But between the isolating nature of entrepreneurship and past harmful experiences with so-called community members, “finding your people” as a justice-driven founder can feel really daunting at best and potentially unsafe at worst. 

This episode will break down the transformative power of building intentional and aligned relationships to support you in your restorative justice practice and how you can leverage your community to help you increase the reach, sustainability & impact of your justice advocacy.

Tune in as I walk you through how white supremacy has tainted our understanding and practice of community, the significant difference between being a part of a community and building genuine relationship with our community members, and why community is such a powerful resource as you work to become an accountable justice advocate and protect your marginalized community members from harm in your community space.

If you need help building equitable and aligned community relationships so you can step into your power as a disruptor, call out harm/white supremacy, and navigate accountability conversations with less shame, shrinking, and stress?

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If you need help building equitable and aligned community relationships so you can step into your power as a disruptor, call out harm/white supremacy, and navigate accountability conversations with less shame, shrinking, and stress?

Join me inside my restorative accountability consulting program so you can:

• Become a more courageous disruptor and overcome your fear of being judged and rejected so you can speak up against inequity and harm from a place of power
• Challenge and call out white supremacy when you see it showing up in the daily thoughts and decisions of your community members so you can create radical safety for the Black & brown women and queer folks in your justice-driven small business or organization
• Navigate hard accountability conversations and community harm using a restorative accountability approach that centers care, community, and repair instead of shame, blame, and punishment 

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Whether you lead a justice-driven small business, community group, or an organization, this episode provides actionable insights to help you cultivate an environment where Black, brown, queer, and other marginalized folks can feel seen, supported, and safe.

Today I’m sharing:

• Three essential goals you need to prioritize and achieve so you can transform your small business or organization into a radically safe space that’s not just safe in name, but safe in practice
• Why it’s important to ensure all of your community members are actively committed to disrupting oppressive systems and creating environments where marginalized folks can show up in their full humanity
• The power of creating spaces where accountability is seen as a gift, instead of an attack and it’s safe to call out white supremacy behavior when we see it from our peers 

Are you ready to call out harm and white supremacy culture in your community spaces with less shame and stress so you can cultivate radical safety for your Black and brown community members?

Apply to Activate Your Advocacy, my 1:1 consulting program for anti-racist entrepreneurs, coaches, and organization leaders so you can:

• Identify how white supremacy may be showing up in the daily decisions, practices, and interactions of your community space 
• Step into your power as a disruptor and unapologetically advocate for racial equity and collective liberation with more courage and less stress
• Confront harm and navigate accountability conversations with your community members while implementing restorative accountability practices that center care, community, and repair instead of shame, blame, and punishment 
• Cultivate a culture of equity, accountability, and safety in your justice-driven small business or organization 
• Protect your BIPOC clients, team members, and industry peers from the harmful impacts of white supremacy and other systems of oppression

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Apply to join my consulting program Activate Your Advocacy so you can:

• Embody your anti-oppression and equity values with courage and intention 
• Call out harm and navigate community conflict/ challenging accountability conversations 
• Recognize and disrupt white supremacy within your community dynamics through restorative accountability practices 

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• What creating an inclusive community should feel like so you can know what lens to use as you approach this work
• Why 7 mistakes are getting in the way of you achieving your inclusion goals and what shifts to make so you can avoid them
• The importance of practicing accountability so your actions can align with your intentions 

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• What the fetishization of representation is and how it fails as systemic solution for oppression
• A common mistake changemakers make when it comes to the way they value and understand representation efforts as we pursuit equity in our communities
• How the fixation with social identity can actually undermine our meaningful movements toward safety and liberation for marginalized people

Are you a community-centered changemaker, entrepreneur, or organization member who is committed to creating a safe & equitable community culture for marginalized people using restorative accountability practices?

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The idea is that if more Black, Latine, and Indigenous people of color are represented in a space then *poof* social change has been achieved!

But in reality, diversity doesn’t always correlate with safety. 

What happens when we strive to make a space more diverse but we use diversity and inclusion strategies as a:

• band-aid for systemic inequity issues
• way to appease marginalized folks or 
• means to appear less racist or oppressive

without considering whether folks will actually be protected from the harmful impacts of oppression? 

In this episode, you will learn about the problems with focusing on diversity, how you can start shifting towards a restorative justice framework that considers deeper questions, and three ways you can begin cultivating true safety in your communities of influence.

If you want help advancing justice in your own communities of influence without relying on performative diversity efforts, I'd love to support you in this work through my 1:1 consulting program Activate Your Advocacy Academy.

Together we can get clear on what it means to create safe & equitable conditions in any community space where you're a member & what your unique role is in this work.

 Schedule an enrollment call with me to learn more about how we can work together & create powerful community change. 

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But because it is often difficult to distinguish accountability mechanisms from a modern witch-hunt or a true-crime drama, we typically fail to practice accountability appropriately, if at all.

Without justice-centered accountability practices, the harm that Black, queer, and other marginalized people experience as a result of inequity goes unchecked and unchanged. Or worse, it replicates.

So what does it really mean to be accountable for harm (both proactively and reactively) and how can you start using this practice as a tool to disrupt white supremacy and other systems of oppression? 

If you want to avoid the mistakes I discuss in this episode and you’re committed to becoming more accountable in your racial justice efforts, join me for a 2-day virtual learning experience 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 so you can learn:

• How to identify your role in Black liberation work so your advocacy action can feel authentic to your strengths & who you are
• How to identify when harmful and oppressive behavior is happening so you can stop or challenge it
• How to prevent and effectively repair the harm caused by white supremacy & other systems of oppression so you can help build communities that are safer for Black and other marginalized folks 

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Without critically examining the lessons you’ve been taught about justice, you run the risk of supporting & enabling the type of 'justice' that actually undermines racial equity and furthers harm to other marginalized people.

In today's episode, I'm breaking down the 3 faces of justice, what their goals are, and what their impacts are so you can start to recognize them in your own community and relationships. 

If you want to you want to learn how to pursue racial justice in your daily life through principles of real justice, join me for a 2-day virtual learning experience 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 so you can confidently disrupt racial injustice without the overwhelming or performative advocacy action.

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I'm Michelle Nicole, criminologist, justice educator & avid advocate for real justice.

But here's the thing...I never expected to be a justice educator. Despite having parents in education & law enforcement (no the apple doesn't fall far from the tree), I never saw this work as something that I could do. But that all changed when I started to clarify my values, my passions, & my gifts.

Today I want to share with you what motivated me to start owning my power for change.

I'll also be sharing a little bit about who  I created this podcast for and what you can look forward to in future episodes of Own Your Power!

If you enjoyed joining me today, it would mean so much to me for you to SUBSCRIBE to this podcast so we can stay connected &  you never miss an episode!

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I’m Michelle Nicole - criminologist, justice educator, avid truth-teller, and founder of the Passion & Power firm.

I believe that justice is more than a social value, a system of laws, or an outcome that results from unfocused, low-risk advocacy action.

Justice is a practice.

And if we want to effectively address racial injustice & harm in our communities so we can experience safer communities rooted in principles of equity, justice, and liberation, then we must learn to practice restorative justice.

Join me each week for a conversation that will help you develop a deeper and more critical understanding of topics like punitive justice, white supremacy, and how these systems of oppression are covertly replicated in our actions, communities, and culture.

As a criminologist and academic turned justice educator & consultant extending my work beyond academia's ivory tower, I'm on a mission to create an actionable, truth-telling space that will help you find your unique role as a change maker so you can take effective action for real justice with boldness and power.

Thank you so much for joining me  & investing in your justice journey.

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