

What is Conscious Action™?
Conscious Action™ is a learning community for people seeking a clearer path towards racial and gender justice. Conscious Action™ is offered for groups and organizations that want a community of accountability: fostering a deeper sense of belonging, a space for joyful healing, and more conscious action towards justice.
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The course is grounded in research and designed to help participants unpack and heal from their socialization and learn strategies to mitigate and repair harm. The ultimate goal of this deep, intra- and interpersonal work is to foster humanity and inclusion at work and everywhere.
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Expect to experience authenticity, connection, and joy as we deepen awareness of our body and emotions, share and process stories, and engage in reflective activities with one another.
For Organizations
We offer Conscious Action™ for organizations by facilitating intersectional affinity groups based on race and gender. These differentiated learning and accountability spaces for everyone allow participants to more intimately and vulnerably process stories and perspectives with minimized risk to groups who are not in the room. These small group conversations help everyone return to their work in multiracial and multigendered spaces with greater confidence, self-awareness, and cultural competence.
For White Men
We offer Conscious Action™ for individuals socialized or embodied as white men. White men are often underrepresented in racial and gender justice work and overrepresented in exerting power over others. In this intimate learning space, white men can build community with one another. Together, we will work to replace racism and misogyny with love and community; replace our social conditioning with our true values; and replace domination and control with collaboration and care.
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Meet the Facilitators
Our facilitation team has over 150 years of collective professional experience in the areas of education, racial literacy, and social work. Members of our team have been trained in racial literacy by Dr. Howard Stevenson and coached in white affinity group facilitation by Dr. Robin DiAngelo and Amy Burtaine. As humans, we are all on our own journey of healing and living in a community of love and resistance.

Andrew Knips
Facilitator & Founder

Brendan Turner, LCSW
Facilitator & Founder
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Diane Reynolds, LMFT
Facilitator

Kairi Suswell
Facilitator & Board Member
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Kendall LaParo, PhD
Facilitator

kt Tedesco
Facilitator & Board Member

Maureen Fleming, PhD, LCP
Facilitator

Nicole McGill
Facilitator

Samantha Martínez, QHMP
Facilitator & Board Member


