SOUL 2 SOUL SISTERS

IN 2023, OVER 400 PEOPLE ENGAGED WITH SOUL 2 SOUL SISTERS PROGRAMMING. SOUL 2 SOUL SISTERS SUPPORTED OVER 50 COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND LED 9 CAMPAIGNS. THESE CAMPAIGN INCLUDED #CUTTHECHECK ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO #GIVEBLACK IN HONOR OF JUNETEENTH. IN TOTAL, THEIR SUPPORTERS GAVE $1,929.09 IN REPARATIONS. THEY ALSO LED DOULA LOVE WHERE S2SS TEAMED UP WITH ELEPHANT CIRCLE TO RAISE FUNDS TO HELP BLACK BELOVEDS HAVE ACCESS TO DIVINE AND NOURISHING DOULA LOVE WHILE ENSURING BIRTHWORKERS CAN SUSTAINABLY CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IN TOTAL, $1,094 HAS BEEN RAISED SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THE CAMPAIGN. THEIR BLACK CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY (BCEP) PROGRAM IS A BLACK-LED, NON-PARTISAN PROGRAM THAT IS COMMITTED TO CONSISTENTLY ADVOCATING FOR THE DISMANTLING OF ANTI-BLACK OPPRESSION WITHIN INSTITUTIONS AT THE LEGISLATURE, THE BALLOT BOX, AND BEYOND. BCEP ENGAGED IN 3 ELECTIONS, DENVER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS (APRIL 4TH), DENVER RUNOFF ELECTIONS (JUNE 6TH), AND THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS (NOVEMBER 7TH). THEY CREATED CONTENT ON HOW TO REGISTER TO VOTE, HOW TO RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT, AND HOW TO CAST YOUR VOTE, IN ADDITION TO OFFICES ON THE BALLOT/BALLOT MEASURES AND HOW THEY IMPACT THE LIVES OF BLACK COMMUNITIES. FOR THE DENVER MUNCIPAL ELECTIONS, BCEP COLLABORATED WITH DENVERITE/CPR TO PUT ON A MAYORAL CANDIDATE FORUM, DENVERITE'S THE PEOPLE'S FORUM. FOR THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS, BCEP SENT 3,058 TEXTS AND DEVELOPED THE 2023 BLACK VOTER GUIDE WHICH HAS BEEN ACCESSED 210 TIMES ONLINE.THE HEART OF SOUL 2 SOUL SISTERS IS THEIR BLACK HEALING, HEALTH & JOY(BHHJ) PROGRAM. THROUGH BHHJ, S2SS STRIVES TO EMBODY AND MODEL LIFE NOURISHING WAYS TO HONOR BLACK WOMEN AND ADVOCATE FOR BLACK BELOVEDS' RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR LIVES, BODIES, AND FUTURES. S2SS COLLABORATED WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO ASSEMBLE AND DISTRIBUTE 300 AFTERCARE ABORTION KITS THAT INCLUDED COMFORT ITEMS AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES SUCH AS MENSTRUAL & HEATING PADS, SNACKS, FUZZY SOCKS, AND EDUCATIONAL/ADVOCACY HANDOUTS. S2SS ALSO PARTNERED WITH WARREN VILLAGE &FOUR LOCAL BIPOC WOMEN ARTISTS TO CREATE A MURAL FOR WARREN VILLAGE'SCOMMUNITY SPACE. WARREN VILLAGE PROVIDES PRIVATE, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES, IN ADDITION TO, LIFE SKILLS CLASSES, EDUCATION AND MORE. THE MURAL HIGHLIGHT CAREGIVING, SINGLE PARENTING, VILLAGE, AS OTHER THEMES ACCOMPANYING BREASTFEEDING. FINALLY, 65 BLACK BELOVEDS CONVENED IN DENVER, CO FOR BLACK BECOMING: SHAPING OUR AFROFUTURISM INTO THRIVING. IN THE SPAN OF TWO DAYS, THEY PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS AND SCREENINGS, ENGAGED WITH HEALING MODALITIES AND HEALTH/WELLNESS RESOURCES, HAD A DANCE PARTY AND MORE!FINALLY, THE FALL 2023 COHORT IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND. SOUL 2 SOUL SISTERS HOSTS FACING RACISM COHORTS COMPRISED OF MOSTLY WHITE AND NON-BLACK PEOPLE OF COLOR WHO IDENTIFY AS ACTIVISTS, EDUCATORS, PROFESSIONALS, FAITH LEADERS, ARTISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND MORE IN CENTERING BLACK WOMEN AND FEMMES, BLACK EXPERIENCES, AND BLACK LIBERATION. SESSIONS INCLUDE POETRY, MUSIC, ARTICLES, BOOKS AND VIDEOS ON THEOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL TOPICS AND FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT. PARTICIPANTS ENTER THE INTELLECTUAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL PROCESS OF ENGAGING IN ANTI-RACIST SELF-LIBERATION WORK, EDUCATINGAND ELIMINATING RACISM WITHIN PERSONAL CIRCLES, AND LEADING RACIAL JUSTICE WORK IN CONGREGATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS TOWARD CULTIVATING HOSPITABLE AND JUST COMMUNITIES. IN 2023, 19 PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COHORT.