The Power of Healing Together
— an Introductory Program provided by Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI)
Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI) applies principles of Truth and Reconciliation to open new pathways to healing, respect, compassion, and genuine collaboration between women and men, and across the genders. Developed over 33 years and conducted with thousands of participants across six continents, GERI was formally endorsed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 2013.
This experiential session creates a safe space where participants are invited into a deeper understanding and appreciation of their own and others’ life experiences in relation to gender. Together, women, men, and people of all genders and sexual orientations are guided skillfully through a group process that awakens greater compassion, empathy, understanding, and higher reverence across the genders.
When: Sunday, April 6, 2025 from 2:00 to 4:30 pm
Where: Unity of Walnut Creek Sanctuary
Cost: Suggested Love Offering of $25
About the presenters:
The workshop will be facilitated by Annette Williams and Max DeArmon, who are presenters from the Gender Equity and Reconciliation International.
Annette Williams, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Chair of the Women’s Spirituality department at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). She holds a doctorate in Philosophy and Religion with a specialization in Women’s Spirituality. A primary research interest is women’s spiritual power and agency within the Yorùbá Ifá tradition. Among others, she has authored “The Divine Feminine in Yoruba Cosmology” found in Goddesses in Myth, History, and Culture, and “Wisdom of the Primordial Feminine, Wisdom of Women: Odù Ifá and Yoruba Religious Tradition” in Philo-Sophia: Wisdom Goddess Traditions, edited by Debashish Banerji and Robert McDermott. Annette is a facilitator with Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI).
Maximilian DeArmon is a PhD candidate currently finishing his doctoral dissertation on the evolution of consciousness and the making of a new self-identity. He has published articles on transformative education, environmental activism, archetypal studies, and cosmology. With over twenty-five years of experience in the music and film industries, some of his credits include producing documentaries such as The Future of Energy: Lateral Power to the People, and the ten-part series Changing of the Gods. In 2024, he completed a year-long facilitator training program with Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI).
