For Land & People – Break the cycle of disconnection & destruction for humans & earth
For Land & People – Break the cycle of disconnection & destruction for humans & earth
STATEMENT FROM JENNIFER LAKHMI CHAND KELLY, YOGI TREE CENTER FOR GROWTH OWNER/TEACHER, AND MARY JACOBSON, YOGI TREE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER/TEACHER:
The murder of George Floyd was a tipping point in a long history of brutality and violence by police against Black people in the United States, which speaks to a much larger sickness and evil that permeates our society. The trauma and injustice endured by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), as well as LGBTQi, and other marginalized populations is a stain on all humanity. We must take responsibility for our part in this problem and do the internal and external work necessary for change. The Yogi
1. We are listening, learning, and following. Clearing the fog and recognizing our privilege is a relief for some and a shock for others. White people must unlearn assumptions and behaviors afforded to them by their privilege, and engaging in this process exposes the white fragility that shuts down progress. Because we are a predominantly white studio in demographic and in culture, we believe our goals cannot be met unless we confront this white privilege and fragility in ourselves and others. Otherwise the
For Land & People – Break the cycle of disconnection & destruction for humans & earth
For Land & People – Break the cycle of disconnection & destruction for humans & earth