D&D Circle: Fostering deep mutual learning within a small group

In this call, members of the DAF Diversity and Decolonising Circle shared some insights from the past year of their life as a group. In particular, they explored topics such as:

• How the group has been a “nursery bed” for social change initiatives taking place elsewhere, and how these initiatives have been a source of ongoing learning and change within the group itself;
• How conflict transformation and a focus on fostering deep relationships have been keys to the group’s evolution, and how these processes may be relevant to collective and political transformation (see this video on conflict created by the group for a taster)

Part of the Conscious Learning Festival 2022
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Resources mentioned during the call:

• D&D resources (videos and articles)
• DAF Solidarity page
• Solidarity fundraising page
• Interview with Martin Abumba and his team
• Silenced Stories of the Displaced Hmong with Nathan Yang
• Invisibilised Voices on Collapse

Related initiatives:

• Loretta J Ross’s courses on Calling In and Calling Out
• Facing Human Wrongs course by V. Andreotti and W. Valley (of the Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures collective)
• GreaterThan collective

Deep Adaptation:

• DAF Community Space
• More about the 4Rs of Deep Adaptation
• “Living in the Time of Dying” is a documentary probably related to this work, featuring Stan Rushworth, a Native American Elder