Periagoge
Scenario

How to navigate power dynamics in volunteer communities

Our community garden was supposed to bring the neighborhood together but instead it's become this weird power struggle between the people who have time to be there all day and those of us who can only help on weekends. I still believe in what we started but I don't know how to address the dynamics without seeming like I'm complaining.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Good intentions don't prevent communities from replicating the same hierarchies they hoped to escape.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Forgiving parents?”

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.

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