The county I grew up in is 93% white. My childhood was steeped in whiteness.

As I got older I became more politically & socially conscious.

And yet I was a silent bystander for much of my adult life, causing harm with my silence & ignorance.

Perpetuating the cycle of harm started by my ancestors who lived in & colonized this country.

Examining & unlearning settler-colonial way of being is a core part of ancestral healing work. 

As I deepened into the work, I began to face my ancestors who caused harm, who contributed to and perpetuated systems of oppression.

I began to face into what it means to live on stolen land, what it means to be racialized as white.

My ancestors eventually led me to antiracism work with Aryeh Shell & Jean Milam with Thrive East Bay.

The internal work of unlearning white-bodied supremacy.

How colonization, racism & anti-Blackness show up in my family. In my ancestral story. In my body.

That enslavement, genocide & colonization are a part of my story, part of the collective story. 

That I must face into these truths and commit to the lifelong work of antiracism and liberation.

To break the cycles of oppression. To say it ends with me. 

To bring healing. To write a new story.

To work toward collective liberation. 

The internal work came easy to me but taking organized action was more of a challenge.

I pushed that edge and started organizing with SURJ Bay Area and their partners while in Oakland.

I continue to be committed to the lifelong internal and external work of antiracism & collective liberation.

Committed to continuing following the leadership of those most impacted by the systems of harm we live in and contribute to.