Morning Jump Start
with Mandisa Thomas Saturday 9:00 AM Main Hall This is a working conference, but working on a conference morning can feel like, well, work. Come get revved up and ready for your day as the coffee kicks...
View ArticleTaking Control From the Old Guard
with Amy Monsky, Debbie Goddard, Heather Hegi Friday 8:10 PM – Main Hall As the secular movement grows and matures, the face of its leadership becomes more diverse. Research tells us that’s great for...
View ArticleBlack NonBelievers: Past, Present and Future
with Mandisa Thomas Saturday 2:00 PM – Main Hall When a movement isn’t meeting your needs and the needs of the people around you, sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. Mandisa Thomas...
View ArticleMorning Jump Start
with Lauren Lane Sunday 9:00 AM Main Hall This is a working conference, but working on a conference morning can feel like, well, work. Come get revved up and ready for your day as the coffee kicks in....
View ArticleEvents on a Budget
Events on a Budget – Lauren Lane, Chelsea Du Fresne, Stephanie Zvan Sunday 3:00 PM – Main Hall Psst. Want to hold a conference? Everybody’s doing it. Whether it’s a conference, a lecture, or a day of...
View ArticleHandling Public Criticism
with Stephanie Zvan Saturday – 9:45 AM Workshop Set 1 Track 1 It’s hard to hear that you’ve screwed up, particularly when you’re pouring time, energy, and heart into making things better. Defensiveness...
View ArticleAssertiveness Training
with Heather Rosa Saturday – 11:00 AM Workshop Set 2 Track 1 One of the hardest parts of movement activism is navigating competing needs. Assertive communication is a tool to help us stay both focused...
View ArticleAvoiding Burnout
with Hiba Krisht Sunday – 11:15 AM Workshop Set 4 Track 1 We all know self-care is necessary for activists by now, right? Good. That still leaves us figuring out the how and when. Come learn how to...
View ArticleActivism for Newbies
with Lauren Lane Workshop Set 2 Track 2 “But what can a nobody like me do?” This is one of the heartbreaking questions we hear in activism, especially since the answer is “Nobody is a nobody” and “So...
View ArticleManaging Online Spaces
with Miri Mogilevsky Workshop Track 2 Set 3 Online groups are great, in part, because the barriers to participation are lower. However, letting these spaces be overrun by any kind of behavior becomes...
View ArticlePromote Secular Women Work
Our friends in the media are excited about Secular Women Work. For those who would like to promote the conference, we’ve prepared a one-minute spot you can use. Thank you for helping us get the word...
View ArticleWhat is an activist?
When we think of activist, we tend to picture some hardcore, kick ass people at protests, on picket lines, sitting at lunch counters, risking arrest or worse, to fight for their civil rights. It’s an...
View ArticleYou Did It!
Yes, you! You made the Kickstarter a success! Thank you for supporting this project. Thank you for helping make this conference come to life. We are super excited about how much interest there is in...
View ArticleGrants Are Available!
Secular Women Work is committed to making the conference an accessible space, particularly for those from resource-limited settings. Grants include paid conference registration and a travel stipend,...
View ArticleSecular Celebrant Training
Thanks to Center for Inquiry Indiana, and Reba Boyd-Wooden, you can sign up to receive training to become certified under CFI’s Secular Celebrant program! Register here. “While some people of the...
View ArticleOur Schedule is Live!
We’ve had all of our hamsters working hard behind the scenes to bring you this HUGE UPDATE! First, our Schedule is live and ready for your perusal! Check out all the fabulous programming we have for...
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