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Decolonization and Consciousness with Ashanti Kunene


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This powerful conversation explores the relationship between decolonization and consciousness. Ashanti is a systems change agent focused on helping organizations deconstruct dominant narratives of colonization and replace them with life affirming narratives that support a regenerative future. She believes that true transformation must begin within, guiding leaders to embrace spiritual coherence and walk their talk.

Jenny and Ashanti discuss:

  • How to define what is right and good
  • Why the inner work is imperative
  • The consequences of the narratives we have internalized
  • Rethinking our understanding of leadership and power
  • Taking responsibility for ourselves and what inhibits us from doing so
  • The relationship between deconstructing our stories and spirituality
  • The importance of walking the talk and the harm caused by misalignment
  • Love as praxis: moving from fear to love
  • The role of fear in white supremacy
  • The Zulu concept of Ubuntu
  • Loving each other through our ugly
  • Love and spiritual growth
  • Love, consideration, and diversity in systems change work
  • Open and honest communication
  • The importance of expressing emotions and creating emotionally safe spaces
  • Calling out vs. calling in
  • Spiritual accountability, personal integrity, and coherent leadership
  • Spiritual discernment
  • Paying attention to our thoughts and language
  • Self-love

 

Resources

  • Learning 2 Unlearn, Ashanti's website
  • "White supremacy lives in the mundane" Ashanti on Social Transformation
  • Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paul Freire
  • We Will Not Cancel Us: And Other Dreams of Transformative Justice, adrienne maree brown

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