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H.O.P. is on FIRE for 2024!
Heal On Purpose Inc. is on a mission to make every month count in 2024! Every month we will have a theme and every theme will include a no-cost “Catalytic Conversation” for community discussion and a low-cost training/workshop for deeper individual work. Throughout each month there will also be various pop-ups, activities, and opportunities for engagement.
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The Journey Begins January
This month we discuss the work and the plans for the year.
January 9th– The Our Data Matters Report dropped to the excitement of the entire Heal On Purpose Team. After months of data collection and tabulation we now have something tangible to review. This is only the beginning.
Monthly Training
We kick off our yearly training schedule with foundational awareness. Participants will learn about big “T” versus little “t” trauma so that they have the capacity to identify and acknowledge their own traumas as well as our triggers. Click the hyper link to sign-up. Cost is a minimum $10 donation. Trauma and Triggers
Catalytic Conversation: A Courageous Choice
January 23, 2024 6: 00pm- 7:30pm CT. Virtual Event
FAWK Love February
This month we explore how a history of sexual trauma impacts our capacity to give and receive love.
Catalytic Conversation: Love Don’t Live Here Anymore (Hybrid Event)
February 13, 2024, 6:15- 7:30 pm CT. In-person @ Woodson Library 9525 S. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60628
Virtual @ https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvduiupzksGdDb5uWUtX8ALl1b7MmcxOIG
My Womanhood Matters March
Catalytic Conversation: An Oscar worthy performance: A critique of the movie Monster’s Ball (Hybrid Event)
In honor of Women’s History Month we discuss Halle Berry’s Oscar winning role in Monster’s Ball, our relationship with our femininity and womanhood and how it is affected by our trauma, and how Black womanhood is portrayed in media.
March 17, 2024, 1:45-3:15 pm CT. This is a hybrid even. However, in person spots are limited. Click here to reserve a spot or register to attend virtually.
As We Are April
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, this month will include several specials events focusing on owning our stories and accepting ourselves exactly as we are.
Heal On Purpose Introduces Black Sexual Assault Awareness Week! April 15th-April 21st
SHATTER THE SHAME
For the first time ever, an official week of Sexual Assault Awareness Month will be dedicated to the lived experience of Black people to bring awareness to the prevalence and impact of sexual trauma on and within the Black community!
| April 15th: My Manhood Matters Monday April 16th: The Boy Within Tuesday April 17th: Ain’t I a Woman Wednesday April 18th: The Girl Within Thursday April 19th: Freedom from Their Fear Friday April 20th: Share My Story Saturday April 21st: Shatter Shame, Break Silence Sunday LIVE EVENT! |
My Mother’s Daughter May
This month we will focus on our relationship with our mother, the role she played in our trauma and/or our healing.
May 19, 2024, 3:00-4:30 pm CT. This is an online event. Click here to reserve a spot and register to attend virtually.
Justice Sure is Blind June
In honor of Men’s Mental Health Awareness month we will be focusing on the silence of Black men’s suffering and the invisibility of Black men’s trauma. That’s my Daddy’s Son!
EVENTS TBA (More than one event is planned!)
Jubilee July: Let Joy be the Antidote
July is all about JOY. As we intentionally lean into our process of healing we can often get lost in the pain and the best way out of suffering is through intentional acts of joy, and for Black folks, that’s a radical act!
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Angry as Hell August
Survivors of abuse often do not have an outlet for their rage and are made to feel that they can not even acknowledge that they are angry let alone express it, making it unpredictable, volatile, and destructive. Hell yeah we’re angry, and in August we are going to talk about it, write about it, rap about it…
EVENTS TBA- Pen Your Pain
Self-Reconciliation September
Unfortunately the anger we don’t address often turns inward and dissolves into shame silencing us and severing our relationship with ourselves. This month we shine a light on the shame hidden in the shadows and begin to reconcile with SELF!
Out of the Shadows October
In honor of LGBTQIA+ Heritage Month we are focusing on the unspoken experiences of sexual trauma in the Black LGBTQIA+ community.
EVENTS TBA
Not Believed November
Having your experiences denied, dismissed, and disbelieved by those closest to you is a different type of devastation. This month we discuss not being supported when we reported our sexual trauma and the impact it has had.
EVENTS TBA
Dust Your Shoulders OFF December
Healing is a spiral. We will find ourselves faced with the same ish over and over again. However, our view will be different as we elevate in our process. So if it feels like you haven’t made progress, dust your shoulders off, you have. That wisdom was hard won. Now, let’s GO!
EVENTS TBA
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