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Scenario

When community groups struggle with power dynamics despite good intentions

Our activist group keeps saying we need to center the most marginalized voices, but in practice the same three people dominate every meeting and when newer members try to speak up, there's this subtle resistance that everyone pretends not to see.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Organizations committed to equity often replicate the very power structures they claim to dismantle.

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 Identity in old age and approaching death?”

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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