WTR Events
Upcoming Events
Most events are free. Look in the event descriptions for information on price and registration if required.
Authentic Intelligence: Active Hope for Our Planet Home
Monday, October 19, 7:15 - 8:45 PM, Unity Church-Unitarian, Robbins Parlor
The A.I. threat is real and alarm bells are sounding, including from within the very industries pushing A.I. Come and affirm humans's authentic intelligence in practices of Active Hope. Active Hope, also called the Work That Reconnects (WTR), is a tried-and-true group process for exploring gratitude and grief, and for empowering imagination and action. You will leave inspired and determined to protect the authentic intelligence of this living world! Everyone is welcome, no experience needed.
Cost: Offered freely
Contact: Beth Cleary, bethclearyawake@gmail.com
Active Hope Monthly Practice Gathering
Monday, November 9, 7:15 - 8:45 PM, Unity Church-Unitarian, Robbins Parlor
These monthly gatherings are an opportunity to practice the Active Hope spiral in community with others. The focus for this gathering will be on our responses to the midterm elections The intention is not to discuss this election but to use it and our reactions to it to move through the Active Hope Spiral of grounding in gratitude, touching into feelings of grief/anger/despair, seeing with new and ancient eyes, and gathering our capacities for action in response to the challenges of our time. Using the Spiral in this way helps prevent our hearts from deadening and gives us resilience to act. All are welcome, no experience or registration needed.
Cost: Offered freely
Contact: Mary Androff, maryandroff@gmail.com
Active Hope and the Five Gifts of Uncertainty Workshop
Saturday, November 14, 9:00 AM - Noon, Unity Church-Unitarian, Robbins Parlor
What?? you ask. GIFTS of Uncertainty? Joanna Macy, the creator of Active Hope, believed that when we open ourselves to the unknowing that comes with uncertainty, we open ourselves to possibilities. To help us get there, she outlined five gifts that can come out of uncertainty: the present moment, befriending our pain, solidarity, the immensity of time, and intention. In this workshop, we’ll use practices related to these five gifts as we move around the Active Hope Spiral. We are living with collective uncertainties, not only around climate change, but also the future of our democracy, the continued war in the middle east, and the unknown of where AI is leading us, to name a few. Whether you’re familiar with Active Hope or not, come and explore the alchemy of uncertainties becoming gifts in creating the future we want for ourselves and the world. REGISTER HERE
Cost: Offered freely, donations welcome
Contact: Jean Hammink, jeanhammink@gmail.com.
Save the Date
Active Hope for the New Now Practice Gatherings, 7:15 - 8:45 pm
Unity Church-Unitarian, Robbings Parlor, St. Paul:
December 14th
Recent Past
Interdependence: We Are Each Other, Here and Now
a workshop in Active Hope and Collective Liberation
Saturday, September 26th, Noon – 5:30 PM, East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier, St. Paul, 55106
Contact: Beth Cleary, bethclearyawake@gmail.com
Active Hope for the New NOW: Monthly Practice Group
At Unity Church-Unitarian, St. Paul
Monday, September 14th: Climate Related Weather Disruptions
Monday, June 8th
Monday, May 11th: Disconnection from the Earth
Monday, April 13th
Monday March 9 Issue: Resilience and Repair
Monday, February 9 Issue: Ways We Resist
Monday, January 12 Issue: ICE Raids
Monday, December 8 Issue: Our Waters in Crisis
November 10, Issue: Weaponization of Hunger
October 13, Issue: Militarization of Our Cities
September 8, Issue: Gun Violence
Contact: Jean Hammink, jeanhammink@gmail.com; Beth Cleary, bethclearyawake@gmail.com
At Anam Cara, 3612 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis
April 27, March 23, February 23, May 18
Contacts: Andrea Wakely, andreawakely@gmail.com; Jean Hammink, jeanhammink@gmail.com
Listening to the Dharma of the Earth Retreat: Solid as the Mountain, Free as the White Cloud
Friday evening Aug. 28 - Sunday afternoon Aug. 30, 2026, The Christine Center, a residential retreat Center in Willard WI
Sponsored by the Earth Holder Sangha of the Mindfulness Community of Milwaukee
Contact: Jean Hammink, jeanhammink@gamil.com
Screening of The Unfixing (2024), a film by Nicole Betancourt
August 19, 7:00 PM, 90-min film followed by discussion, Unity Church-Unitarian, Robbins Parlor
Contact: Beth Cleary, bethclearyawake@gmail.com
INTER-DEPENDENCE DAY: A Workshop on Neighborism, Courage and Active Hope
Sunday, July 5, Noon - 6pm, East Side Freedom Library, 1105 Greenbrier Street, St. Paul, MN 55106
Contact: Beth Cleary, bethclearyawake@gmail.com
Active Hope for the New NOW Workshop: Emotions as Wisdom Guides
Saturday, May 30 | 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Unity Church-Unitarian, Holly St.
Contact: Mary Androff, maryandroff@gmail.com
Active Hope for the New NOW Workshop
Saturday, February 28, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Unity Church-Unitarian, Holly St, Foote Room
Contact: Jean Hammink, jeanhammink@gmail.com
Meeting the Moment in Minneapolis:
Stories of the Great Unraveling and the Great Turning
Friday February 27, 2:00 - 4:00 CST, Online
Contact: Jean Hammink, jeanhammink@gmail.com; Kaia Svien, ksvien@iphouse.com; Beth Cleary, bethclearyawake@gmail.com
Witness Support - Restore Your Heart for the Long Haul
Saturday, February 21, 1:00 - 4:00pm, East Side Freedom Library, St. Paul
Contact: Beth Cleary, bethclearyawake@gmail.com
WITNESS SUPPORT: a workshop for Rapid Responders Now
Saturday January 3, 2026, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Unity Church-Unitarian, St Paul
Contact: Beth Cleary, bethclearyawake@gmail.com