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Scenario

When community organizing reveals conflicting interests among members

Our neighborhood group formed to address gentrification but half of us are homeowners who've been here for decades and half are newer renters, and every meeting turns into this tension about whether we're trying to preserve the community or just protect property values. We can't seem to name what's really happening without someone getting defensive.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group united by shared concern is fracturing along lines of economic interest that everyone can feel but no one wants to directly acknowledge.

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 First-generation identity?”

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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