noticing injustice
by My husband and I have a joke we tell each other before parties. “How long before we make the conversation about oppression?” It’s kind of a joke (we’re really fun …
Category: walkthroughs
trying out a process
your facets will shine
Last week I spent a few hours a day attending AORTA’s Facilitation Skill-Up Intensive! course. I’m a huge fan of everything AORTA (Anti-Oppression Resource + Training Alliance) does. I love …
a task force with oomph
I’ve written about the advice process many times since I started this blog. It’s one of the most thrilling discoveries I made after I entered senior leadership. The advice process …
understanding critical liberation theory
Last month I led a training where I invited attendees to imagine their future. I adapted a visioning exercise described by Tanuja Jaegernauth on a recent podcast. The exercise itself …
easy as ABCD(E), part 2
This is the second in a 2-part series on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). View both entries for the complete walkthrough. ABCD introduction + steps 1-3 ABCD steps 4-7 + closing …
easy as ABCD(E), part 1
This is the first in a 2-part series on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). View both entries for the complete walkthrough. ABCD introduction + steps 1-3 ABCD steps 4-7 + closing …
creating virtual space
this is a collaborative post: concepts by Christina Chan. words by josh martinez. I launched the new version of my blog, be the future, earlier this year. My friend Christina …
antiracism and the Transtheoretical Model of Change
I heard about the Transtheoretical Model of Change a couple weeks ago. I attended a training designed to help build confidence in the covid-19 vaccine. The instructor helped us separate …
antiracism and the Transtheoretical Model of Change (intro)
Last week I attended a training designed to help people build confidence in the covid-19 vaccine. The instructor helped us separate vaccine education from encouragement to get vaccinated. Of course …
Targeted Universalism Step 5: Develop and implement targeted strategies for each goal to reach the universal goal
This series documents my experimentation with the use of Targeted Universalism (TU). I used the Othering and Belonging Institute‘s primer on the subject. There are five steps: Exploring TU Step …