Periagoge
Scenario

When democratic communities develop informal power structures

Our community garden was supposed to be democratically run but the same few people make all the decisions and when newer members try to participate, they get told 'that's not how we do things here.' We talk about equity and inclusion but our actual practices shut people out.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Your ideals about shared power are being undermined by the very people who helped create them.

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 crisis — when self collapses?”

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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