Good Work Institute, Kingston, NY (2026)

03/10/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Báyò Akómoláfé to the GWI Greenhouse for an author talk on Wed, March 18th! This event is free, but registration IS REQUIRED. Space is limited and seats are filling up quickly. To register, click the link in our bio. We look forward to spending time with you 💜

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Báyò Akómoláfé is the grateful life-partner to ‘EJ’, father to Alethea Aanya and Kyah Jayden Abayomi, son of Olufunmilayo Ibidapo Akómoláfé and Ignatius Abayomi Akómoláfé, and descendant of Yoruba fields of archetypal becomings and mythopoeic landscapes. He is an author, celebrated speaker, teacher, and self-styled trans-public intellectual (a concept imagined together with and inspired by the shamanic priesthood of the Yoruba healer-trickster)- whose vocation goes beyond justice and speaking truth to power to opening up other spaces of power-with, and queering fond formulations and configurations of hope.

Báyò has produced a vast body of work that presents a startling picture of the world in perpetual process and radical relation. Through an ever-growing archive of books, articles, interviews, social media posts, workshops, and Báyò seeks to interrogate the fundamental assumptions and epistemological gaps in our current culture in crisis.

02/26/2026

Through our Fiscal Sponsorship program, we support a variety of charitable projects that respond to many of society’s most pressing issues. These include BIPOC farms working on food security, groups exploring cooperative structures for housing and land access, immigrant protection, educational projects on rights and ecological sustainability and many more.

Fiscal sponsorship helps them access critical sources of funding, while allowing them the freedom to focus their efforts on the work at hand. The majority of the funds received by GWI from funders are designated for these fiscally sponsored projects, and we're honored to steward these resources for our community.

Want to learn more? Want to check out Mariam's recent blog posts? Click the link in our bio > February Newsletter

02/17/2026

THIS SATURDAY: Join us at the GWI Greenhouse as we chat with author and journalist about his new book "The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding".

About the book:
Nwanevu has spent the Trump era examining the very meaning of democracy in search of answers to questions many have asked in the wake of the 2024 election: Are our institutions fundamentally broken? How can a country so divided govern itself? Does democracy even work as well as we believe?

The Right of the People offers us challenging answers: while democracy remains vital, American democracy is an illusion we must make real by transforming not only our political institutions but the American economy. In a text that spans democratic theory, the American Founding, our aging political system, and the dizzying inequalities of our new Gilded Age, Nwanevu makes a visionary case for a political and economic agenda to fulfill the promise of American democracy and revive faith in the American project.

This author talk is being offered in partnership with and

To register, click the link in our bio.

01/26/2026

GWI is excited to welcome author & journalist to Kingston for a talk highlighting his book, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case of a New American Founding. Join us at the GWI Greenhouse for an afternoon of conversation with Osita, followed by an audience Q&A.

Osita Nwanevu is a contributing editor at The New Republic, a columnist at The Guardian, and the Democratic Institutions fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. He is a former staff writer at The New Republic, The New Yorker, and Slate, and his work has also appeared in The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Nation, Harper’s Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, In These Times, Flaming Hydra, and Gawker. His first book, The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding, was published by Random House in August 2025.

In this urgent and visionary work, Nwanevu tackles questions that resonate deeply in our current moment: Are our democratic institutions fundamentally broken? How can a divided nation govern itself? Does democracy still work as we believe it should?

This event is being offered in partnership with and

Registration is required for this event and copies of the book are available to purchase. Please click the link in our bio to for more info and to register.

01/13/2026

Our very own, Micah, will be joining members of our beloved community at the for their annual community celebration for Martin Luther King Day sponsored by The Williams Lake Project.

Festivities begin at 3pm with spoken word, music and dance exploring non-violence, featuring Kitt Potter, Miss V., Albert Cook, Rev. Evelyn Clark, Esi Lewis, Anthony Dandridge, Women of the World, Energy Dance Company

At 5pm, join us for a screening of King in the Wilderness (TV 14) Documentary – A look at the final years in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The film focuses on events in King’s life and the Civil Rights movement such as the Chicago Freedom Movement, the James Meredith march, the anti-Vietnam War protests and King’s “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech, the 1967 riots, preparation for the Poor People’s Campaign, the Memphis sanitation strike, the “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, and King’s assassination and funeral. Among King’s colleagues and friends interviewed in the documentary are Bernard Lafayette, Andrew Young, Diane Nash, Harry Belafonte, John Lewis, Dorothy Cotton, Joan Baez, Xernona Clayton, Jesse Jackson, Mary Lou Finley, Cleveland Sellers, and C. T. Vivian.

