Working with contradictions

If you work within social justice you will likely be navigating a ball of contradictions all the time. It might be personal conflicts between the way you live and the change you are trying to bring about in the world, or conflicts between the people you work with around how to make liberatory choices while operating within existing oppressive conditions. 

As we try to transition from one way of existing to another, these contradictions can feel hypocritical and overwhelming. As a result we can often end up operating from a place of fear or shame, or getting stuck in indecision and paralysis. 

This session will make space for you to explore the contradictions you are holding currently, and provide you with tools for supporting your communities and organisations to do the same. 

During the session we will:

• Define our paradoxical questions

• Map the layers of these questions in a relational and systemic way

• Practice a somatic release for shame & guilt

• Experiment with ways forward 

• Create commitments that stick

Due to the potential sensitive nature of what the group may end up discussing we will set group agreements at the start. If you are more than 5 minutes late to the start of the session you may be held in a waiting room until Ray has managed to speak with you about group expectations.

We will have multiple 10 minute breaks but you are also welcome to self manage if you need to step away from your screen. You are also welcome to bring food and drink along with you to the workshop.