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Restorative Economy Series With Guest Speaker Kimi Mojica
Cultivating Relational Resilience
About Special Guest Kimi Mojica
Kimi Mojica joined Justice Funders in 2018 and currently serves as the Senior Director of Consulting where they guide and support philanthropic institutions in aligning grantmaking practices with social justice values and the Just Transition. In addition to leading Justice Funders’ consulting practice, they lend their talents to support the design and delivery of the Harmony Initiative and other leadership programs. They bring over twenty years of experience as a process strategist, facilitator and trainer working with a broad range of leaders and groups to vision and steward positive change beyond traditional DEI efforts, to transform culture, conflict and practices towards collective liberation.
Kimi works at the nexus of conflict literacy, peacemaking, leadership and organizational development grounded firmly in an equity lens that recognizes how power, structure and systems impact connection, relationships and quality of life. In addition to philanthropy, their career and background spans across sectors having worked in higher education, tech, corporate, as well as community based formations. Prior to Justice Funders, Kimi has worked as the Membership Services Manager at Asian Americans Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) and has served as Board Chair of East Bay Meditation Center and the Astrea Foundation. Kimi’s commitment to racial, gender and healing justice is evident through the dynamic ways they hold space/process with a participatory, experiential, learning-centered, skills-based approach rooted in compassion. Possessing an insatiable desire to explore the complexities of change, resilience and the human condition, Kimi is also an associate trainer at SEEDS and a lead facilitator and curriculum designer at Awaken, in addition to being a coach, mediator and circle keeper.
Born in San Francisco, Kimi currently lives in Oakland, CA/Ohlone Territory. They believe in the power of imagination and can often be found seeking refuge in nature, or in their meditation and Kajukenbo martial arts practices.
Restorative Economy Series With Guest Speaker Melissa Crosby
About the Discussion
In this talk, we hear the great wisdom of Melissa Crosby, also known as Crosby, who currently serves as co-director and collective member of Movement Generation. Crosby gives an igniting talk that brings together social justice and political economics. They talk about the second iteration of the Just Transition movement and the effort to address the destructive impacts of the extractive and exploitive economy. They share a compelling perspective on the maturation cycle of our human species, how not all humans have had the same impact on the world, and where we are right now in this cycle. Lastly, we hear about what ecological justice is and how we can shift to a new regenerative economy through building, beloved community, centered on sacred care, greater unity, and cooperation. Learn more about Crosby here.
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Restorative Economy Series With Guest Speaker Konda Mason
About the Discussion
We launch the Restorative Economy series with guest speaker Konda Mason. Konda is a social entrepreneur, eco-spiritual thought leader, mindfulness teacher and justice advocate. In this conversation, Konda digs into the problem of our existing economy, helps us reimagine a new way, and describes the path forward using evolving frameworks based in solidarity and restorative justice. Learn more about Konda Mason here.
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