Milestone 1: Healing the Wounds of White Supremacy and Belonging in Black Liberation

Available October 5th

We'll be orienting ourselves in the struggle for liberation while exploring and mastering techniques to interrupt racism internally.

We'll be exploring the following questions: Is there a difference between my intentions and how I show up in this work? How can I bring my actions into alignment with my principles and intentions? What is my place in the pursuit of Black liberation? What can I do?

Traversing:

Mindful of Race by Ruth King

The Enneagram for Black Liberation by Chichi Agoram

Daily cartography (journaling)

Landmarks:

Forming affinity groups

Creating strengths based movement work

Identifying specific movement spaces to hone our skills

Milestone 2: Stewarding the Terrain Between Sankofa and the Afrofuture

Available October 30th

We'll be nurturing our radical, liberatory imaginations with inspiration from historic and modern freedom movements.

Traversing:

Freedom Dreams by Robin D.G. Kelly

How We Get Free by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Daily cartography (journaling)

Landmarks:

Studying and applying strategies from freedom movements + applying to selected modern movements

Milestone 3: The Personal is Political Pt. 1: Awakening the Inner Organizer

Available November 27

We'll dedicate this time to honoring the Black Radical Tradition by leaning into the wisdom of Black intellectual and grassroots organizing, learning about and committing to principled struggle, transformative, restorative, and healing justice. At this milestone, we will employ frameworks to build trust and power in community.

Traversing:

Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements by Charlene A Carruthers

We do this till we free us by Mariame Kaba

Landmarks:

Creating and contributing to your movement in a meaningful way.

Milestone 4: The Personal is Political Pt. 2: Creating Transformative, Decentralized Leadership

Available January 8th

We're mapping individual paths for collective liberation, leading ourselves into the struggle, and creating a reimagined world.

Traversing:

An Abolitionist’s Handbook by Patrisse Cullors

Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown

Landmarks:

Recognizing our power and deploying it to disrupt systems of oppression.

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their power but also deploy it for higher social justice aims that disrupt the

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