“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” — Audre Lorde
Collaborative Consulting
Trainings, programs and strategy designed by our experienced team to move your vision forward.
Whole Measures
A flexible framework for planning and evaluating that can be adapted to your community’s goals.
Retreats and Trainings
Programs that bring together leaders in the environmental and social change fields to find shared purpose.
The Hidden Tax of Our Work
If emotions and intellect were currency, I may soon be going broke. As a person of color from a working class background, I feel like I often pay an emotional or intellectual tax when I am engaged in social change work with those that claim to want change but show up half-heartedly, especially in predominantly white institutions. This tax is a result of the contradictions of trying to enact change within the existing system and leaving the hard work to folks from marginalized backgrounds. The tax increases as I am asked to be involved but never given any real power to create structural change. The most recent example I have is dealing with the unintended consequences of organizational white culture at a previous job.
Applications Available for Fall 2017 Retreat!
Whole Thinking in Practice
October 25 -29 2017
The Watershed Center in Millerton, New York
For 15 years, Center for Whole Communities has been convening visionaries who are looking to deepen their understanding of themselves, their peers, and place, in service to their work in the world. Whole Thinking in Practice grounds participants in CWC’s unique practice-based approach to transformative leadership, while lifting up the wisdom and stories of the group – all in a gorgeous natural setting.