What it is & what’s at stake

What is business?

Business is how we bring structures + systems to our creative practices + offerings, so they can make, hold + channel resources (time, money, energy, power, etc).

What is a business?

A business is a vessel that pools + distributes the resources of one or many people.

How do businesses create change?

In many ways, but here are three —

They create things that help people get free.
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     *The WHAT your business does*
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They embed liberatory values in their systems, structures, processes, practices + offerings.
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     *The HOW your business works*
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They channel their resources toward collective liberation efforts.
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     *The WHY & TO WHAT END motivating it all*
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What is liberation?

Liberation is freedom + love.

It’s the end of white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism, ableism, colonialism, transphobia, homophobia, racism, sexism, misogyny, war, prisons, borders, genocide, and all systems of oppression…

It’s embracing + uplifting queer folks, trans folks, disabled folks, chronically ill folks, BIPOC communities, immigrants, women, and so many more marginalized individuals + groups…

It rebukes false limits + centers values like interdependence (not independence), abundance (not scarcity), cyclical change (not linear growth), regeneration (not exploitation), and many more…