© Ekua Holmes
Creating systems owned by communities
Empowered communities impact racism at the community level by creating alternative structures to existing systems. When communities co-construct new models, these models are rooted in their strengths, center their power and allow the group and its members to be in community with each other.
This can look like:
Consider:
Is this an area of priority for you?
How important to your organization is creating systems owned by communities?
How strong is your organization at creating systems owned by communities?
Examples:
An experimental school that takes an antiracist lens to all things school.
A collaborative aimed at centering narratives of community members.
A philanthropy focused on funding equity work.
A television series that centers trans people, allowing them to tell their own stories.
This series focuses on the lived experiences of non-binary, trans, and queer people. From family relationships to gender identity, the series is another example of amplifying voices and creating multiple narratives.