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Approach

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"The masters tools will never dismantle the master's house." - Audre Lorde

Let's practice with the tools that WILL 
dismantle it!

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I cultivate (un)learning experiences that are . . .

ACCESSIBLE
- I make space for folks with different learning styles and abilities by using accessible language, visuals, incorporating thinking pauses in teaching, and encouraging various modalities for contributing,

INTERSECTIONAL
- I make space for considering many perspectives, incorporating the ones present and the other relationships we are in, which include the one we have with ourselves, others and the planet.

TRAUMA INFORMED
- I make space for how change making affects our individual and collective nervous system, (our experiences, body and environment).

COLLECTIVE
- I make space for collaboration so that we can practice interdependence in low risk ways. 

 

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. . . using Creative Liberation Practices,

lib·er·a·tion

/ˌlibəˈrāSH(ə)n/

noun
the act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release.
"the liberation from systems of oppression"

Creative Liberation Practices is an arts based framework that has an intersectional and trauma informed lens that deepens participant's understanding of their nervous system, promotes imagination and play, so that participants gain confidence in building collective,  embodied and anti-oppressive practices into their work.

(UN)LEARNING
- The majority of the world has adopted capitalist and supremacist approaches to living their values. I highlight how they show up in art making, and offer alternative approaches to living their values that can be applied as we make art together. Encouraging participants to explore embodied social change practices, while nurturing personal agency and collective care.

CREATIVITY
- I use creativity to reflect on complex issues with curiosity and imagination. This allows participants to get to know themselves and each other better, providing an opportunity to approach complex issues with more nuance and care.


COMPASSION
- We are all on our journey of resistance and transformation. This might look differently for each one of us depending on our experiences. Together,  we identify and create our support systems so that we can increase our capacity for change, and so that we can hold each other through this growth as well.
 

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because I believe that we can co-create
Liberatory Futures. 

I usually use the phrase, "just and sustainable futures" to express what I mean when I say Liberatory Futures, but if you are here reading the fine print, I assume it's because you are invested in wanting to hear more about my musings around why I do what I do. 

We are in a climate crisis and a social crisis - two unprecedented global events rooted in capitalism and supremacism - at a time when polarization (at least in the West) is increasing. AND we are seeing these systems beginning to crumble as the cracks are giving way because the veil of 'normalcy' created by western media and privilege has fallen. Many of us having been waiting for this to happen, some of us may still be confused by what has happened, and some of us may wish it hadn't happened. 

But it has, we can no longer unsee the violence of colonization perpetrated upon others, ourselves, and the planet - and our role in perpetuating it. The skills we learned to thrive within a colonial system such as hyperindividualism, wealth hoarding, and working non-stop will not serve us moving forward because, quite simply, there will be no planet left for us to live on if we do. So we need to learn a new set of skills - creativity, reciprocal relationships, and emotional resilience - and I find that self expression through collective art making can teach us how to develop all of these simultaneously. (This approach may only resonate with other creatives, and that is perfect! If this does not resonate with you I invite you to explore what does, you are needed, and wanted, and a diversity of approaches only enriches the whole!).

These are the skills we need to practice and hone in order to co-create Liberatory Futures, and it starts with infusing some art into our learnings. I hope you join me one day, or invite me to join you, it's no longer about competition but collaboration.

 

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Do you wanna nerd out and chat Audre Lorde, social change, art or Liberatory Futures? 

I would love to connect, it's always nice to meet like minded folks!

Daniela Guerrero-Rodriguez

Daniela GR Consulting operates in solidarity with the  xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples on whose stolen and occupied land I live and work. Solidarity means acting in a manner that supports their rights on this land and applying their teachings regarding my relationship to them and this land. 

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