Our neighborhood decided to start a community garden last spring and it was beautiful at first but now there are unspoken rules about who belongs and whose vegetables matter and I can see it becoming exactly the kind of exclusive thing we said we didn't want. Some of the original families have stopped coming and the people who are left act like that's fine.
More people experience this than they realize.
Good intentions can't protect groups from replicating the very patterns they set out to change.
“Where Are You with Discrimination as belonging denied?”
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.