Gaia’s Web is a community gathering built on the principles of mutual aid: people bring forward needs— logistical, emotional, creative, or otherwise— and the group offers help, including but not limited to resources, connections, ideas, assistance, listening, and solidarity.
What to Expect:
10 – 10:05
Welcome & Opening: check-in, setting intention, brief grounding, clarifying norms (listening, confidentiality, respect, speaking for oneself)
10:05 – 10:20
Request Round: each person who has come with a request shares what they need (1-2 minutes), being as specific as possible
10:20 – 10:50
Offering & Support: group responds, offering resources, connections, ideas, encouragement; facilitator helps track offers and clarify follow-ups
10:50 – 11:00
Reflection & Closing: share what came up, what felt surprising or meaningful; gratitude; commitments to follow up; check-out