Cohort Details

WHEN will we meet?

The Cohort meets on Wednesday evenings starting September 15 and running until December 15th. We will meet over zoom from 6-7:45 Pacific Time.
(We may try to meet earlier if there are a lot of East Coast folks).

how much is it?

$1500

You can pay in installments and scholarships are available.

who is this cohort for?

This Cohort is for Black, Indigenous, Asian American, and Latinx women and GNB folks who have experienced the intersection of white supremacy and patriarchy. It is for WOC over 30 who are carrying leadership responsibility, managing up, mentoring down, tasked with helping your organization or church deal with diversity issues, but having very few places where you can fully be yourself.

This cohort is a place to learn, but it is also a place to build community.
To not feel alone.
To not feel crazy.
To gain language and frameworks as well as share story.

how big is the cohort?

The cohort will include 15 or so WOC and two facilitators.

what is the time commitment?

Weekly zoom gatherings, active participation in our closed FB group, and some readings.

Cohort gatherings will consist of learning about specific issues that impact Black, Latins, Indigenous, and Asian American women, as well as theologies from those communities, and time to get to know one another, learn some of each other’s stories, and support one another.

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The Facilitators

Erna Kim Hackett

Erna Kim Hackett is a preacher, trainer, public theologian, and founder of Liberated Together. She is passionate about helping women get free from the trauma of white heteropatriarchal Christianity and begin to move in embodied and integrated leadership.

Drawing from her experiences with the Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies, Black liberation theology, and the Korean immigrant church she seeks to build radical solidarities without erasing the unique experience of each community.

Erna worked with college students for 15 years, focussing on Black Campus ministries and Justice Programs. She served as Executive Pastor at The Way Berkeley, and is currently focussed on creating liberative learning communities for WOC/ Queer WOC.

Rev. Riana Shaw Robinson

Rev. Riana Shaw Robinson is a preacher, pastor, and prophet. Riana is passionate about speaking the truth in love, offering a constant invitation for people to see themselves as beloved, and providing various ways to respond to the command to love God, self, and neighbor.

Riana recently served as the Associate Pastor of Formation and Oakland City Church (OCC) where she spearheaded efforts to help the community live more deeply into its anti-racist values. As the Minister of City Engagement, she expanded the church’s community partnerships and commitment to solidarity with marginalized communities in Oakland.

Riana is ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America. She holds a Masters of Divinity from Pacific School of Religion and a B.A. in Ethnic Studies from Mills College. Before stepping into vocational ministry, Riana worked at various non-profits focused on racial, social, and environmental justice.

Riana is an East Bay native and currently lives in Oakland with her husband, 9-year-old son, and four-year-old twins. She is extremely proud of her oldest daughter, who is a recent graduate of Howard University.