SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS OCTOBER 2020
Happy Second Birthday!
Happy Second Birthday Sustaining International Sisters! Congratulations on bringing women together from around the world to share their lives and connect through InterPlay! Women from so many different countries participated: Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, Pakistan, South Korea, Philippines, UK, Jamaica, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Mexico, India, and the United States.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS SEPTEMBER 2020
Honoring our internal and external authority!
Our September 5th SIS was magical! Thank you Theresa Cunningham for being our guest facilitator today for 30 minutes of our two playshop and enriching us all with your leading on the topic of internal and external authority of being a woman! Woohoo!
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS JULY 2020
Treasure!
We went looking for "treasure" with a playful heart! We played with time and the question, "what time are you on"? What objects in our homes are treasures for us? What intangible treasures do we hold in our bodies and spirits?
It was exciting to have Evelyn lead the InterPlay warm up!
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS JUNE 2020
Move and Exform!
SIS met for the third month in a row online since the beginning of sheltering in place because of Covid-19 Pandemic. Yet we moved, exformed, and exercised our creative birthright!
We were excited to welcome guest facilitator and certified InterPlay leader Xanne Sarka to guest facilitate. Countries represented were China, Argentina, India, Turkey, Korea, Philippines, and the United States.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS MAY 2020
Let's Move!
InterPlay Atlanta’s Sustaining International Sisters (SIS) met online for its first Saturday for the second time since the 2020 quarantine began.
Countries represented were Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Pakistan, China, Korea, Turkey, Italy, England, Venezuela, Philippines, Panama and the United States.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS APRIL 2020
Welcome Spring!
Sustaining International Sisters: InterPlay Atlanta. We did it! In this time of physical distancing, SIS met, InterPlayed, and stayed together for 2.5 hours establishing a warm group body.
Present online were women from Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Jamaica, Pakistan, Israel, Italy, Turkey, Philippines, and Argentina as well as American women from Atlanta, Seattle and Boston.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS MARCH 2020
Happy International Women's Day!
Celebrating International Women’s Day! More than 20 women from 10 different countries came together for 2 hours of InterPlay and a feast of international dishes at our potluck afterwards.
Represented countries were Colombia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Guinea, China, Mexico, Taiwan, Bulgaria, Pakistan, and the United States.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS FEBRUARY 2020
Happy Valentines Day!
Happy Valentines Day from InterPlay Atlanta’s Sustaining International Sisters (SIS). Approximately 20 women gathered for play and potluck with Ruth Schowalter and Canan Arikanon the first Saturday of February. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and the United States were represented by our SISters.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS DECEMBER
Celebrating the gifts of 2019!
Women from around the world came together for an evening of connection, learning, and inspiration in the home of a Turkish SISter, Guldane, in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA.
After feasting on delicious international foods, SISters engaged in 90 minutes of InterPlay telling stories about 2019 and whatever else came up as they paired with different partners, moved, spoke in made up languages and relaxed.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS NOVEMBER
Time & The Day of the Death!
Playing around with Time - from the ordinary to the extraordinary and remembering our ancestors! November’s Sustaining International Sisters (SIS) played around with themes of time and the Day of the Dead. Women from Mexico, South Korea, Colombia, Bulgaria, Iran, Turkey, Italy, Brazil and the United States came together.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS OCTOBER
Happy Birthday!
Happy 1st Birthday to InterPlay Atlanta’s Sustaining International Sisters (SIS). Nearly 35 women from Turkey, Colombia, Brazil, UK, Italy, Bulgaria, China, South Korea, Brazil and the United States came together to learn from and inspire one another on this first year anniversary of SIS.
We were able to also celebrate the 30th Anniversary of InterPlay. Thanks Phil Porter and Cynthia Winton-Henry for InterPlay.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS AUGUST
Flower Power!
InterPlay Atlanta’s Sustaining International Sisters (SIS) is grateful to the Dancing Flowers for Peace for guest facilitating our August 2019 gathering in Decatur.
We had more than 35 women in attendance, some familiar faces and others first timers. Countries represented were Turkey, China, Brazil, Colombia, Bulgaria, and the United States.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS JULY
Celebrating Creativity!
In July 2019 SIS gathering participants were invited to bring and share their creative work. After 90 minutes of InterPlay exploring the topic of creativity and what we want to say "YES" to, during our potluck we deepened our connections through show and tell.
We had 28 women come together. Countries represented were China, South Korea, Turkey, UK, and the United Sates.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS MAY
Break the Fast!
InterPlay Atlanta's Sustaining International Sisters met together on Saturday, May 18th, 2019, to break the fast with their Turkish Muslim sisters. More than 30 women from Pakistan, Israel, Canada, Libya, China, Brazil, Spain, Ecuador, Turkey, Iraq and the United States came together at one of the Turkish SIS InterPlayer's home in Alpharetta, Georgia.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS MARCH
International Women's Day!
Yes! YES! to connections through play and potluck! March 2nd was rich with sharing our stories and food from around the world. Women from Ecuador, China, Mexico, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Colombia, and the United States gathered for three hours on the first Saturday of the month.
SIS FEBRUARY
Love!
What is “ordinary courage”? Think of the root of courage being “cor” or heart. To speak and listen with our hearts then might be said to be ordinary acts of courage. We engage in 90 minutes of InterPlay and then share delicious homemade dishes. We are grateful to Bonney Schowalter, who graciously sponsored the costs for this February SIS.
SIS JANUARY
Welcome 2019!
Sustaining International Sisters brought in the New Year through play and meal sharing. May we continue to connect, inspire and learn from each other in the upcoming year. Thank you Phil Porter and Cynthia Winton-Henry for the grace that InterPlay offers.
SIS DECEMBER
Saying Good-bye to 2018
Sustaining International Sisters came together on Saturday, December 1, 2018 from 10 AM – 1 PM, at the Little Five Point Community Center Cafe, Atlanta. 26 sisters attended from Bulgaria, China, Egypt, Kuwait, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
