Community

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

This is the work of Just Communities: bringing people together to overcome differences and common challenges.  Our goal is to build relationships of trust and respect and ultimately strengthen the fabric of our neighborhoods and communities.  In order to do so, Just Communities works to gain common understanding of the root causes of inequities and divisive problems so that we can develop joint and fair solutions that benefit us all.

Toward Justice Series: One Day Awareness to Action Workshops

Just Communities offers one-day experiential workshops on various topics focusing on inequity. The workshops are designed to increase understanding of how we are impacted by issues such as racism, classism, sexism, homophobia, etc. and what our unique roles are in dismantling oppression based on our own identities. Each workshop focuses on one specific area of oppression.

This workshop is for people of all people interested in becoming more conscious of how these “isms” can and do inflict harm on members of our communities. It is ideal for students, educators, activists, counselors, employers, managers and anyone who wishes to understand and address issues of equity and inclusion in their own lives, their workplaces, and their communities.

All workshops typically address:

• Socialization and stereotyping
• Developing a common language
• Examining our own socialization, biases, and experiences
• Privilege and targeting
• Internalization and superiority
• Privilege and target group collusion
• Breaking the cycle of oppression

For more info, contact info@justcommunitiescc.org or call (805) 966-2063.