Periagoge
Scenario

Why Working in Social Justice Spaces Can Feel Like Class Performance

Everyone at my nonprofit talks about helping the poor but they all went to expensive private schools and have never actually been poor themselves.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-intentioned advocacy work can become a form of class privilege performance that excludes those with lived experience.

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 identity and class consciousness?”

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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