Gwendolyn’s remarks upon receiving the Drum Major for Justice Award from the Berkshire Community Action Council (October 2021)
It was a pleasure to speak at the Manhattan Positivity Series with the JCC and WBI. As a Wholebeing Institute CiPP-3 alumna, Gwendolyn joins other WBI'ers in sharing the applied positive psychology in equity and justice work.
Building Bridges of Compassion and Belonging for a Just and Joyful World
As a survivor of many chronic, personal, and systemic traumas, a CiPP-3 (Certificate in Positive Psychology) alumna, and LYYD (Let Your Yoga Dance) certified instructor, Gwendolyn joins an authentic salon to share her journey of hope, forgiveness, and passion through an embodied dialogue. Megha is one of Gwendolyn’s mentors for embodiment and joy alongside thousands worldwide. What a privilege to be earnestly and wholeheartedly work for collective healing and justice through joy, empathy, and compassion.
Gwendolyn VanSant receives the Presidents Medallion from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts for her exemplary service to MCLA and to the Berkshire community.
NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green, who grew up in Great Barrington, reports on how Black people in the town are still facing racial discrimination. Green interviews Gwendolyn VanSant and other community leaders to hear their perspectives on what work is left to be done.
Gwendolyn VanSant joins The VIA Institute to talk about the role of positive psychology (and specifically, character strengths) in equity and justice work.
Amber Chand interviews Gwendolyn VanSant on her New Pathways series and what it looks like to co-create a future where diverse perspectives, voices, and resources align to dismantle systems of oppression and patterns of fear and white supremacy.
Gwendolyn VanSant talks with WGBY on Connecting Point for an in-depth discussion about the Black Lives Matter uprisings that we’ve seen across the country and what can be done to create change.
Gwendolyn introduces Leah Penniman at the 38th Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of W. E. B. Du Bois.
Gwendolyn speaks with her alma mater, Bard College at Simon’s Rock for their Alumni Stories feature.
Gwendolyn shares her leadership story at BerkshireSPEAKS 2016 hosted by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire