The story of reflecting on justice
“Wouldn’t it be great…”
ROJ sparked from a series of wouldn’t-it-be-greats. From friends to students, to colleagues to comrades, Abby just kept hearing again and again how great it would be to have a community of therapists all trying to do the work of unlearning together - to have a community that can hold each other in radically loving accountability, all the while recognizing the impact and responsibilities we have as therapists.
And at some point, I just thought - “Okay, well, I can do this! I should do this!”
WHEN ABBY MET LINDA - Through our co-envisioning, ROJ started to take shape. Linda came up with our name, got us started with socials and visuals and we were off gathering the amazing practitioners that became our founding members. What was supposed to be a one time summit-like event, turned into a long term commitment to community through our collective excitement.
WHEN ABBY MET BHUPIE - From the very beginning we had gotten so much feedback about wanting a structured and comprehensive training program, but it just felt so weird to do it on my own. We are all about community, after all. So when Bhupie and I connected through teaching in academic clinical graduate programs, Justice Fundamentals finally became possible.
At the end of the day, ROJ is here to build community, to be your solidarity besties in the work of unlearning systemic oppression in and out of our therapy rooms. To do that we’ve built membership programs, comprehensive and transformative curriculums, and free resource guides to support your work.
Together doesn’t have to wait. As bell hooks says, “Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.”
Therapy is never enough
Our Redistribution Mission;
Reflecting on Justice occupies the unceded, traditional, and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), S'ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), Qayqayt, and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) peoples. Part of our commitment to disrupting the colonial project we benefit from and the duty inherent in our relationship with these lands is to redistribute 50% of all proceeds to Indigenous organizing efforts, independent anti-oppression educators, + mutual aid efforts.
ROJ projects offered by donation contributes 100% of the proceeds towards mutual aid efforts in our communities so our unlearning immediately gives back. As our community grows, the percentage of redistribution will also grow.