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Scenario

How organizers balance inclusive dialogue with protective advocacy in reparations conversations

My organizing partner and I are planning a community forum on reparations and we can't agree on whether to include opponents or focus on building consensus among supporters. She thinks platforming opposition legitimizes bad faith arguments, and I worry that preaching to the choir won't actually advance the conversation where it needs to happen.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Activists must choose between expanding the conversation and protecting the community from having to repeatedly justify their right to redress.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Reparations — the philosophical case?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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