Vision: Creation of a sisterhood that supports and celebrates African American Women as they navigate the unique professional and personal challenges they experience as unapologetically black professionals.
Purpose: A platform that celebrates sisterhood and offers support, education, and empowerment for African American Women navigating the day-to-day challenges on the local, national, and global stage.
Mission/Goals: Hosts Women’s Leadership retreats, conferences, and workshops that offer support, education, and empowerment of professional African American Women to navigate racism and bias, and to build their resiliency to be unapologetically black professionals.
When: 2-4 August 2024
Where: Virginia Beach, Virginia
The Agenda for the Virtual Workshops:
Sat., 3 August
7:00 am: Breakfast Buffet and Check-In
7:45 am: Virtual Check-in and Start Vision Boards
8:15 am: Welcome – Dr. Geisha Glass-Abdullah: Vision, Purpose, Mission
8:30 am: Financial Freedom: Budgeting and Tax Planning to Build Your Business.
Open Topic Discussion: The Black Dollar: Identifying the Challenges for Managing, Circulating, and Investment in Black Businesses.
10:30 am: Mental and Emotional Health and Resiliency of Black Women
Open Topic Discussion: Exploring the Psychosocial and Emotional Response that Aids in the Rhetoric of the Angry Black Woman.
11:45 am: Vision Board: Vision, Mission, Goals (Check-in)
12 Noon: Brown Bag Lunch Topic: Identifying and Responding to Workplace Discrimination and Reprisal.
Open Topic Discussion: Identifying Acts of Bias, Macroaggressions, and Workplace Bullying in the Workplace.
1:30 pm: Moving Forward: A Presentation of Vision Board to Spark: “__________”
1:45 pm: Wrap Up
SHARING POINTS INC.
Building Relationships, One Conversation at a Time…
SISTERHOOD EVENTS
Sharing Points – Sisterhood Sessions – Every Thursday @ 7pm EST by Zoom
IEP/504 Roundtable Executive Discussion – Last Thursday @ 6pm EST by Zoom
IEP/504 Roundtable Open Discussion – When: 1st Saturday of Each Month @ 0900 EST by Zoom
Sisterhood Retreats – Details and Agenda Provided During Thursday Sharing Points Sessions
Children and Youth Education Center 