Are you a BIPOC or LGBTQ+ nonprofit leader navigating self-doubt?
Tell me about your experience + I'll offer you some free coaching in exchange
In this workshop recording, you'll explore socialization, social justice and solidarity through the use of self-inquiry and collective-inquiry.
The series costs $50 USD (payment plans available).
Registration gives you access to:
Helping Marginalized leaders speak up during crucial moments and meetings without self-doubt getting the best of you.
(AKA: helping Marginalized leaders say it with your chest because you're doing the work and you know your shit).
We know that we want to lead ourselves and our teams in ways that are more people-centered and humane but every time we think about doing things differently, this voice pops into our head:
In the 'So You Wanna Be Less Oppressive' series, you will explore frameworks and exercises that will allow you to disrupt the status quo in a way that is authentic to you.
In Growing Awareness (Pt. 1), we will build a shared language about what we mean when we use words like power, privilege, bias and oppression. Often times, we fuck up before we even start having these conversations because we're not all using the same definitions for common words. Not today though! By building this foundation, we're able to peep when oppressive systems and structures are at play within and outside of us.
Here's a preview of what is covered in this session:
0:00:00 Goals for this session
0:02:30 Who am I?
0:03:45 The Human Contradiction
0:06:17 What is Social Justice?
0:14:00 What is Power? (and exercise)
0:50: 22 What is Privilege?
0:55:00 What is Bias?
1:24:00 Reflections & Takeaways
In Developing Discrepancy (Pt. 2), we will be making the personal, political (as the feminists told us) by connecting our lived experiences to systems of power, privilege and oppression. Often times, we talk about systemic oppression as if it is something that happens to over there which limits our imagination and action towards co-creating a different world in our everyday lives. Not today though! By making space for the ways that our values live in a separate house from our actions, we can develop compassion for the discrepancy and build courage towards greater alignment.
Here's a preview of what is covered in this session:
0:00:00 Where are we? (past / present / future)
0:02:30 Surrounding ourselves with compassion
0:12:25 What is Oppression? (way #1)
0:20:35 What is Oppression? (way #2)
0:42:06 What is Oppression? (way #3)
0:53:00 Cycle of Socialization
1:12:00 Cycle of Socialization: Exercise
In Rooting Liberation (Pt. 3), we will explore ways that we can take the seeds of liberation, solidarity and collective action into our leadership and work. Often times, we learn a lot about what not to do but less of what we can do or even what that could even look like for us. Not today though! By learning about different approaches to change, where you might fit into this work and how you can lead from a place of liberation, not perfection, we can identify simple and practical ways for you to disrupt oppression in a way that is authentic to you.
Here's a preview of what is covered in this session:
0:00:00 Goals for the Session
0:01:56 Surrounding ourselves with pleasure and humility
0:09:40 Fear of "doing it wrong" exercise
0:32:10 Cycle of Socialization
0:33:00 Cycle of Liberation
1:00:30 Is it Solidarity or Allyship?
1:17:00 3 S's of Steady Self-Trust
1:25:54 P.L.A.Y. is a Pathway to Liberation
Holllaasss! Petra Vega here!
👋🏽 *waves* (that's me waving, but my hair's not that red anymore!)
I describe myself as a Liberatory Leadership Coach, Emergent Strategist, Social Justice Facilitator and Radical Social Worker.
All of these titles inform how I navigate my liberatory efforts by:
I help BIPOC and Queer leaders align their liberatory values with their liberatory actions (especially when self-doubt is the cause for the discrepancy). Together, we build the skills, supports and spirit needed to use our leadership as a force for collective liberation.
In doing this work for 10+ years, I've seen how self-doubt has become one of the ways that we silence, oppress and minimize ourselves in order to fit, survive and protect ourselves in certain White, hetero, cis, abled spaces.
I'm not saying that personal freedom is more important than collective freedom, but I am saying that without doing the inner work of personal liberation, we will not ever get to the collective liberation work that so many of us desire and dream of.
And I know this from first-hand, personal experience.
You can read more about my experience here or keep reading for the short story:
As a baby Queer who was raised in a Puerto Rican family in a predominantly White town in Upstate, NY, I grew up believing that I should be seen and not heard at home and in the world.
After learning about the multi-layered systems of oppression that were operating within and outside of me in college, I began doing the inner and outer work of questioning socialization, healing trauma and disrupting oppression.
My special sauce is weaving an anti-oppression approach, trauma and healing tools, with playful possibility (this means I'll bring in some humor WHILE we expand our imagination) to support Marginalized folks in leading from a place of liberation, not perfection.
I really believe that we need all of us to get free and I want to help as many of us as I can stay engaged in this work.
If that's you too, you'll wanna register for the 'So You Wanna Be Less Oppressive' series.
When you register for the 'So You Wanna Be Less Oppressive' series, you'll receive the recording of the following workshops:
RESOURCE HUB: After each session, there will be additional materials (articles, books, videos, podcast episodes, etc.) to further your learning.
BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S, Disabled, Neurodivergent, and other Marginalized leaders who:
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