This event is FREE. Donations are welcome. Visit rosendaletheatre.org for more info

01/08/2026

We really love that so many of you are interested in our new fellowship program: Solidarity Leaders Lab! Y'all have been bringing so many great questions to the info sessions, that we decided to add a couple more! These sessions are free, but registration is required (link in bio).

About Solidarity Leaders Lab: This program is an opportunity for leaders to take intentional time away from day-to-day challenges to be in community with others working towards just futures and regenerative practices.

During our time together, we will anchor our exploration of what the world needs from leaders today with the following:

CLARITY OF PURPOSE: The ability to clearly discern and name the purpose of our shared work

GROUNDED IN COMPASSION: The wisdom to move from a place of groundedness, compassion, and patience despite the urgency of the challenges we face

COLLABORATIVE: The commitment to facilitate durable change by creating vitalizing and equitable conditions for others to move towards shared purpose

For more information, check out the full announcement (link in bio).

12/02/2025

✨️✨️ EXCITING NEWS!!!!! We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new fellowship program: Solidarity Leaders Lab!

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What skills do solidarity leaders need to effectively build trust and move towards action in mission-led initiatives and organizations? Who do we need to be and what do we need to cultivate? This 12-week leadership development fellowship is an intentionally-designed journey to equip, inspire, and connect the people who are already taking steps to build the future we need.

This program is an opportunity for leaders to take intentional time away from day-to-day challenges to be in community with others working towards just futures and regenerative practices.

During our time together, we will anchor our exploration of what the world needs from leaders today with the following:

CLARITY OF PURPOSE: The ability to clearly discern and name the purpose of our shared work

GROUNDED IN COMPASSION: The wisdom to move from a place of groundedness, compassion, and patience despite the urgency of the challenges we face

COLLABORATIVE: The commitment to facilitate durable change by creating vitalizing and equitable conditions for others to move towards shared purpose

Interested? Check out the full announcement and register to join us for one of our info sessions (link in bio).

In solidarity...

11/18/2025

Are you feeling called to your Good Work but feeling depleted, disconnected and scattered? Are you longing for a chance to recharge and renew your commitments in solidarity with others? Join us for a meaningful, joyful retreat to find a rooted sense of belonging and to resource the important work ahead.

This one-day retreat is a chance to take intentional time away from day-to-day challenges to be in community with others who are working towards just futures and regenerative practices. We have three goals: to build relationships that bolster our access to mutual support, to refresh practices that help move us collectively towards durable and positive change, and to renew our energies in an environment crafted to open our hearts and light up our vitality.

During our time together, we will offer a nourishing set of collaborative sessions, designed to balance energizing full group experiences and time to talk in smaller groups. We will invite participants in spaces that will allow everyone to share, learn and listen; we will provide time for renewing our energies; and we will offer space to practice the skills required for joyful, effective, cooperative action. We will end the day with a sound bath, facilitated by Ben Brown () followed by a shared meal at a local restaurant.

Interested? Check the link in our bio for more info and to register.

11/12/2025

We are looking for an energetic, creative colleague aligned with our culture, mission, and shared leadership structure to join our efforts to promote Good Work through workshops, facilitation, coaching and tailored offerings.

The Deep Democracy Circle is the team responsible for furthering GWI’s mission through building partnerships, hosting public programs, and providing tailored services to organizations and community initiatives. Our goal is to equip people and organizations with the tools, skills, and support they need to: navigate conflict; share power, leadership and decision-making; and practice democratic collaboration. Our work takes many forms and is built on a foundation of curiosity, empathy, humility, and care.

