Expanding, Imagining, and Gathering Together
We need each other.You might have heard me say, “love each other and mean it.” In light of what’s happening in the world today I mean it more than ever.How we choose to show up with community during this time depends on us. Social distancing does not mean we stop...
Will Your Community Show Up? Yes It Will…
In the end, it is the reality of personal relationship that saves everything. —Thomas Merton When you are an activist, artist or creative it can be well....lonely. Challenging the boundaries of the ordinary is scary work and many times it is path that you...
Revitalization
REVITALIZATION Exceptional boards energize themselves through planned turnover, thoughtful recruitment, andinclusiveness. They see the correlation between mission, strategy, and board composition, and they understand the importance of fresh perspectives and the risks...
The praxis of liberation
Art by Ernesto Yerena via Amplifier Art Defy Defend Demand Declare Divest Dream These are steps that I have been cultivating in my life for getting free. I have been working on this framework for a bit and decided to start sharing it earlier this year....
GET EXCITED: Introducing the Race Equity Cycle
Hi y’all! Earlier this week my ride or die (aka work wife) Ericka Hines and her colleagues at Equity in the Center and ProInspire released a guidebook they’ve spent close to two years developing. It’s called Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture and...
Making Mistakes
To do the work required of social justice is to know that you’re not perfect, can’t be perfect, and that part of the process is learning how to fall and get back up --with grace and fortitude. At some point you or your organization is going to make a mistake. You’re...
Difference, Identity, and Power
How have your ideas, beliefs, and assumptions been shaped by your identities and experiences? How are different identities shaped by power and privilege? How does identity and power play out in the workplace? You are comprised of many different identities --some that...
Symbols Will Never Set Us Free
I’ve spent a lot of time studying movements. What made them successful, where did they come up short? It’s crucial to use our history to inform how we work toward liberation now. To say that the Women’s March last year and this year prompted a lot of reflection for me...
What exactly is Critical Race Theory?
Good morning! The very first time I heard about Critical Race Theory (CRT) I was in college. I hadn't learned about it in school because I attended predominantly white institutions. During this time I was trying to figure out why the education I was paying...