The Sisterhood Community consists of virtual discussions on social and health topics that impact Black and racialized women. Five sessions will take place per year.

The virtual gatherings will provide safer space to explore these topics without judgement. Sessions are two hours in length and will be moderated by Naïka Thomas or in partnership with a guest expert to facilitate meaningful learnings and conversations.

The sessions will begin with a thirty (30) minutes presentation at the beginning to provide context and background. The remaining 1.5 hours will be an informal discussion amongst members on the topic.

This community is for Black and racialized women and gender diverse folks.

A la Carte - No membership

Virtual Gatherings

Purchase access to individual sessions.

Cost: $30 per session

Starter - $52/year

Virtual Gatherings

• Access to any two (2) virtual gatherings of your choice

• Private moderated group chat access

*This membership is valued at more than $100

Premium - $110/ year - Great value!

Virtual Gatherings

• Includes all virtual gatherings (5 per year; May, September, November, January, March)

• Private moderated group chat access

In person events

• 10% discount on all in person events

Mentorship

• Complimentary check-in with Naika Thomas to explore your member ship goals

*This membership is valued at more than $250

Elite - $650/year

Virtual Gatherings

• Includes all virtual gatherings (5 per year) (5 per year; September, November, January, March, May)

• Private group chat access

In person events

• 20% discount on all in person events

 Mentorship

• Four (4) 1-hour mentorship sessions with Black and racialized female leaders with multiple and intersecting identities (i.e. mothers, newcomers, people with disabilities, gender diverse folks, etc.)

  • Select your mentors from a list (profiles will be provided)

• Two (2) check-in sessions with Naika (start and end of year)

  • Explore and provide guidance re your membership goal

  • Answer any questions from the virtual gatherings

This membership is valued at more than $900.

There is a cost to operate the community from the website and zoom platform fees as well as the payment processing fees.

Secondly, a considerable amount of time, effort, and Black labor has gone into to developing QueensConnected events and the Sisterhood Community. A core value of QueensConnected is the equitable compensation of Black and racialized labor which is not a reality within society or our workplaces.

However, we do not want finances to be a participation barrier for attendees. There are payment plan options available above or reach out to queensconnected@gmail.com to access the Pay What You Can option for the Sisterhood Community or in person events.

Yes, we do not want finances to be a participation barrier for anyone. Please email queensconnected@gmail.com to access the option.

The Sisterhood Community is a year long program and not a monthly membership. We do offer payment plans to help make the program accessible but once you have committed, you are committed for the year. After that year, you will receive a renewal and you can choose to cancel at that time.