How does this work reinforce the status quo?
How does this work challenge the status quo?
What can our organisation learn from cultures of resistance?
How do systems of oppression live in this work?
How can collective practice create systemic change?
How does this work reinforce the status quo?
How does this work challenge the status quo?
What can our organisation learn from cultures of resistance?
How do systems of oppression live in this work?
How can collective practice create systemic change?
Who we are
We are a collective of practitioners, committed to understanding inequity in order to build more equitable realities
What we do
We bridge theory and practice to create meaningful change and connection in your organisations and communities. We learn, research, evaluate, train, facilitate, reflect, collaborate, and connect with people and communities. We seek to understand the world, so we can to make it better
Our approach
Our approach is grounded in the methodologies of black feminism:
- Critical Participatory
- Action Research
- Systemic Design
how we work
Our work is not off the shelf, designed specifically for each partner and the specific questions they are seeking to explore. That said, there are some key elements that are consistent across all our work, that our collaborators tell us make us special.
We offer a collective journey
In supporting you to understand oppression, and design transformative practices, we seek to work with everyone in your spaces to ensure all perspectives are present and informing what gets built
We seek to understand your ecosystem as a whole
In supporting you to understand oppression, and design transformative practices, we seek to work with everyone in your spaces to ensure all perspectives are present and informing what gets built.
We explore using an intersectional lens
Understanding and exploring oppression purposefully means we need to explore all systems of oppression, and how they overlap - we explore systemic inequity concurrently to generate new understandings into who we are, and how we are.
We conduct power analysis
Understanding Power, and positionality is critical if we want to transform the places and spaces we are in.
We work relationally
Understanding Power, and positionality is critical if we want to transform the places and spaces we are in.
We take time to listen deeply
We can’t work meaningfully if we dont know what is going on - all our engagements start with a period of deep listening to ensure we have fully understood the challenges and opportunities
We support self-determination: for people and communities
People need to have agency and ownership over what happens to them - and we commit to that throughout our work
We seek to work ourselves out of a job
We don't want you to keep circling back over the same issues - so we work broad and deep to explore the challenges and opportunities so you don’t keep visiting old ground.
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