Leadership:
JeWitch Collective is administered by volunteers. We see our role as stewards. Together, stewards and members employ a collaborative ecological leadership model organically drawing on the wisdom of each participant. We believe in sharing leadership; drawing on what each person knows deeply. The hope is that taking on leadership in this way will help us: focus on our strengths, be in touch with our power, and tap into flow, thus helping us freely access and share our talents. Many hands make light work and help prevent burn out.
The 4 stewards are close friends who have been involved in Jewish and Reclaiming Pagan communities for decades. Our planning meetings incorporate JeWitch practices. We recognize, are deeply grateful for, and depend on each other's differing strengths. We try hard to learn spiritual lessons when tricky power sharing dynamics emerge between us and conflicts inevitably arise.
The stewards' life experiences heavily influence the values and social justice activities that the collective pursue. For decades all of us have had close cross-cultural relationships including ones with Jews of Color and Jews of mixed heritages. Two of us live with chronic disabilities; one invisible and one visible. One steward was not born a Jew and is not interested in converting. One is a practicing Buddhist in a multiracial sangha. One is a longtime Reclaiming teacher and organizer. Another is an ordained maggid and also a Reclaiming teacher. All are queer and one is trans. Three identify as sex-radical feminists.
The four of us, having all been raised with White class and educational privilege, see it as our responsibility to undermine and interrupt white supremacy, capitalism, misogyny, heterosxism, transphobia, ableism, and other oppressive forces as much as possible. Our commitment to this is also influenced by our personal experiences of oppression including those we have internalized. We are also committed to supporting Native communities because we are keenly aware that the land where we live, pray, and call "home" is occupied territory historically stolen from indigenous communities.
As stewards, we aspire to humbly listen and learn; especially when we commit microaggressions and/or hurt others. We count on other members of the collective to bring any concerns or issues to us so we can address and learn from them together. We look forward to the ways being in community and interacting with other members of the collective will challenge and enrich our lives over time.
JeWitch Collective is administered by volunteers. We see our role as stewards. Together, stewards and members employ a collaborative ecological leadership model organically drawing on the wisdom of each participant. We believe in sharing leadership; drawing on what each person knows deeply. The hope is that taking on leadership in this way will help us: focus on our strengths, be in touch with our power, and tap into flow, thus helping us freely access and share our talents. Many hands make light work and help prevent burn out.
The 4 stewards are close friends who have been involved in Jewish and Reclaiming Pagan communities for decades. Our planning meetings incorporate JeWitch practices. We recognize, are deeply grateful for, and depend on each other's differing strengths. We try hard to learn spiritual lessons when tricky power sharing dynamics emerge between us and conflicts inevitably arise.
The stewards' life experiences heavily influence the values and social justice activities that the collective pursue. For decades all of us have had close cross-cultural relationships including ones with Jews of Color and Jews of mixed heritages. Two of us live with chronic disabilities; one invisible and one visible. One steward was not born a Jew and is not interested in converting. One is a practicing Buddhist in a multiracial sangha. One is a longtime Reclaiming teacher and organizer. Another is an ordained maggid and also a Reclaiming teacher. All are queer and one is trans. Three identify as sex-radical feminists.
The four of us, having all been raised with White class and educational privilege, see it as our responsibility to undermine and interrupt white supremacy, capitalism, misogyny, heterosxism, transphobia, ableism, and other oppressive forces as much as possible. Our commitment to this is also influenced by our personal experiences of oppression including those we have internalized. We are also committed to supporting Native communities because we are keenly aware that the land where we live, pray, and call "home" is occupied territory historically stolen from indigenous communities.
As stewards, we aspire to humbly listen and learn; especially when we commit microaggressions and/or hurt others. We count on other members of the collective to bring any concerns or issues to us so we can address and learn from them together. We look forward to the ways being in community and interacting with other members of the collective will challenge and enrich our lives over time.
