On The Edge of Systems Change: A Clubhouse Chat w/ Jorge Salazar
“We need to have some clarity around what we are bridging towards. The kind of bridge building we are talking about moves us towards liberation. “
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Jorge Salazar and Luis Alejandro Tapia discuss the necessity to have a transnational intersectional global context of power of oppression, generative ways to have these important and complex conversations, and so much more.
Jorge is a community activist and facilitator who uses his own immigration journey, life experiences, training and education to bridge communities and facilitate positive change within government, organizations and grassroots groups for almost two decades. We'll learn about Jorge's work on bridging leaders in Canada and his eagerness to connect the Global South and North. He is also a member of the Illuminate network that's done amazing work in our Bridging for Systems Change Node.
Systems change initiatives are often led from the center of the existing systems we seek to change. Yet, we know that systems change practitioners are working in diverse contexts, communities, doing systems change under different disciplines, using different languages, frameworks, methodologies and coming from various lineages of thought and practice. It is also clear that we need a strong, diverse and connected field of systems change leaders to address the complexity and scope of the problems of the 21st century.
“On the Edge of Systems Change” utilizes the Clubhouse application, to illuminate the voices of Systems Change Practitioners committed to centering equity and sharing different ways of knowing and deepening our systems change practices. These conversations center people and perspectives from individuals working “on the edges” of the systems change field. It is an opportunity for candid conversation with time and space for listeners to contribute thoughts via chat and to be “handed the mic,” to ask questions or share reflections.
Launched in 2022, this series is hosted by Illuminate Network Doula, Luis Alejandro Tapia.
