Gentle justice

A praxis of centring joy, peace and connection in our approach to social justice. 

Gentle justice is about:

• Recognising and accepting difference whilst establishing collaborative working partnerships that identify commonality and enable social change. It seeks to build bridges, not burn them. 
• An acknowledgement of what has been and what is, and a striving towards better…
• It’s about striving for a protopian: a world that is better today, than it was yesterday. We appreciate the gentle progress we make every day with our work and in our lives;
• A world that is more equitable and fairer each day.

And doing these things gently for our own wellbeing and for communities…. 

• Having grace on ourselves and others in our strive for social justice: we will always seek to take care and move slowly when our mind, body and soul need to. We do this with the knowledge that we will rise again and knowing that our community has our back and we have theirs. We will remember this state of being in ourselves and others.
• Showing gratitude and celebrating ourselves and each other.
• Accepting that we will make mistakes, but we will always strive to learn from them.
• Living Golden Sankofa is a joyful and connecting retrospective but also forward-thinking practice that enables an equitable future.
• It’s laughing, crying, dancing, and singing together to release and remember that there is light, always.