Below you will find information on how to prepare for Pahara’s 2025 Race, Reflection, and Practice Towards Action (RRPA) taking place both as a virtual program and at Lone Rock Retreat in Bailey, Colorado. Additionally, please review Pahara’s health and safety protocols for in-person gatherings during your time at Lone Rock Retreat.
WHAT IS RRPA?
VISION
& CONTEXT
First launched in 2021, this innovative program based on direct feedback from you, our Fellows, focuses on racial justice and combating anti-Blackness in the education sector. We approach this work through exploration of self, community, and the world; small group case study collaboration; and learning from somatics and ecology.
“Truly, it has been the most impactful professional experience of my life and something I think every Pahara fellow should participate in, when they are open and ready for this type of experience.”
96% of participants strongly agreed the program:
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“Spark thinking for new and inspiring models of leadership.”
PROGRAM
OBJECTIVES
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Participants have explored aspects of the history and present context of race in America, centering the history and experiences of those of Native American identity, and the impact of anti-Black racism on our school systems and institutions
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Participants have explored and gained empowerment from their own unique identities and experiences in navigating race in life and leadership.
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Participants have strengthened bonds within the Pahara community in both affinity and cross-group formations, with the potential for future collaboration and coalition-building.
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Participants have explored new solutions to critical racial equity challenges in their leadership and in the field.
PROGRAM
EXPECTATIONS
The time commitment of RRPA is equivalent to the traditional Pahara Fellowship experience. The experience is spread out over nine months to ensure time for reflection, learning, and integration with a leader’s existing personal and professional commitments.​
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In-person time:
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Two 5-day in-person sessions in February 2025 and October 2025.
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Virtual time:
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8 virtual group sessions:
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Taking place on Fridays, one week per month, from February 2025 - September 2025 (see exact dates and times below).
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Alternating each month between affinity group and cross-group; 4 sessions in affinity groups and 4 sessions in cross-groups.
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4 hours per month:
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Three-hour virtual group sessions (affinity and cross-group).
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One hour per month with your community of practice small group.
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Self-organized time:
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One hour per week for reflection or taking action from group sessions.
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Exploration of self and community
through dialogue, somatics, ecology,
and text-based discussion.
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Participants will learn from the physical land of Lone Rock as well as their own communities across an arc of seasons.
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Participants will build durable bonds within cross-racial, racial affinity, and community of practice group formations.
Case study exploration
and real-world practice.
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Participants will work in cross-racial lab sessions to discuss and explore fresh paradigms and new solutions to the most pressing racial equity challenges in the field.
Learn from voices
in the field.
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Participants will engage in sessions with leaders who have developed new pathways forward in the face of considerable odds related to racial equity. These lab sessions are designed to be intimate, interactive, and exploratory, with transferable learnings to one’s own life and work.
PROGRAM EXPERIENCE:
WHO WILL
BE IN ATTENDANCE
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Sessions are offered across a mix of large group, small group, and racial affinity group formations, supported by facilitators who are Pahara Fellows and staff with extensive experience in leading and holding critical conversations about race for a range of audiences.
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For the sessions that occur in racial affinity, we offer five groups based on the current self-reported demographics of our Fellows’ community. Upon expressing interest in the program, participants opt into the affinity group that they believe best aligns with their racial identity. Individuals may express interest in up to two affinity groups that reflect their identity, though will only be accepted into one. We acknowledge the complexities, nuances, and multiple stories inherent within racial identity, and will continue to hone and evolve affinity group formations based on feedback from our community.
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Asian American Pacific Islander, Southwest Asian, & North African Leaders
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Black Leaders
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Indigenous & Multiracial Leaders
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Latine Leaders
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White Leaders​​​
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This experience is especially aligned for:
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Leaders who are prepared to engage in another cohort-based learning opportunity.
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Leaders who are able to commit to the full program time commitment.
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Leaders who are actively committed to their own growth and care related to race, healing & accountability.
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Leaders who are open to an experience that incorporates land-based learning, somatics (learning from the wisdom of the body), and mindfulness, with a particular focus on centering Native American and Indigenous experiences, and Black American experiences.
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Leaders who are eager for an experience that engages in both racial affinity-based learning and learning across racial identity.
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Fellows who have completed previous versions of the RRPA program are welcome to express interest, however, priority will be given to Fellows who have not participated in the program yet.
“It provided a sense of inspiration, confidence, competence and accountability to be bolder in making content regarding race a part of the life of the new faith-based community which I am trying to build.”
LOGISTICS
In-Person Programming:
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Kick-Off Session: February 10 - 14, 2025
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Start: Monday, February 10, 2025 – 3:30pm MT, Reception, Programming, & Dinner
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End: Friday, February 14, 2025 – 12pm MT, Lunch (to go)
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Location: Lone Rock Retreat - 64797 US HWY 285, Bailey, CO 80421
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Close-Out Session: October 13 - 17, 2025
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Start: Monday, October 13, 2025 – 3:30pm MT, Reception, Programming, & Dinner
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End: Friday, October 17, 2025 – 12pm MT, Lunch (to go)
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Location: Lone Rock Retreat - 64797 US HWY 285, Bailey, CO 80421
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Monthly Small-Group Virtual Sessions:
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Session #1 - Friday, February 28, 2025, 9am - 12pm PT/12pm - 3pm ET
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Session #2 - Friday, March 21, 2025, 9am - 12pm PT/12pm - 3pm ET
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Session #3 - Friday, April 25, 2025, 9am - 12pm PT/12pm - 3pm ET
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Session #4 - Friday, May 30, 2025, 9am - 12pm PT/12pm - 3pm ET
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Session #5 - Friday, June 27, 2025, 9am - 12pm PT/12pm - 3pm ET
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Session #6 - Friday, July 25, 2025, 9am - 12pm PT/12pm - 3pm ET
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Session #7 - Friday, August 22, 2025, 9am - 12pm PT/12pm - 3pm ET
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Session #8 - Friday, September 19, 2025, 9am - 12pm PT/12pm - 3pm ET
Primary Contact:
Prior to the seminar, please direct all logistical questions to network@pahara.org.
MORE FROM PAST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS:
97% of past participants rated RRPA as a top leadership development experience in their lives.
“This was the most impactful Pahara experience I've had since my actual Fellowship.”
93% of past participants strongly agreed:
“I would recommend this workshop to another Fellow or colleague.”