How to embed equity & well-being in impact networks

Moving from Values to Practice

Many DEI and well-being advocates know the frustration of seeing equity remain just a buzzword—while real power dynamics go untouched.

You work hard to create healing and belonging, but the emotional labor is heavy and support is scarce.

Leaders say the right things, yet well-being and equity stay on the margins—leaving you isolated, exhausted, and wondering how to make change stick.

What You’ll Walk Away With

✔️ Practices, methods, resources and tools to use right away.
✔️ Insights from diverse practitioners who’ve been there—what works, what doesn’t.
✔️ New energy and confidence to embed equity and well-being in your work.
✔️ A sense of community and shared purpose for the long haul.
✔️ A chance to shape the future of this work—together.

This Session Is for You If...

• You’re a DEI practitioner, facilitator, or community builder who wants to move from theory to practice
  
  

• You hold space for well-being, healing, or equity—and want to do it with less burnout and more support
  
  

• You lead or organize in networks, nonprofits, or impact organizations seeking real, systemic transformation
  
  

• You’re navigating power dynamics, hidden hierarchies, or performative change in your work
  
  

• You want grounded, actionable ways to create lasting impact—not just one-off conversations

Join Us!

Step into a community of peers.

Help celebrate what’s been learned, envision what’s next, and move this work forward—together.

This isn’t just a look back. It’s a step forward: exploring how to make equity and well-being practical, sustainable, and deeply embedded in the DNA of networks and communities.

[Register here / Insert link or registration details]

Meet your Facilitators

We are the Equity & Wellbeing Stewards: a diverse collective of 16 practitioners, facilitators, {add all the names of the stewards} and leaders from Brazil, Mexico, Russia, and beyond, brought together by Fito.

• Ana Luísa Vezozzo is a regenerative designer, facilitator, and environmental educator with a background in Environmental Engineering and Holistic Sciences from Schumacher College. She creates transformative spaces that reconnect people with inner and outer nature, aligning purpose with systemic impact through participatory and integrative practices.
• Natalia Sonina is a sustainability and mindfulness consultant supporting leaders and creatives through coaching, meditation, and conscious strategy. She combines inner work with systemic thinking, helping people lead with balance, purpose, and clarity—and is the creator of the archetype-based Wheel model for self-reflection and transformation.
• Tiago Vilas Boas is a senior designer and network weaver working at the intersection of equity, decolonization, and systems change. He brings together design, Indigenous wisdom, and participatory practice to co-create life-aligned ecosystems rooted in justice, care, and community.

All equity stewards: Natalia, Marisabel, Luzette, Ana Luísa, Gustavo, Roberto, Andrew, Melissa, Yağmur, Jean, Brenda, Lana & Adrian

______________________________

Lets Make The Festival Sustainable 🌿

The Networks Festival is a self-funded initiative by Fito Network and Greaterthan. We want the festival to be accessible to all, while also meeting the material needs of our organizing team and session hosts. This is why we have chosen a gift economy approach, whereby we invite you to donate to the sessions you attend within capacity.

How much shall I contribute? We ask you to "give the most you can without overstretching or resentment”. The right amount will be very different for everyone. There are three donation tiers to guide your decision:

• Sustainability: 30 € | If everyone contributes this amount, we meet the sustainability needs of our team.
• Supporter: 45 € and above | Support others to attend.
• Accessibility: 0 to 30 € | Contribute what you can.

Learn more about "Contribution within Capacity" and the organizing team's needs.

________________________________________________________

Join the Whole Festival Experience

This event is part of the Networks Festival*, a six-week global gathering to connect, imagine, and rewire how change happens.
Explore the whole program at networksfestival.org | May 12 - June 22, 2025.

*Brought to you by Fito Network and Greaterthan Collective :)