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Scenario

When activist groups face strategic disagreements about institutional engagement

Our activist collective is split between people who want to work within existing institutions and people who want to build alternatives, and we can't decide whether to apply for city funding because half of us think it's compromise and half think it's pragmatism.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A shared commitment to change can encompass fundamentally different theories about how change happens, creating decision-making paralysis.

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 Class and structural disadvantage?”

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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