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STILL HARBOR<br />

ELEVATING<br />

SPIRITUALITY<br />

TO CREATE A<br />

MORE KIND,<br />

EQUITABLE, &<br />

SUSTAINABLE<br />

WORLD.


A COLLECTIVE<br />

LEADERSHIP MODEL<br />

PERRY MONIQUE LAUREN<br />

In <strong>2018</strong>, Still Harbor established a collective leadership structure. We<br />

aim to bring the values of collective leadership into all that we do. From<br />

trusting that our clients are experts in their own spiritual journeys to<br />

training others who can carry the mantle of spiritual leadership for<br />

social change into their own communities and organizations, we are<br />

clear that both spiritual and social transformation requires us all to<br />

accompany one another as equals.


WE ARE<br />

CREATING<br />

A NETWORK<br />

OF FIERCELY<br />

LOVING &<br />

COMPASSIONATE<br />

SPIRITUAL<br />

LEADERS FOR<br />

SOCIAL CHANGE.


WHY WE DO<br />

THIS WORK<br />

“Turbulent times create waves of stress,<br />

anxiety, and uncertainty. What often gets<br />

lost in the jumble is the deep, internal<br />

human yearnings for connection, belonging,<br />

peace, and justice. We all need to feel<br />

connected to something bigger than ourselves.<br />

When we resolve to be the change we wish to<br />

see in the world, we become like a stone<br />

thrown into a pond - creating ripples that<br />

stretch beyond the point of impact.”<br />

- Rev. Monique Harris, Senior Partner


“We cannot ignore or avoid suffering people<br />

and expect the causes and impact of their<br />

suffering will disappear. It lives on. Some<br />

might say it infects our relationships,<br />

communities, workplaces, cultures, and<br />

societies. And therefore it is up to us to<br />

find ways to promote healing and liberation<br />

in our relationships, communities,<br />

workplaces, cultures, and societies.”<br />

- Rev. Perry Dougherty, Senior Partner<br />

“Connection has the remarkable capacity to<br />

transform our perception of ourselves, of<br />

others, and of the greater web of humanity<br />

in which we all share a part. In the truest<br />

sense of the word, connection shows up in<br />

many different shapes, sizes, and forms.<br />

Yet when we conceive of connection in our<br />

culture, we tend to focus the discourse<br />

around deeply woven, long-term relationships<br />

grounded in history and loyalty. In my<br />

experience, however, it is often the many<br />

moments of connection that have been just<br />

that — moments, fleeting in nature — that<br />

truly illuminate and, therefore, hold the<br />

capacity to transform our perception.”<br />

- Lauren Spahn, Senior Partner


WE ARE PART OF<br />

A MOVEMENT<br />

“We are arriving at the truth that<br />

it takes immense interior work to<br />

meaningfully impact the systems<br />

of oppression and inequity that<br />

both surround us and reside within<br />

us; a reality that holds true for<br />

individuals, communities, and<br />

organizations committed to being<br />

agents of change.”<br />

- Lauren Spahn, Senior Partner


Our collective quest for justice and peace cannot be<br />

accomplished by intellectual or professional training alone.<br />

We each need an operative spirituality to support us in<br />

cultivating the imagination, courage, and resilience needed<br />

to create a more kind, equitable, and sustainable world.<br />

We consider ourselves part of a growing 21st-century<br />

movement that is drawing on the world’s long history of<br />

contemplative practices from across wisdom traditions.<br />

Such practices form the foundation of what we all need<br />

to create spaces that encourage personal and collective<br />

exploration of identity, belief, purpose, values, connection,<br />

presence, and trust.


