Reading that has shaped my work:
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, adrienne maree brown
Revolutionary Mothering, edited by Mai’a Williams, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and China Martens
Adaptive Leadership, Ronald A. Heifitz
The Power Manual, Cyndi Suarez
Turn this World Inside Out, Nora Samaran
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, adrienne maree brown
“White Women doing White Supremacy in Nonprofit Culture”, Heather Laine Tally
“Transforming Resist: A Series on Radical Philanthropy”, Kendra Hicks, Kathy Lebron, Jax Gil
“White Supremacy Culture”, Tema Okun
“I’m a Black Feminist and I Think Call Out Culture is Toxic”, Loretta Ross
“Three Strategies for Decolonizing Nonprofits from a Black Queer Feminist Organizer”, Denechia Powell
“Building a Multi-Ethnic, Inclusive, and Anti-Racist Organization”, Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Non-Violence
“My Role in a Social Change Ecosystem”, Deepa Iyer
Stephanie Campbell, Director, Office of Sexual Health and Youth Development, MA Department of Public Health
Former Client
“Working with Joey was an extremely easy and synergistic process. Our team met with her to discuss some of the key concepts we wanted her to include on the training for our funded agencies exploring racial justice and reproductive justice. The two day training was beyond our expectation. The creativity, passion, and multiple modes of learning integrated in the design were extraordinary! Our participants are still discussing the self-care corner that integrated into the training.”
Meenakshi Verma Agrawal, Public Health Consultant and Racial Justice Trainer
Colleague
“Joanna is a centered leader, committed facilitator and a quick adaptor... As someone whose work is aligned with her values, Joanna brings 110% of her energy, enthusiasm and hard work framework to every project she approaches.”
Renee Cammarata Hamilton, Director of Health Improvement, Cambridge Health Alliance
Colleague
“When I partnered with Joanna, it led to programs, policies and initiatives embedded with racial equity outcomes and strategies that provided us with a stronger foundation for measurable results that actually strengthened the community.”
Chrislene DeJean, Social Worker, Activist and Organizer
Co-Facilitator
“Throughout the years, Joey and I have built a collaborative relationship with each other through work. We often discussed ways to integrate social justice principles into practice… She is also awesome at creating visuals for participants to understand reproductive health in a more tangible way. Joey fosters collaboration and creativity with the people she works with and can facilitate processes for to help transform your organization.”