This week, I was at the Kresge Foundation to talk with other field leaders about the current state of human services and think about how institutions create barriers to social and economic mobility. This work is personal and political. It is grounded in experience and data. It requires courage and humility. We had honest conversations about doing the work towards equity at home and at work.....and at both.
I particularly appreciated the model of ProInspire that names the stages:
I particularly appreciated the model of ProInspire that names the stages:
- Awake - coming to understand the realities of white supremacy and how it permeates our culture
- Woke - feeling compelled to speak and make visible this reality for others
- Work - doing thing to combat this existing system - teaching, curriculum development, programs, writing, actions.