FAQs:

  • This retreat is a safer space for people who identify as BIPOC (that includes multi raciail as well). Beautiful, curious, open-minded souls that want to support and nurture each other. We welcome first timers to Network for New Culture and experienced folks.

  • Connection! Connection! Connection!

    The core of the retreat experience is relating! Each morning we come together as a community. We practice conscious connection with others through movement, communication, intellectual stimulation, and of course light-hearted laughter and play!

    We join in daily Compassionate Presence Circles (based on Forum) where the goal is to reveal what is alive but not known to all. The community sits in a circle, forming a stage for one person at a time to stand and show what is true for them. Facilitators may assist the person to reveal themselves more deeply. Afterward, community members may offer reflections.

    In addition to Forum we have a light program of interactive and experiential presentation/workshops, dances and singing.

  • This retreat will be held in a beautiful private AirBnb home in the Portland area. There are multiple bedrooms and bathrooms to accommodate everyone. Some beds are singes, bunk beds and double beds. There is also a large kitchen for cooking. There are also sleeping places on the floor and we ask that you bring your own blow up bed.

    Sleeping accommodations will be assigned upon approved registration.

  • We will be cooking together and sharing meals together during the retreat. Once you sign up, you will be assigned to a cooking team as well as a cleaning team. We are working together to take care of each other.

    Your dietary guidelines will be taken into consideration as each meal will have options to satisfy your needs.

  • This year, we're creating rideshares and coordinating airport and bus/train station pickups via our registrar team.

    Once you have been accepted into camp you will be contacted by the registrar about your travel needs.

  • We understand that life happens, and some of you might have to cancel your plans to attend this retreat. If you cannot attend, please let us know ASAP so we can try to fill your spot.

    3% Stripe processing fees are not refundable.

  • No illegal drugs or alcohol at this retreat. Enjoy connecting and chilling out with other attendees.

Wellness Policy

To protect others with compromised immune systems, we need everyone to:

  • Keep your immune system healthy before camp!

  • Avoid large indoor gatherings (over 10 people) for three full days (72 hours) before leaving for camp.

    • We don’t expect anyone to take time off of work to meet this requirement.

    • If you attend a contained group event that is at least three days long prior to camp and no-one is symptomatic at the conclusion of the event, you will still meet this requirement.

  • Please take a rapid covid test yourself the morning you leave for the retreat. If using public transportation (e.g., bus, train, or airplane), please wear a N95 mask.

  • Please bring extra tests if possible in case you start to feel sick at camp.

  • If getting a test is a hardship for you, we will have some available at camp.

  • If you are experiencing or had a recent known exposure to anything potentially contagious, please opt-out. We will refund 100 percent for cancellations due to contagions, minus a $50 service charge.

Note: If you are departing earlier than your arrival day, you may want to test before departure to avoid any surprises when testing the morning of the retreat. This is especially important if carpooling. If you end up in a car with someone who tests positive, you may need to opt out of camp due to contagious exposure. 

Refunds due to contagious illness:

If you choose to leave camp due to developing symptoms of a contagious illness, registration fees will be refunded based on the number of days missed. If anyone has to cancel in the days before camp because of a positive test, their full registration will be refunded minus a $50 service charge.

(Please also see our sickness contingency plan in the hopefully not-needed case that someone gets sick during camp.)