Programs
VOLUNTEER with Just BE.
At Just BE, community building is at the heart of everything we do. Volunteer your time, skills, and energy to help make our programs more accessible, vibrant, and impactful.
Oakland Tech Week | Beyond Inevitability: Shaping Technology with Cultural Wisdom
Thurs. October 1st | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | California Endowment
Join Just BE and Tercero Solutions to imagine what technology could look like if communities had more power to shape it. Through real-world examples and interactive tabletop exercises, we’ll explore technology rooted in cultural wisdom, shared ownership, equity, and sustainability.
Free event. Lunch provided.
In partnership with Tercero Solutions
BLAC Map Tour | Photography & Somatics: Open Studio at B-Love’s Guest House
Fri. October 2nd | 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM | B. Love’s Guest House @ 1131 Center St. Oakland, CA 94607
As part of BLACspace Cooperative’s BLAC Map Tour, experience Traci Bartlow’s photography documenting Bay Area life and Hip Hop culture in the 1990s alongside a somatic activation facilitated by Just BE. Explore the artwork, move through a self-guided visual walking tour in B-Love’s garden, and experience how art and embodied practice can invite personal and collective healing.
Free event.
Oakland Entrepreneur Retreat | Day 1 | Beyond the Lonely Founder: Somatic Practices for Connection and Sustainable Leadership
Wed. October 21st | Time: 11:50 AM - 12:35 PM | The Lark Hotel
This interactive somatics workshop invites entrepreneurs to explore body-based practices for moving through isolation, deepening connection, and building greater capacity to navigate uncertainty and change. Participants will leave with practical tools to strengthen their relationship with themselves and others.
Ticket details TBD
Oakland Entrepreneur Retreat | Day 2 | Shifting Stuckness: Brainspotting — A Healing Technique for Entrepreneurs
Thurs. October 22nd | Time: 10:35 AM - 12:35 PM | Uptown Oakland
When you’re feeling stuck or at a crossroads, sometimes thinking your way through it only gets you so far. Guided by Vanessa Solis of Empowered Mind Therapy, small business owners, artists, and justice-impacted entrepreneurs will experience Brainspotting as a way to work through stress and emotional or creative blocks while connecting with themselves and community.
Ticket details TBD
The Kindred Connection October 2026 | Partnerships with Purpose: Building Relationships That Grow Your Work and Community
Thurs. October 29th | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Understory Oakland
Who you build with matters. Join us for our final Kindred Connection to explore how to find aligned collaborators, navigate the challenges that come with working together, and build partnerships that can grow your business and community—while strengthening the relationships you want to carry forward.
Sliding Scale tickets available. No one turned away due to lack of funds, email anyssa@justbecommunity.com for a free ticket code.
Facilitator: Karla Flores
10 Years of Just BE: A Holiday Office Party & Public Celebration of BIWOC Entrepreneurship
Fri. December 11th | 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Understory Oakland
Join us for one final Holiday Office Party and a public celebration of 10 years of Just BE, BIWOC entrepreneurship, and community in the Bay Area. Come celebrate, connect, and help us close this chapter together with an evening of joy, food, and community.
Registration Page TBD
The Kindred Connection September 2026 | Your Data, Your Power
A monthly third space for Black, Indigenous, Women & Gender Expansive entrepreneurs of color to build community outside of home and work
The Kindred Connection October 2026 | International Partnerships
A monthly third space for Black, Indigenous, Women & Gender Expansive entrepreneurs of color to build community outside of home and work
The Kindred Connection August 2026 | Brainspotting
A monthly third space for Black, Indigenous, Women & Gender Expansive entrepreneurs of color to build community outside of home and work
The Kindred Connection July 2026 | Deep Listening for BIWOC Entrepreneurs
A monthly third space for Black, Indigenous, Women & Gender Expansive entrepreneurs of color to build community outside of home and work
COBIZY Women July 2026
A free coworking day and lunch celebrating Black, Indigenous, Women & Gender Expansive entrepreneurs of color!
The Kindred Connection June 2026 | The Second Act
A monthly third space for Black, Indigenous, Women & Gender Expansive entrepreneurs of color to build community outside of home and work
Kindred Connection: Holiday Office Party
Celebrate your business accomplishments with your entrepreneur family at the second annual Kindred Connection: Holiday Office Party!
Secure & Sovereign: Tech Safety and Equity for BIWOC Founders + Allies
Join us at Oakland Tech Week! In a digital world that can feel overwhelming, we are hosting BIWOC founders and allies to explore cybersecurity through a lens of equity, empowerment, and community care.
Radical Rest: A Wellness Series for BIWOCEs + Community
A series honoring Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color’s right to economic sustainability rooted in dignity, wellness, and collective care.
COBIZY Women - October
A free coworking day and lunch celebrating Black, Indigenous, Women & Gender Expansive entrepreneurs of color!
The Kindred Connection
A monthly third space for Black, Indigenous, Women & Gender Expansive entrepreneurs of color to build community outside of home and work
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COBIZY Women [ Fall ]
A free coworking day celebrating Black, Indigenous, Women & Gender Expansive entrepreneurs of color!
COBIZY Women
A free coworking day celebrating Black, Indigenous, Women & Gender Expansive entrepreneurs of color for Women’s History Month!
Meditation Circle
A monthly community meditation space uniquely curated to meet the needs of Black Women entrepreneurs. Add us to your morning routine!
*Series - Please note that this is an event series that you can register for all at once or one at a time.
Paid Event: $23 per ticket or $60 for all three sessions
Just BE Community Play Day
Play Days are one of our favorite signature events in which we curate space for Black Women Entrepreneurs (BWEs) to build community through the power of fun, joy, laughter, and play.
Paid In-Person Event: Tickets on sale mid-October
Just BE Community Wellness Forum for Black Women Entrepreneurs
Join us for an evening of conversation about what business and wellness challenges you are facing, what solutions you are looking for, and how we can help each other.
*Series - Please note that this event is offered 3 times this fall to offer you more options, as a busy entrepreneur.
FREE Virtual Event