Happy Solstice! June 2023
Wherever you are in the world, if your days are getting longer or shorter as the position of the earth’s tilt changes, we wish you meaningful, joyful, and nourishing transitions with the season and in life.
As this seasonal shift occurs, so too are some changes happening in the network that we are excited to share with you!
Click “play” for more on some of these changes from Luis Alejandro Tapia (Network Doula) Maricela Aceves Wexler (Community Coordinator and Admin Wiz) and Fabienne Pierre-Jacques (Network Director).
“I am deeply grateful for the time I have had serving as the Network Coordinator and Admin Wiz. I have been so privileged to be in space with and in a position to support and get to know the people in this network. There is a lot I want to see continue and so much I am excited to see blossom anew going forward. In addition to the creativity and curiosity I mentioned in the chat with Luis and Fabienne, I want to add more specifically that I really value the work done in deep inquiry and connection between individuals doing systems change work in places around the world from a range of lineages. Consistently I heard the longing for spaces to come together in this way. We learned a lot with each other over the last few years, including how to continue listening and evolving the network offerings to be responsive to the desires and needs of people and groups who are working with system change processes. Learning happens on a variety of time scales and I am looking forward to seeing how this emerges in current and future projects and collaborations.” - Maricela Aceves Wexler
Highlights from the chat:
Welcome Fabienne as Network Director!
As the network evolves, Luis and Maricela’s roles are transitioning:
Luis Alejandro will remain in close proximity engaging with a few working groups that will extend throughout the year, feel free to check in on him and his work here.
Maricela will stay in the Illuminate orbit, now as part of the core team with CoCreative - a close partner and contributor to the beginnings of the Illuminate Network!
We have a lot to share out from the nodes and cohorts in the network.
There is much to look forward to!
As mentioned in the video, a great place to learn about network news and offerings is through the Illuminate newsletter.
