Nichola Torbett
Nichola Torbett is a white, queer, raised-working-class spiritual seeker, recovering addict, gospel preacher, racial justice podcaster, and nonviolent direct action trainer. She grew up in a sundown town in Ohio and had no consciousness of racism until she was nearly 25. She is grateful to the powerful BIPOC-led movements of Oakland and San Francisco, California, for her political education and to the friends of color who told her about herself and took a chance on her despite it all. She is committed to helping other white people unlearn internalized supremacy and become part of multiracial coalitions to end racism and white supremacy. She is also the associate director of Kirkridge Retreat & Study Center and serves on the board of GEEZ Magazine.
Upcoming Programs by Nichola Torbett
The Gift of Time: An Unstructured Post-Election Retreat
Also With Kerr Mesner
It is hard to know what the days right after the election will look and feel like. Many of us are working hard on election-related efforts; all of us are likely tired from the strain of all this uncertainty. In the aftermath of the election, we want to offer folks some space for rest and […]
White Antiracist Practice Group
Six weekly sessions on Wednesdays, noon-1:30pm ET, with the next session running January 15-February 19, 2025 Are you a white person hungry for a kind community of support and accountability around your own antiracist practice? Are you ready to move beyond reading groups to make real changes to practices, policies, and systems? This is our […]
White Antiracist Practice Group
Six weekly sessions on Wednesdays, noon-1:30pm ET, with the next session running January 15-February 19, 2025 Are you a white person hungry for a kind community of support and accountability around your own antiracist practice? Are you ready to move beyond reading groups to make real changes to practices, policies, and systems? This is our […]
White Antiracist Practice Group
Six weekly sessions on Wednesdays, noon-1:30pm ET, with the next session running January 15-February 19, 2025 Are you a white person hungry for a kind community of support and accountability around your own antiracist practice? Are you ready to move beyond reading groups to make real changes to practices, policies, and systems? This is our […]
White Antiracist Practice Group
Six weekly sessions on Wednesdays, noon-1:30pm ET, with the next session running January 15-February 19, 2025 Are you a white person hungry for a kind community of support and accountability around your own antiracist practice? Are you ready to move beyond reading groups to make real changes to practices, policies, and systems? This is our […]
White Antiracist Practice Group
Six weekly sessions on Wednesdays, noon-1:30pm ET, with the next session running January 15-February 19, 2025 Are you a white person hungry for a kind community of support and accountability around your own antiracist practice? Are you ready to move beyond reading groups to make real changes to practices, policies, and systems? This is our […]
White Antiracist Practice Group
Six weekly sessions on Wednesdays, noon-1:30pm ET, with the next session running January 15-February 19, 2025 Are you a white person hungry for a kind community of support and accountability around your own antiracist practice? Are you ready to move beyond reading groups to make real changes to practices, policies, and systems? This is our […]
Women in Recovery: A Spiritual Retreat
Also With Rev. Deb Staniszewski
You are warmly invited to join us for a weekend of 12-step recovery fellowship and conscious connection in a beautiful natural setting. Expect meetings, ritual, art-making, time in nature, a candlelight labyrinth walk, and more. The retreat is open to self-identified women and nonbinary people of all spiritual belief systems. We hope you’ll come!
Liturgical Direct Action: A Discernment Retreat
Also With Bill Wylie-Kellermann and Naomi Washington-Leapheart
How is direct action or civil disobedience altered when framed in prayerful worship? What dimensions of freedom are then embraced? When public witness tells the story of faith and marks a feast or season, what new depth of communication is opened? When nonviolence is practiced in sacramental forms, how is liturgy itself enhanced? With examples […]