Parent Power Healing Circles | Circulo de Sanación de Padres
During the pandemic, many parents stepped into the role of co-educator. This was in addition to working multiple jobs, taking care of our families, keeping them safe, and dealing with the economic impact of the pandemic. With many of us in the hardest-hit communities being essential workers ourselves, our children and families were left to figure out distance learning in many cases with limited to no support. As so many discussions and ideas are put forward for what the post-pandemic recovery could look like, those of us who are public school parents living in the hardest-hit communities continue to struggle to imagine ‘recovery.’
Our communities have faced loss across the spectrum. We have coped with the loss of...
- Our health.
- Our loved ones.
- Our economic stability.
- Our homes.
- Our children’s educational futures.
Loss after loss, we continue to compound our suffering, sadness, and helplessness. It wasn’t only us as parents facing this. Our children face similar losses. We know that our children continue to face drastic learning loss as a result of distance learning. Whatever plan education leaders put in place must be just and address many challenges. Our network of parents in the Parent Power Network is organizing every day for a just education recovery. As we have more and more conversations and build our understanding, there is one common theme:
Before there can be any recovery or ‘reopening’ discussion, there must be space for community healing.
Earlier this spring, organizers from Parent Revolution researched healing circles as a restorative and organizing practice and facilitated one for a core group of our leaders. Healing circles are safe spaces that promote working together to remove obstacles to healing, alleviate suffering, and deepen one’s capacity to heal. Through circle agreements and strong facilitation, healing circles are powerful tools for many communities and can lead to powerful action and change.
Join Parent Power Network parents and Parent Revolution organizers to host and/or attend a healing circle.
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Nuestras comunidades han enfrentado pérdidas en todo el espectro. Hemos hecho frente a la pérdida de
- Nuestra salud.
- Nuestros seres queridos.
- Nuestra estabilidad económica.
- Nuestros hogares.
- El futuro educativo de nuestros hijos.