Dear John,

What a strange time this is. While we each do our best to take care of ourselves and our loved ones, it's becoming clear that this virus is aggressively attacking the most vulnerable among us. As the death toll rises in the United States and around the world, it is impossible to remain unaffected by this collective suffering. We are all experiencing grief.

We want to offer some solace and some tangible ways to move through this moment.

How do we grieve together when we must be physically distant? How do we awaken to what this pandemic is uncovering about racism, inequality, and vulnerability? How do we move through grief and loss in a way that creates new possibilities both now and for our future?

We invite you to join us in our second Virtual Gathering, Grieving Together is an Act of Revolutionary Love in collaboration with Valarie Kaur on Thursday, April 16, at 5PM Pacific. Together, we will explore these questions, orient to this historical moment, listen to Valarie read from her forthcoming book See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love, and engage in a live Q&A.

Valarie Kaur is a civil rights lawyer, award-winning filmmaker and innovator and we are so excited to be collaborating on this virtual series. Her work calls us up and into the hard and necessary work to heal our wounds and reimagine the world. Her framework for revolutionary love points the way through division and despair to a future where all people can have a place of dignity.

Hundreds joined our first gathering last month as we learned how to summon our deepest wisdom during this massive upheaval and transition. Our hour together was powerful, affirming, and life-giving.

We hope you can join us next Thursday!