Healing on a Planetary Scale

You know that healing and liberation are as intrinsically linked as trauma and oppression. 

You know that the genius and leadership of the most marginalized and oppressed communities must be centered. 

You know that what we need in the world right now is big bold action. And the ability to take feedback, refine our action and try again.
 
And the idea of making mistakes is terrifying. 
It makes your guts cramp up.
 
You want to tear down the prisons. 
And the courts.  And the cops.
 
And when it comes to harm within your own communities, you’re at a loss.

How do you hold the humanity of folks who make big mistakes and do big harm? 

How do you hold your own humanity when you make  mistakes, both big and small, and hurt others? 

What does responsibility look like?  Should there be punishment? 

How does justice happen when cycle of ‘I wound someone else because you wounded me and then they wound someone else and get punished with more wounds’ goes on and on?
 
You believe that we can win and yet, finding hope right now feels increasingly elusive.

The world is on fire, and after dealing with the dysfunction and in-fighting in your organizing crew, you feel like throwing in the towel. 

You are so goddam tired. 
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And still, there’s so much to be done.
 
The meetings and marches don't take care of nor respect the limits of your body and often you can't even manage to get you in the door and yet you’re supposed to give and give. 

How can you keep on fighting for a vision of liberation that doesn’t include you?
 

You need tools that include you. 

You need tools that are systemically rooted.
 
You need tools that understand the brilliance and the devastation of our movements. 
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You need tools that address harm in order to reduce harm.

You need practice that is rooted in liberation in the here and now.