You Have 11.3 Million Reasons to Stay in the Fight for Racial Justice
On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, 11.3 million people posted a black square on social media to take part in a collective action of resistance to anti-Black racism and state sanctioned violence.
3 years later, allies are still "listening and learning" and the future looks just as bleak -- if not more -- than it did before.
What happened?
Activism > Allyship
The first mistake was making allyship the goal when it was always about activism.
In a capitalist, ableist, cis-hetero-patriarchal society in which every body is commodified, and titles are often valued above attributes, "ally" became the go-to multi-use name tag everyone slapped on their chests.
"Ally" is the banner of passive support requiring little education, technique, strategizing, and investment.
Allyship is inherently performative.
Liberation > Anti-Racism
The second mistake was focusing on anti-racism.
Racism is a symptom of a larger, much deeper issue.
Anti-racism alone won't get us free.
Work that "grasps at the root" will.
Let's discover that work and keep moving forward, together.
Go from doubting your abilities as an ally to knowing how to take consistent, strategic, and meaningful action as a co-conspirator.
Get into the Black Square Therapy 4-Week Intensive
Black Square Therapy is a Self Paced intensive specifically for non-Black and wealth privileged aspiring allies who want to become co-conspirators and deliver on the promise of the infamous 2020 "Blackout Tuesday" moment.
With the aid of lectures, Q&A + group discussion replays, personal development tools and resources, and assigned readings, curated and facilitated by Nikki Blak, you'll be supported in unburdening yourself from the demands of white dominance and developing a plan to create a legacy of liberation.
If you desire to start living into your full potential as someone who shows up to "do the work", this intensive is for you.
Inside of the Intensive
- 4 Weekly live 90 minute Lecture and Question and Discovery Sessions to help you get the foundational knowledge you need to find your place and feel empowered in activism.
- A private community to learn and grow with so you feel seen, supported, and inspired to take action.
- A radical anti-oppressive curriculum to help you achieve a level of self-awareness and activism that is as sustainable as it is impactful.
- 6 hours of pre-recorded bonus videos to intensify the work and accelerate your progress.
When you're done...
You'll know how to interrupt the white urgency cycle and transform the stages of white urgency into your unique Legacy Action Phases (L.A.P.), because, Comrade, liberation is a marathon, not a sprint.
Failure is not the end. It's where you start.
Let's Go!
Inside of the Black Square Therapy 4-Week Intensive
REFUND POLICY:
Because of the time, effort, preparation, and care that goes into creating and facilitating the the Black Square Therapy 4-Week Intensive and due to it's digital nature, refunds will not be provided. By enrolling in the Black Square Therapy 4-Week Intensive, you understand and agree that all sales are final.
Nikki Blak
Interrupting Racism Founder and Program Creator
Nikki Blak is a literary artist, sociologist, womanist, and liberatory change worker whose thought leadership and radical education work centers marginalized and oppressed folks.
She holds a B.A. in Sociology, a Master of Arts in Social Justice and Community Organizing, and is talented at utilizing a critical race theory framework to interrogate anti-Black ideologies and challenge patriarchal cultural norms.
Her incendiary art provides unrelenting socio-political critique and activates liberatory praxis to dismantle systems of oppression.
As a public speaker and performer, Nikki's work has been featured on radio, national television, college universities, and at historic performance venues across the country.
Born in Los Angeles and raised in Inglewood, California, Nikki resides on unceded Tongva land with her partner and children, where she works to make her ancestors proud and leave a just, equitable society for her descendants.
The Interrupt Series is a Liberatory Educational and Change Making Ecosystem
The Interrupt Series provides unique frameworks, processes, and tools to create work that is anti-oppressive, radical, holistic, humanizing, and integrated to create result that are sustainable, equitable, and liberatory.
