Inner Activist

02/07/2026

We recently had the pleasure of convening with Harpreet Ahuja and other members of the social change community at our Inner Activist team retreat, a space to reflect on leadership, power, and change.

Harpreet’s article explores how we can reevaluate our own power in a world in chaos, how we can own our power to stand against systems of oppression. This resonates so much with our work. Check out her article here:

https://lnkd.in/gUhtq99B

05/07/2025

In order to be effective in the work of social change, we need to engage in the inner work of understanding our own power and our responsibility.

Over the past few years, the Inner Activist has been challenged to reflect on how to truly embody our values of compassionate, reflective and responsive leadership.

We have engaged in extensive conversations, consultations and healing work towards this goal.

We invite you to read the letter to learn more about our work and our commitment to true change at inneractivist.com

https://www.inneractivist.com/blog/when-trees-talk

We support leaders through the learning and inner work required to create just and equitable communities. Our own learnings are a core part of this work. We continue to build our capacity to create real social change, beginning with our personal growth. We want to share our mistakes, our learnings a...

03/26/2025

We hope you'll join! For more information, and to apply, visit our website or click the link below

Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gWA5UpNB

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the deadline on May 11, or until spots are full.
After you submit, a member of the team may reach out for a brief call to follow-up on your application.

For questions, please contact [email protected]
For info, visit: www.inneractivist.com

03/25/2025

The Inner Activist (A project of MakeWay) is offering a 2-day course called Conscious Use of Power, designed for diverse community members within the social justice sector.

Conscious Use of Power deepens our understanding of the conflicts, polarization, and feelings (such as anger, pain, guilt, helplessness, apathy, and despair) caused by abuse of power and the resulting trauma. We explore the development of our social identities, both marginalized and dominant, as sources of strength and wisdom, and as places of deep wounding.

Practices to get us ‘unstuck’ and help us tap into our psychological and spiritual power will free our capacity to hold difference and to consciously use all forms of power, resourcing ourselves and our communities.
Facilitators of the course work with participants to support the inner and outer changes which build solidarity, ally-ship, and collective power.

Our goal is to support a community of practice committed to self-awareness and skillfully use diverse forms of power to create a more just world.

Through participating in the course, participants will:
✅ Increase Self-Awareness
✅ Build their leadership capacity
✅ Explore how their learning can be applied
✅ Develop on a common language to explore issues of power and privilege

For more info, check out our website at www.inneractivist.com, email us at [email protected], or click the link below to apply!

https://lnkd.in/gWA5UpNB

Program Overview: Conscious Use of Power is a 2-day non-residential program that deepens our understanding of the conflicts, polarization, and emotional challenges—such as anger, pain, guilt, helplessness, apathy, and despair—that result from the abuse of power and the trauma it causes. We will ...

03/24/2025

Hello from The Inner Activist!

Our work is to co-create learning spaces to for leaders to reflect and grow in their work towards social justice.

The Inner Activist has taken time over the last few years to reflect on how to truly embody our values of compassionate, reflective and responsive leadership.

We have engaged in extensive internal conversations, consultations and healing work towards this goal.

We will share a summary of these learnings, and the work that is to come.

In the meantime, we are eager to be back in community and back to our work, which is more important now than ever.

Part of this is launching our first two-day course on Conscious Use of Power, coming in May. Stay tuned, follow us on social, or send us a message for more information.

07/27/2020

We are hiring! Join our small but mighty team as our new Communications Strategist. We encourage prospective applicants to visit our website www.inneractivist.com to get a sense of the type of work we do. Please note that we will be accepting applications until August 9th at 11:59pm.

https://makeway.org/jobs/communications-strategist-inner-activist/

The Inner Activist (IA) is a project of MakeWay shared platform. We bring together diverse trainers/facilitators and educators with a passion for social and environmental justice. The Inner Activist offers leadership development and education programming designed to help individuals and communities....

07/08/2020

Let's not forget that we are still in the middle of a pandemic! Mia Mingus, transformative justice and disability justice activist shared the following, "If people aren't including ableism in their political analysis during a fcking *global pandemic* then I really don't know what more it will take. I really don't"

The Inner Activist has a long long way to go in this learning and we are open to all feedback, suggestions, and requests to do better. So please reach out! In the meantime, we connected with Heather McCain and Vivian Ly to talk about their perspectives on COVID-19 and disability justice.

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Vivian Ly and Heather McCain discuss how COVID19 accommodations are highlighting what disability justice activists have been fighting for all along.

07/07/2020

As awareness and outrage against racial violence, anti-Black racism, and police brutality gain momentum in communities across Turtle Island, this is the time for centered and sustainable action to demand a systemic and cultural end to white supremacy and racism. Join us at our upcoming workshops and

The Inner Activist Taster for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour > https://bit.ly/2O2jiEp

The Inner Activist Taster for Solidarity and Racial Justice (open to all) > https://bit.ly/3f9aqc6

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06/25/2020

[Postponed] We are going live with Chaw-win-is and Lacey Jones to discuss social movements on stolen land as they teach us about the responsibilities of settler activists and organizers to the local nations on whose land they organize. How can settlers be “good guests", especially when it’s time for action?

Register online to receive a link to the live broadcast.

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Chaw-win-is & Lacey Jones discuss social movements on stolen land and the responsibilities settler-organizers have to local nations.

06/21/2020

Hey Canada, today, June 21st is National Indigenous Day, maybe you want to lean in and learn about on how to decolonize, it's a long road.

Take a read at to this from our partners at The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada - https://www.thecircle.ca/the-declaration.html

Or a reminder to take action. These 92 calls for action from the TRC - https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/truth-and-reconciliation-94-calls-to-action-1.3362258

Or check out this short video about the relationship between Canada and indigenous people - https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2185482238://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2185482238

Do the work.



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06/20/2020

Let's celebrate the resilience of those crossing the oceans to meet us while saving their lives.




https://www.unhcr.ca/how-you-can-help/world-refugee-day-events/

https://ccrweb.ca/en/facing-facts-myths-and-misconceptions-about-refugees-and-immigrants-canada

https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/specialseries/2019/06/world-refugee-day-watch-documentaries-190619133119156.html

https://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/node/1014

Canadians will celebrate World Refugee Day across the country. How will you celebrate? If you haven't made plans, join us!