Periagoge
Scenario

When community organizing requires you to repeatedly share personal pain

My organizing group keeps asking me to share my story about losing my home but I'm tired of performing my trauma for people who get to go home to their stable housing.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Activist spaces can inadvertently exploit personal suffering as political currency.

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 Community organizing?”

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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