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Virtual Retreats for Youth of Color

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Get up to some good trouble at our Virtual Retreats for Youth of Color!

Join the Ministry on Racism for quarterly Virtual Retreats for Youth of Color throughout 2021! Each retreat will be held in 3 or 4 90-minute segments on a weekend, and is designed to be accessible from time zones across North America. These youth retreats are for all youth of color through High School age.

DATES:

Saturday, January 2, 2021 ✅

Saturday, April 3 - Sunday April 4, 2021 ✅

Saturday, June 26 - Sunday, June 27, 2021

Saturday, October 2 - Sunday, October 3, 2021

 

Register now for our Next Youth Retreat: Saturday, June 26 - Sunday, June 27, 2021!

"A Time to Play in a Chaotic World"

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Our June youth retreat will be held concurrently with the Pre-Gathering Retreat for Friends of Color. The youth retreat will be 3 sessions of intergenerational activities on Saturday and Sunday. If you are not attending the Gathering, you are invited to participate in the youth retreat and register with the form on this page. If you are attending the Gathering, please register through Gathering registration, add the Pre-Gathering retreat to your registration, and record both youth and adults who will be coming. We're excited to see you!

Schedule:

Saturday, June 26

Session 1: 4:30-6 PM ET / 3:30-5 PM CT / 2:30-4 PM MT / 1:30-3 PM PT / 12:30-2 PM AKST / 10:30 AM - 12 PM HST

Dance-off & storytelling

Session 2:  7:30-9 PM ET / 6:30-8 PM CT / 5:30-7 PM MT / 4:30-6 PM PT / 3:30-5 PM AKST / 2:30-4 PM HST

Intergenerational games

Sunday, June 27

Session 3: 2-3:30 PM ET / 1-2:30 PM CT / 12-1:30 PM MT / 11 AM - 12:30 PM PT / 10 - 11:30 AM AKST / 8 - 9:30 AM HST

Community drawing activity