Practice: Investing in Leadership with Freedom, Inc.
Published November 19, 2019
How do we invest in leadership and political development in our communities and believe in our people’s potential to grow, while simultaneously protecting the most vulnerable as others are in their learning process? Kabzuag Vaj, Zon Moua, and Bianca Gomez from Freedom, Inc. offer some of their practices for recognizing how we may cause harm as we are learning and building together, and how to implement policies and structures centering the well-being and leadership of those most impacted by systems of oppression as we build healthier movement spaces. They specifically share some of their lessons as a Southeast Asian and Black organization to shift harmful Southeast Asian anti-Blackness into active policies that promote the wellness of the Black community.
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About our guests
Freedom, Inc. works to end root causes of violence for women, girls, LGBTQ+, and gender non-conforming people of color in low- to no-income communities in Dane County, WI. Freedom, Inc. works to empower community members as agents of change, and to build healthy communities through efforts that are specific with regard to language, gender, generation and culture.
Kabzuag Vaj, Co-Executive Director at Freedom, Inc.
Bianca Gomez, Gender Justice Coordinator at Freedom, Inc.
Zon Moua, Director of Youth Organizing at Freedom, Inc.
The Next Generation Fund is a response to a growing call from frontline organizers to learn from restorative & transformative practices in order to support a rising generation of social justice leaders and nurture sustainable approaches to organizing and community building. The Fund is anchored by the Ford Foundation and developed in partnership with the Movement Strategy Center’s Innovation Center. Get in touch via NextGen@movementstrategy.org Center. Get in touch via NextGen@movementstrategy.org
Conversation: Generative Organizations
Check out the corresponding conversation with Freedom, Inc. staff Kabzuag Vaj, Bianca Gomez, & Zon Moua as they share the complexities of building a multigenerational, multiracial organization working to end violence and advance gender & racial justice in Madison, WI. They get real about building leadership long-term, and enacting accountability while welcoming members to grow, embodies disciplined, graceful, transformative base-building.
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