My approach to organising takes emergent, relational practises inspired by leaders such as Adrienne Maree Brown and Alicia Garza. I also take inspiration from more methodological organising practices such as those from Jane Mcalevy and Marshall Ganz. I believe that we need to integrate both relational and methodological approaches to organising in order to build power, change our conditions and win!

Nature inspires the way I understand complex organisational structures and the ecologies of our movements. I understand that these systems and ecologies are made up of parts which are in relationship with each other. I seek to understand the whole which is made up from these different parts. I am curious about patterns that are leaving systems stuck and patterns that can regnerate systems flow.

Throughout history our philosophical understanding, or the way we understand reality, has been dictated by folks who wanted to build empires and colonise. This has led us to think in unhelpful binaries that depict a world with a “central” dogma and an “outside” minority. In a liberated world, there is no dogmatic centre. We need a new liberatory philosophy which has its root in the understanding that we are all connected in the act of being born and dying.

Abolition is an act of creation. It isn’t only ending institutions that perpetuate racism, supremacy, ableism, patriarchy and xenophobia. Abolition asks us to look past these institutions and imagine a world where everyone is free. Abolition transforms our justice system into something that heals. abolition puts care at the centre of our economy. abolition creates meaningful collaboration rather than exploitative relationships. I am always seeking to deepen my practice and understanding of abolition.

Unfortunately, we aren’t yet living in a liberated world. Therefore I choose to take responsibility to actively intervene when harm is caused by oppressive systems. This doesn't just mean standing in solidarity with those who face oppression. It means committing to personal and collective accountability processes where I, and we, acknowledge, apologise and adapt our harmful behaviour. It means willingly sitting with the uncomfortableness of this process and practising embodiment skills so that I can learn to soothe my own defensiveness and trauma.