EXPLORE<br />

WITH US<br />

Support for community leaders and activists seeking spiritual<br />

companionship and space for reflection, discernment, and healing.<br />

SPIRITUAL ACCOMPANIMENT<br />

AFFINITY CIRCLES<br />

RETREATS<br />

ONLINE RESOURCES


“My Spiritual Director has<br />

helped me find the strength to<br />

stay grounded in my truth –<br />

which is to fight against the<br />

injustices and inequalities<br />

around me from a place of<br />

love and compassion. With<br />

each spiritual accompaniment<br />

session, I am learning how<br />

to navigate experiences<br />

of personal and communal<br />

discrimination as well as<br />

how to fight for humanity<br />

with unconditional love,<br />

a clear mind, and an open<br />

heart. Ultimately, our<br />

spiritual health as a<br />

society – something that is<br />

so immensely underinvested<br />

in – is the foundation for<br />

how we interact with each<br />

other, and in my case, is<br />

how I navigate my work and<br />

the world around me. I’m so<br />

grateful to have access to<br />

this resource. It has truly<br />

been transformative.”<br />

- Isha Nirola, Client


TRAIN<br />

WITH US<br />

Practical training programs for diverse spiritual and social justice<br />

leaders seeking skills-based learning in the vocational art of<br />

spiritual accompaniment.<br />

SPIRITUAL DIRECTION PRACTICUM<br />

GROUP FACILITATION IMMERSION


“It is no surprise that a path<br />

of contemplative and spiritual<br />

deepening, of opening to complex<br />

and intimate relationships in<br />

community, and of building power and<br />

strategizing about disrupting violent<br />

systemic and societal norms raises<br />

complex and deep questions about<br />

identity, spirituality, despair,<br />

hope, and meaning. My hope in joining<br />

the Practicum was to become better<br />

equipped to hold space for these<br />

questions, challenges, and insights.<br />

For me, the Spiritual Direction<br />

Practicum was a welcome learning<br />

community among whom I could ask<br />

questions about and thoughtfully<br />

engage with the craft of loving<br />

spiritual accompaniment. Every<br />

month, in the retreat-like gathering<br />

days, I was able to both deepen<br />

in my own articulation of what<br />

spiritual direction means to me and<br />

to interrogate how to better support<br />

the emergence of my directees’ own<br />

wisdom.”<br />

- Lydia Strand, Practicum Alum


ALUMNI<br />

NETWORK<br />

Ongoing learning and accompaniment for our network of alumni<br />

who are innovating in the field of spiritual accompaniment,<br />

specifically in non-profit and movement chaplaincy.<br />

GROUP SUPERVISION<br />

ALUMNI PORTAL


GETTING<br />

INVOLVED<br />

VISIT US AT STILLHARBOR.ORG<br />

“I believe that all<br />

people deserve the<br />

opportunity to work<br />

toward their highest<br />

purpose. Together, let us<br />

remove the hindrances and<br />

obstacles to creating a<br />

more just society.”<br />

- Rev. Monique Harris,<br />

Senior Partner


Still Harbor is an organization rooted in the collective. We<br />

are fueled by the engagement and interest of our clients,<br />

students, and alumni. We rely upon the generosity of our<br />

donors and colleagues. We are always looking to amplify<br />

the voices of others doing this work.<br />

As such there are many ways to get involved. You can:<br />

• Get inspired by or contribute to our online resources<br />

• Sign up for accompaniment, affinity circles, or a retreat<br />

• Apply for a training program<br />

• Make a donation<br />

• Share an idea for collaboration with us<br />

VISIT US AT STILLHARBOR.ORG


SCHOLARSHIP<br />

FUND<br />

In <strong>2018</strong>, Still Harbor formally launched a scholarship fund,<br />

dedicated specifically to enabling people from all backgrounds<br />

and financial means to access our services and programs. Year<br />

upon year, we give away more in scholarships than we earn<br />

in fees and tuition. Our scholarships allow us to serve those<br />

actively engaged in the front lines of social change.<br />

We have established a goal of raising $80,000 in scholarship<br />

funds each year with $40,000 going to participants in our<br />

explore programs (spiritual accompaniment, affinity circles, and<br />

retreats) and with $40,000 going to participants in our training<br />

programs (spiritual direction practicum and group facilitation<br />

immersion). The more scholarship funds we have, the more<br />

people we are able to serve and to train.<br />

MAKE YOUR GIFT TO<br />

THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND


“Thank you so much for your<br />

support of this work! As<br />

a queer person of color<br />

connected to organizing<br />

and social movements, I<br />

have worked with countless<br />

folks on the front lines in<br />

this country asking similar<br />

questions: How do we win? Can<br />

this work be sustainable?<br />

How can my spirit be held in<br />

community and in relationship<br />

to the Divine?<br />

In choosing to support Still<br />

Harbor, you back someone like<br />

me, who can choose to hold<br />

space for these activists,<br />

artists, visionaries, and<br />

modern day prophets. With the<br />

onslaught of institutional<br />

violence, I am clear that<br />

spiritual accompaniment is<br />

a critical component to the<br />

movement away from fear and<br />

towards love.”<br />

- Yani Burgos, Practicum<br />

Student


Our commitment is grounded in your support of the<br />

spiritual formation that sustains and enriches social justice<br />

work and in your faith in each of us.<br />

THANK YOU.


“Over the years, I’ve discovered<br />

that the place in our lives where<br />

spirituality and social justice meet<br />

is the very place that reveals,<br />

cultivates, and sustains love. At the<br />

most fundamental level, I believe<br />

that Still Harbor does the work of<br />

love. I’ve learned that if I tap into<br />

the place within me that believes in<br />

our shared human dignity and in our<br />

deep desire to connect, to be seen,<br />

to be cherished, I can see clearly<br />

the way of love. And it is with<br />

this vision, that I offer spiritual<br />

accompaniment for activists and<br />

social justice leaders and that I<br />

train others to do the same.”<br />

- Rev. Perry Dougherty,<br />

Senior Partner


LET’S MAKE OUR<br />

WAY TOGETHER.<br />

VISIT US AT<br />

STILLHARBOR.ORG

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