The Liberatory Reconnection Collective

Dear community,

Our communities have been shaped by centuries of disconnection. Capitalism thrives when we believe we must go it alone. Supremacy culture tells us some people are more valuable than others. Colonialism teaches us to distrust difference and to abandon the rituals and relationships that tether us to each other.

In this world, we are taught to see relationships as transactional, to avoid conflict, to isolate when we are hurting. These are not just habits—they are systemic strategies of domination that benefit those in power.

But there is another way.

In the Liberatory Reconnection Framework, community is not a concept—it is a practice. It is the living web of relationships that holds us, challenges us, and heals us. Reconnection with community asks us to:

• Engage in generative conflict, where rupture is met with repair, not avoidance.
• Create cultures of accountability rooted in trust, not punishment.
• Practice shared power, where leadership is collaborative, not top-down.
• Honor interdependence, where no one is disposable and everyone matters.

This is not just about being “better” at relationships—it is foundational to our liberation. Systems of oppression depend on our fragmentation. When we are isolated, we are easier to control. When we see each other as threats instead of kin, supremacy thrives. When we fear conflict, we avoid the very conversations that could lead to transformation.

Liberation asks us to build communities rooted in reciprocity, not domination. It requires us to practice repair, to resource one another, to be brave enough to stay in relationship through discomfort. In doing so, we reclaim what capitalism and supremacy try to erase: our interdependence, our care, our collective power.

Reconnection is not only healing—it is strategic. It is a blueprint for building the kind of world where everyone gets to belong.

This week, I invite you to reflect:

• Where in your life are you craving deeper connection?
• What relationships feel frayed, and what might repair look like?
• How are you co-creating the kind of community you want to be part of?

With every choice to show up with honesty, tenderness, and courage, we are reweaving a fabric strong enough to hold us all.

In solidarity and with care,

Resources

for Reconnection with Community

​Regenerative and Liberatory Culture Framework by Daniel Lim

​Pods: The Building Blocks of Transformative Justice & Collective Care by Mia Mingus

​When All Of Our Tools Are Weapons by Ericka Stallings
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