Periagoge
Scenario

How community groups can maintain belonging through disagreement

Our neighborhood organizing group started with so much energy and shared values but now whenever we disagree about tactics or priorities, it feels like people question whether you really belong here. We've created this environment where having a different opinion feels like betrayal and I can see people starting to just stay quiet or leave.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The group has conflated ideological alignment with belonging, making authentic disagreement feel like existential threat to membership.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Trust as belonging infrastructure?”

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.