Your Role with GWI:

We’re seeking someone to join our team and contribute their experience, energy, skills, and leadership to the Deep Democracy Circle as a facilitator, program manager, and relation-builder. This new full-time role will divide their time between program implementation and facilitation (35%), program design and management (30%), community outreach and communications (30%), and supporting the fundraising efforts of the organization (5%).

We want to hear from you if: You feel excited by the prospect of facilitating and holding space for others. You find joy bringing people into the work of shared leadership, Just Transition, and conflict resilience. You are an excellent communicator, both written and verbal, who thrives on sharing a powerful message. You are creative in how you connect with others, from local collaborators to national partners.

We will be accepting applications until December 10th, with the hope to bring on our new colleague in January 2026. See the full job description and application information at the link in our bio.

10/07/2025

Join us THIS THURSDAY, 10/9 for an empowering conversation with Samia Khan-Bambrah!

We’ve all been taught that compliance is good - follow the rules, the hierarchy, the order. But what if breaking compliance is where true change begins? From civil rights rebels to cultural icons, progress has always come from those who refused to stay small.

Together, we’ll explore how compliance shows up in our lives, our bodies, and our communities and how recognizing it can help us reclaim our power and expand what’s possible.

Come ready to reflect, connect, and reimagine what it means to take up space with courage, compassion, and purpose.

Click the link in our bio to register.

This is a free event. We welcome donations to help provide discounts and scholarships for other Good Work Institute programs and events like these.

09/24/2025

How do we build a lasting movement of resistance in the age of compliance?

Join us in a conversation with Samia Khan-Bambrah as we explore how compliance impacts our lives, the stories we tell, and our larger communities. All our lives we’ve been told that compliance is a good thing. Comply with the law. Comply with the hierarchy. Comply with the order. And yet, it’s our non compliers who are our idols. What would the world look like if we didn’t have the rebels of Jim Crow? The rebels who formed a human barricade around immigrants in Los Angeles? Who said “Yes I will wear cone shaped bras on Prime Time”! Compliance keeps us small. And it’s supposed to. Because if we all took up all the space that we deserve, we wouldn’t unwittingly comply with narratives and policies that ultimately cause harm–harm for our bodies, our souls, and our communities. To be in solidarity with ourselves and the most vulnerable in our communities, we must first identify where we are in compliance, in spite of ourselves.

Let’s discuss how to identify compliance in our own personal lives, our bodies, and how that ripples out into the collective.

🔴 Registration link in bio 🔴

About Solidarity Civics

At this time, the work of weaving together solidarity in our local community is more important than ever. It is hard to overstate the sense of a federal government in crisis, with crippling consequences and a profound impact on all levels of our country’s ability to provide a stable, safe, equitable ground on which we can all stand. We must face the reality of what’s happening and support each other to remain grounded, secure, and active.

In this monthly forum, we:

Learn about, share, and process what is happening at the national level and how our local communities are impacted

Have a chance to hear from each other, voicing our feelings and insights in a facilitated circle

Engage and share opportunities to move towards Good Work and solidarity

09/08/2025

As we approach the mid-term elections, voter suppression vies with voter registration for our attention. Our special guest this month, Barbara Graves-Poller, will talk about coalition-building in an age of algorithm-driven fragmentation.

Barbara Graves-Poller is an attorney and voting rights advocate who has remained actively engaged in voter protection work since 2008 and helped litigate to protect early voting access here in Ulster County. She wears many hats in our community: Chair of Ulster County Democratic Committee, Corporation Counsel for the City of Kingston, member of the Ellenville Chapter of the NAACP, and mother to a New Paltz High School student.

About Solidarity Civics:

At this time, the work of weaving together solidarity in our local community is more important than ever. It is hard to overstate the sense of a federal government in crisis, with crippling consequences and a profound impact on all levels of our country’s ability to provide a stable, safe, equitable ground on which we can all stand. We must face the reality of what’s happening and support each other to remain grounded, secure, and active.

In this monthly forum, we:

🟢 Learn about, share, and process what is happening at the national level and how our local communities are impacted
🟢 Have a chance to hear from each other, voicing our feelings and insights in a facilitated circle
🟢 Engage and share opportunities to move towards Good Work and solidarity

Join us on September 11th @ 6:00pm in the GWI Greenhouse for Solidarity Civics. Info + registration at the link in our bio.

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