Join Us for International Women's Day 2023
A Community Action Network virtual event with special guest Mia Birdsong, author of “How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community”
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Discussion between Mia Birdsong and Lauren Y. Casteel
1:00 – 1:30 | Networking opportunity with community members across the state
*From 11:30—12:00, join early to learn more about The Women’s Foundation of Colorado! Staff will be available to answer questions and tell you more about opportunities to get involved.
About Mia Birdsong and “How We Show Up”
Mia Birdsong is a writer, community curator, and storyteller.
In her 2020 book, “How We Show Up,” Mia explores how living the “good life”—the well-paying job, the nuclear family, the upward mobility—can make us feel isolated and unhappy. It seems counterintuitive, but in a divided America, where only a quarter of us know our neighbors and everyone is either a winner or a loser, we’ve forgotten the key element that helped us make progress in the first place: community.
In “How We Show Up,” Mia shows that what separates us isn’t only the ever-present injustices built around race, class, gender, values, and beliefs, but also our denial of our interdependence and need for belonging. In response to the fear and discomfort we feel, we’ve built walls, and instead of leaning on each other, we find ourselves leaning on concrete.
Mia will return us to our inherent connectedness where we find strength, safety, and support in vulnerability and generosity, in asking for help, and in being accountable. Showing up—literally and figuratively—points us toward the promise of our collective vitality and leads us to the liberated wellbeing we all want.
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Learn More
– Watch Mia’s Ted Talk, The Story We Tell About Poverty Isn’t True
– Listen to Mia’s four-part podcast More Than Enough that explores how a guaranteed income might actually transform people’s lives
<– Order How We Show Up
WFCO Community Action Network quarterly virtual meetings include:
- What’s new. You’ll hear the latest on our work and statewide impact.
- What’s next. From advocacy and our Annual Luncheon to giving circles and the Empowerment Council…we’ll share all the ways you can make your mark.
- Collaborative learning. Let’s learn from each other about the needs of women across the state.
- A brief introduction to The Foundation and a chance to ask questions.