Periagoge
Scenario

When community silence enables ongoing harm

I am Jewish and my neighbor keeps making Holocaust jokes at block parties and everyone laughs uncomfortably but no one ever tells him to stop.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The complicity of uncomfortable silence allows harm to masquerade as humor while isolating targets within their own neighborhoods.

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

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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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