2024 Retreat Overview
We are excited to see you all soon at the
2024 CCP Staff Retreat May 6-10, 2024!
We are thrilled to welcome so many new faces to the team. This Staff Retreat will focus on connecting, and team building in beautiful San Diego, California at the Catamaran Resort & Spa.
Schedule At-A-Glance
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Leadership Team Travel Day
Monday, May 6, 2024
Leadership Team Retreat
CCP Staff Travel Day
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
CCP Team Retreats
Dinner at Hotel
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
CCP All-Staff Retreat
Off-site Dinner
Thursday, May 9, 2024
CCP All-Staff Retreat
Dinner & Retreat Celebration
Friday, May 10, 2024
CCP Depart and Travel Home
FAQs
Travel policy document & forms linked below
Make sure you register by March 31, 2024!
March 31, 2024
Travel plans will be emailed at least three weeks before the Retreat. Estimated week is: April 15,2024
Yes, please make sure to indicate that you are driving to the retreat to ensure that you will receive a parking permit.
The mileage that will be used to drive to and from the retreat.
Review the travel policy linked here. It goes into great detail and it is expected that people read through it and are aware of the policy.
You can let us know that in the ‘additional information or questions’ section of the travel survey. You will be responsible for the days that are not officially part of the retreat.
We are monitoring the current situation with Covid and will provide an update closer to the date. If you have any immediate concerns, reach out to Farah Noor via slack.
Full Time employees may bring one guest to share their room. The guests are welcomed to join us for the Celebration on Thursday Night when we close the retreat. All other meals and activities are for Cultural Power Staff. Please plan accordingly.
Attending the entire team day and two full retreat days is mandatory. This might change if there are optional activities. That will be communicated with the full schedule later in April.
Farah Noor, Rachel Ichimura, Mary Reyes, Melanie Meinzer, Liesel Bocalan-Lim, Kim Miyoshi, Anna Maria Luera and Anna Laflin. Overseen by Tara Dorabji and Aisha Goss.
Contact Farah Noor via slack.
If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to Contact us at CCP@aspecialgathering.comContact us at CCP@aspecialgathering.com
Questions?
Facilitator
C. Payal Sharma
C. Payal Sharma (she/her) is an independent racial justice consultant, facilitator, and trainer who believes in the power of empathy, knowledge, courage, and action to create lasting equity and change. She has over 20 years of experience in the Boston area, nationally, and internationally, leading workshops, trainings, and organizational change strategies. She has partnered with various institutions, spanning nonprofits, state agencies, schools, and corporations, and is currently an affiliate with the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Payal leverages her power and skills as a multi-layered thinker and neurodivergent processor to attend to macro and micro dynamics of organizational change.
Health And Safety (minor)
Mary Reyes & Nour Yousoff
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Band-aid, covid test, masks etc.
Health And Safety (major)
Liesel Bocalan-Lim & Farah Noor
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hotel incidents, program related
HR-Related
Ari Luna & Elizabeth Esteves
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Any accommodation issue, employee relations, etc.
MAIN SUPPORT HOTLINE NUMBER 510-214-3644
510-214-3644
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We will always have someone who will answer this phone number.
We kindly ask that you reach out to this team first.
Cultural Power Support
Who to go to for what
Detailed Schedule
Session Expectations
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Programming was very intentional to give folks the opportunity to provide enough downtime as possible. Starting and ending on time is a collective responsibility.
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Free time is your own time but the expectation is to show up sober and ready engage in the facilitated sessions
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*Extremely important to be on time to respect time*
Tuesday, May 7, 2024:
Team Retreat Day/Welcome
Check in with your team lead on the schedule for your team retreat
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Breakfast is from 8AM - 10AM
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Welcome Dinner 6PM - 8:15PM
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Group Name: Ashaa Takook Bird Group. Singers and Dancers from the Kumeyaay and Cocopah Nation
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Dinner and mingling
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Official Welcome to the Staff Retreat
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Optional: tea bar wind down
Wednesday May 8, 2024:
Full Staff Retreat Day
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Optional Sunrise Beach Yoga (16 people - Mats provided and can be taken home)
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Breakfast 8AM - 9:15AM
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Session starts at 9:30AM
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Break: 15 Minutes
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Lunch 12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Session closes at 3:30PM
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There is no evening event.
* A group dinner reservation has been made for those that want to have a scheduled dinner (15 people)
Thursday May 9, 2024:
Retreat Day 2
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Breakfast 8AM - 9:15AM
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Session starts at 9:30AM
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Break: 15 Minutes
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Lunch 12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Session closes at 3:00PM
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Celebration Cocktail Hour (by the beach) 6PM - 7PM
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Dinner and 80s Theme Celebration: 7PM-11PM
