“Welcome Weaving: A Playshop of Connection & Celebration”

Oakland, CA
Saturday, April 26th | 3:00 pm PT
Join us for a joyful 90-minute InterPlay-style celebration as we officially welcome our new Administrative Director, Da’Shonda Parks, into the InterPlay community! This special hybrid playshop will be led by InterPlay leaders Sacil Armstrong, RET Director (visiting from Newport News, VA), and Christine Gautreaux, Director of Integrity and Innovation (visiting from Duluth, GA). Come ready to connect, move, share, and dream with us as we catch up on what's unfolding in the InterPlay universe and vision what's ahead — all through the lens of embodied play. Whether you’re local to the Bay or tuning in online, bring your body wisdom and your welcome energy — let’s weave a warm, playful welcome together!
Cost: Donations Welcome
Registration/Information: RSVP to Programs@interplay.org & let us know if you'll be in person or hybrid
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For nearly thirty years, Sacil (Suh-SEEL) Armstrong has combined facts, self-care, respect, and embodied practices to guide people through tough discussions on topics like racism and oppression, so InterPlay was a natural fit. Her focus on mental/emotional wellness first helps clients get out of their heads and into their bodies so they can actively listen, accept facts they might otherwise avoid, and embrace personal change to support human rights.
Her roles in marketing for a regional science museum, public relations and adult programming for a library system, and leading a grassroots movement to reduce violent crime in a low-income, high crime “neighborhood” of 30,000 people prepared her for her current deep community and one-on-one engagements. As an award-winning facilitator, community program creator, Certified InterPlay Leader, and InterPlay’s Racial Equity and Transformation Director, she supports clients as they learn to connect with themselves, one another, and information in ways that reshape their thinking, beliefs, and behavior.
Sacil loves music, art, and laughter to set the mood for learning and transformation. She is a Certified Zentangle Teacher, and often combines abstract art as meditation with her social justice work.
Sacil is the founder of the Everyday Activism Habit, a membership community designed to heal with self-care, build confidence with knowledge, and stretch your comfort zone to stand against oppression. Learning and growing in community reminds us we’re not alone.
IG, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook: @TheRealSacilShe currently uses performance art, movement, poetry, storytelling and InterPlay to address issues of oppression with women who are incarcerated, people living with severe and persistent mental illness and homelessness. She also works with activists and artists to maintain balance and self-care during these intense times we find ourselves living.
Pivoting with the times Christine has been called an expert on Zoom and utilizes this online platform to facilitate connection and ease in an online, interactive learning environment.
Christine Gautreaux holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Social Work. She has professional experience with successful grant writing, community organizing and social media marketing. Christine is a life coach for caregivers who are burnt out and ready to take back their own life and make it delightful again. She is the co-author of Stillpoint: A Caregivers Playbook to find ease and to take a deep breath and reclaim joy and Women Connected in Wisdom: Stories and Resources Rooted in the 8 Dimensions of Wellnes V. I and V. II