, has kept you on the sidelines?

2. What foundational wisdom in this section feels vital for this time of transformation?

3. If we are at a crossroads of peril and promise, where do you see possibility alive and growing? (Note: If someone wants to explore peril as well as, or instead of, possibility, please don’t uninvite it or dismiss any fears that may be shared.) 

📓 Journal Prompt

Offer the following journal prompt, for those who may want to reflect and write between this session and the next one:

What truths do you want to stay rooted in, as your climate journey continues to unfold?

🌙 Closing

Read 1 poem or quote from this section to close.

🔧 Workplace Exploration

First, revisit the prompt from the last session.

Was anyone able to take up the workplace exploration prompt from our last session, around the organization's climate goals (or lack thereof)? What did you learn?

Then, offer this next prompt for exploration between this session and the next one.

Between now and the next time we gather, notice when your climate concerns arise at work. Do you feel that you can bring them forward? Do you see others doing so? What helps or hinders that?