2024 Cohort Update

2024 Cohort Update

In its inaugural year, Sacred Spaces has featured online and on-site workshops and conversations led by nationally-renowned speakers and mentors. The marquee program thus far was the 3-day, 2-night session hosted at the Cathedral’s Virginia Mae Center, where participants engaged in workshops, breakout sessions, and guided tours. The on-site session also enabled participants to build community through meaningful conversations and immersive experiences.

This cohort is represented by a diverse group of nonprofit and corporate leaders working towards creating a more just and equitable society. They hail from across the United States and represent such organizations as the LGBTQ Center of Los Angeles, Shell, The University of St. Thomas, The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C, Children’s Literacy Project, Duke University, and Washington Hebrew Congregation.

These participants have devised a wide range of inspiring projects to promote social change, and continued work over the summer through monthly expert-led coaching sessions and a virtual Changemaker Talk. To conclude the program, the cohort will return to the Cathedral in September for additional programming and to share their plans with Cathedral staff and community leaders.

2024 Leaders and facilitators

Experts and community leaders provide input on specific program components throughout the planning and then facilitate cohort workshops. 

  • Ana T. Chapa, Apoyo, LLC
  • Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
  • Dr. Gregory C. Ellison II, Fearless Dialogues, Emory University
  • Sukari Pinnock Fitts, Shiftwork Consulting, Georgetown University
  • Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, Harvard University
  • Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League
  • The Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ
  • Phillip Picardi, Los Angeles LGBT Center
Partner With Us

The Cathedral is eager to further develop the Sacred Spaces: Racial Justice and Spirituality in Action Program in future years and through additional cohorts. To learn more about Sacred Spaces, please contact [email protected].

 

I appreciated the allyship of the fellows and leadership of Sacred Spaces in creating space to hear the challenges of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and the model minority myth that robs the AAPI community of solidarity with other communities of color.

—Hyepin, 2024 Cohort participant