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When inclusive processes become exclusive through time demands

Our mutual aid group started using talking circles to make decisions but now meetings go for four hours and people with kids or multiple jobs can't stay and we're losing diversity.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The pursuit of deeper process can inadvertently exclude those whose lives don't accommodate the luxury of extended deliberation.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Talking circles and community justice?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.