Summer 2025: Community Togetherness

• Use writing prompts to guide your understanding of what it means to be in community. 
• Recognize the importance of togetherness. 
• Examine how our individual actions impact the communities we belong to. 
• Explore community-building strategies.

Summer 2025: Community Togetherness

• 2 pair sessions per month
• Attend all live Journey Meetings (see the Engagement Dates section below)
• Complete all lessons provided in the course Summer 2025: Community Togetherness
• Submit a 2-6 page letter to a community that shaped you (see the Submissions section below)
• Attend TWO out of the THREE Thursday Night Salons offered during the Summer Cycle

Complete each lesson in the the following course. As you progress through each lesson, make sure to press complete before moving on to the next.

• Community Together
  This course explores the foundations of community building through collaborative writing, reflective prompts, and group-based learning.

Participants will attend two Journey Live Meetings each month as part of the course for that cycle.

JOURNEY MEETING #1: Saturday, July 12th, 12-1pm

JOURNEY MEETING #2: Community Togetherness x Aloud Open Mic, Thursday, August 28th, 5-6pm

JOURNEY MEETING #3: Thursday, September 25th, 5-6pm

Write a letter (or what you consider to be a letter) to a community—either from your past or one you’re currently part of—that played a significant role in shaping who you are today. This community could be a neighborhood, a school, a religious or cultural group, a sports team, an online community, a workplace, or even a group of friends or mentors.

Use storytelling to highlight how this community helped you discover something about yourself, overcome obstacles, or feel a sense of belonging.

Submit your letter or final piece as a PDF file through the GWN Portal.