Coffee Hour with SIETAR USA

 SIETAR USA Coffee Hour

Wednesday, December 31st

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PST

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST

Releasing and Renewing: An Intercultural Listening Circle to Close 2025 and Reset for the Year Ahead

As we close a year marked by complexity, bursts of positive energy and action, followed by fatigue and deep uncertainty, both locally and globally, please join fellow SIETARians on Wednesday, December 31 from 11am-12pm EST to gather in a listening circle, offering a grounded and intentional space to pause together. This session will provide an opportunity for collective grieving of what has been lost or transformed, while also celebrating and honoring the resilience and determination that continue to drive our work of fostering awareness and building bridges across cultural differences. Through guided listening and simple mindfulness practices, we will gently shake off what no longer serves us—assumptions, heaviness, and unspoken tensions—to create space and set intentions for renewed clarity, connection, and purpose in 2026. Together, we will end this year with members of our global intercultural community to remind us that our work is not only still relevant, but more essential than ever.

Facilitators:  Sue Shinomiya and Julia Gaspar-Bates

Questions: Contact admin@sietarusa.org

This Coffee Chat / Listening Circle is open to all SIETAR USA members, 2025 SIETAR USA Conference and Webinar registrants, and global SIETAR members.

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our activities through 2026.

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