BETTER TOMORROW’S SOCIAL JUSTICE TRAINING SERIES

From Awareness to Action brings people together to understand harm, strengthen how we respond, and help create a safer Yampa Valley.

Better Tomorrow’s ongoing training series connects social justice with the choices we make in our workplaces, relationships, and community. Through learning, conversation, and reflection, participants explore how power and oppression shape people’s experiences and what it means to put care, prevention, and accountability into practice.

From Awareness to Action: Fall 2026

October 13–16, 2026
Bud Werner Memorial Library | Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Join us this fall for four days of training featuring Regan Byrd and Better Tomorrow’s programs. Attend the full series or choose the days that work for your schedule.

  • Training time: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

    • Social Identity, Power & Privilege

    • The Four I’s of Oppression

  • Training time: 9:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

    • Domestic Violence

    • Human Trafficking 101

  • Training time: 9:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

    • Sexual Violence, Prevention & Restorative Justice

    • LGBTQIA2S+ 101

  • Training time: 9:15 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

    • Supporting Immigrant Survivors

    • Child Abuse Response & Reporting

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2026 SPONSORS

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2026 SPONSORS |

COLORADO BAGEL COMPANY

DUSKY GROUSE COFFEE

WHY THIS SERIES MATTERS

Someone experiencing harm may first turn to a friend, coworker, teacher, or neighbor. The response they receive can shape whether they feel heard and supported.

From Awareness to Action helps community members prepare for those moments while also examining the conditions that allow harm to continue. We explore how individual actions, community attitudes, and institutional practices affect access to safety and support.

WHAT WE EXPLORE

  • SOCIAL IDENTITY, POWER & OPPRESSION

    How systems influence our experiences and the opportunities available to us.

  • VIOLENCE & EXPLOITATION

    Understanding domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking, and challenging common misconceptions.

  • CONSENT, BOUNDARIES & PREVENTION

    Building practices that support healthier relationships and respect people’s autonomy.

  • EQUITY AND BELONGING

    Recognizing barriers faced by LGBTQIA2S+ people, immigrant survivors, and others experiencing discrimination.

  • ACOUNTABILITY & SUPPORT

    Exploring restorative justice, survivor advocacy, and responses to child abuse.

BRINGING BETTER TOMORROW’S PROGRAMS TOGETHER

  • Advocates of Routt County contributes expertise in relationship violence, human trafficking, and survivor advocacy.

  • Brighter World Child Advocacy Center brings a focus on responding to child abuse and supporting children and families.

  • COMMA Projects contributes prevention education around consent, boundaries, healthy relationships, and restorative justice.

  • Queer Futures brings a focus on LGBTQIA2S+ inclusion, safety, and belonging.

Together, these perspectives help participants see the connections between preventing harm, supporting people affected by it, and addressing barriers to care.

Our goal is for participants to carry what they learn into daily life: listening without blame, respecting someone’s choices, recognizing harmful behavior, and knowing where to turn for support.

We also hope the series encourages people to question practices that exclude others or make help harder to access. Over time, we want this learning to strengthen relationships and collaboration across our community, so more people can find support and experience safety and belonging.

THE IMPACT WE HOPE TO HAVE

  • COMMUNITY MEMBERS

    Learn to recognize harm, respond with care, and support the safety and well-being of your friends, family, and neighbors.

  • VOLUNTEERS

    Build confidence in supporting others, respecting boundaries, and connecting people with the resources and services they need.

  • EDUCATORS

    Explore consent, healthy relationships, and practical ways to create safer, more inclusive environments where young people feel supported.

  • HEALTH & SOCIALSERVICES

    Understand how violence, oppression, and barriers to support affect people, and build skills to respond with care and respect.

  • BUSINESS OWNERS

    Explore how your business can strengthen community safety and respond with care when employees or customers need support.

  • WORKPLACE LEADERS

    Examine how power, policies, and team culture affect belonging, and explore ways to create a safer, more supportive workplace.