Sense of Urgency Keeps Us Disconnected
Sense of urgency keeps us disconnected One of the tools of white supremacy is busy-ness. This sense of urgency makes it so we do not connect on a deeper level. It allows no time for discernment, reflection or real repair. We’re busy all the time We’re busy holding...
Equity and Empathy in Times of Crisis
We are all at risk of this highly contagious virus, but for some individuals and communities, the impact will be more severe in terms of health and economic consequences.Racism and xenophobia have been ever-present during this crisis. Like the way we have treated our...
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...