Out in the Open’s Rural LGBTQ+ Power and Belonging Fellowship Retreat

Out in the Open is gathering at Rockweed for the weekend in preparation for their 2024 Power and Belonging Fellowship program, launching in 2024.

This is a private event, but you can learn more about the Fellowship below, and here!

Do you dream of rural, intergenerational, multiracial, cross-class gatherings with all of your neighbors? Where you're laughing together and talking about how good the food is AND how to equitably share and access resources, or how to approach your local schools' emerging book bans? Are you longing for gatherings where you feel safe discussing what's happening in your community and like you belong in the work of figuring out what to do about it together?

Out in the Open is launching a pilot cohort of our Rural LGBTQ+ Power and Belonging (RLPB) Fellowship focused on moving us closer to that vision! This is the first of three rounds of this Fellowship we’ll host before the end of 2024.

During the Fellowship we will focus on:

• Movement building in rural areas

• Relationship building 

• Communication practices

• Racial justice in rural areas

• Responsive learning and facilitation - ie: how to be flexible and prioritize attendee needs within a hosted gathering 

• The role of art and  culture in building movements

• Rural BIPOC experiences 

• Cross class conversations

• LGBTQ+ identity

• Safety planning and seeking support from your neighbors