SELF WORK. STORY SHARING. SOCIAL JUSTICE.
SELF WORK. STORY SHARING. SOCIAL JUSTICE.
ABOUT THE ASHLEES
The Ashlees are social justice leaders who facilitate brave spaces for bold conversations. Dr. Aeriel A. Ashlee is a transracial, transnational Asian American adoptee Womxn of Color whose life is guided by a commitment to facilitate healing and liberation. Dr. Kyle Ashlee is an educator and writer who focuses on critically exploring power and privilege with others who hold dominant identities. The Ashlees have over ten years of experience presenting and facilitating on issues of social justice together. Through self work and story sharing, the Ashlees invite individuals and teams to reflect on social identity, examine inherited systems of power, and take action for social justice.
Engaging social justice workshops facilitated by the Ashlees.
VITAL Tools for Social Justice Leadership
In this workshop, the Ashlees discuss five principles of social justice leadership - Vulnerability, Identity, Trust, Authorship, & Liberation - from their award-winning, best-selling book, VITAL: A Torch for Your Social Justice Journey.
Identity, Community, and Action for Social Justice
In this session, the Ashlees invite you to join them in exploring social identity, examine inherited systems of power, and take action for social justice.
Addressing Systemic Racism within Ourselves and Our Communities
In this session, the Ashlees share the impact of systemic racism in their lives, invite others to do the same, and offer strategies for taking action.
Critical Race Caucuses
Critical race caucuses allow racially diverse groups to reflect on race and racism in a brave space with others who hold similar racial identities and experiences, and then work to build coalitions for racial justice.
Coalition-Building through Identity Interconnections
Led by Dr. Aeriel A. Ashlee, this session explores the power of identity interconnections for fostering social justice coalitions.
Critical Whiteness Curriculum
Led by Dr. Kyle Ashlee, the Critical Whiteness Curriculum invites you to reflect on what it means to be White within the context of systemic racism.
Building Community for/with Transracial Adoptees
Led by Dr. Aeriel A. Ashlee, this session explores the racialized experiences of People of Color raised in and by White adoptive families.
Making Meaning of Modern Manhood
Led by Dr. Kyle Ashlee, this session explores patriarchy, hegemonic masculinity, and new possibilities of manhood through critical perspectives on men and masculinities.
Immersive social justice experiences with the Ashlees.
Self Work and Story Sharing as Tools for Social Justice
In this five-day immersive professional development retreat, the Ashlees invites you to join a small cohort of social justice leaders to critically reflect on your own social identities and positionality within inherited systems of power through sharing personal stories. The next Self Work and Story Sharing as Tools for Social Justice retreat will take place in summer of 2022.
Womxn of Color Healing & Writing in Community
This three-day immersive professional development retreat is designed for Womxn of Color social justice leaders to find joy and pursue liberation with sister scholars, while exploring the healing potential of writing in community. The next Womxn of Color Healing & Writing in Community retreat will take place in spring of 2022.
Critical Whiteness Curriculum
This three-day immersive professional development retreat invites you to join a small cohort of White social justice leaders to reflect on what it means to be White within the context of systemic racism, including an examination of socialization within White supremacy, a historical analysis of systemic racism, and an exploration of what is required for White people to take action for racial justice. The next Critical Whiteness Curriculum retreat will take place in spring of 2022.
Critical Pedagogy for Social Justice Educators
This three-day immersive professional development retreat invites you to join a small cohort of social justice educators in fostering a sustained praxis of critical pedagogy, including the use of theoretical frameworks, the development of facilitation skills, and the opportunity to practice social justice pedagogy. The next Critical Pedagogy for Social Justice Educators retreat will take place in fall of 2022.
Learn with the Ashlees using these tools for social justice leadership.
VITAL: A Torch for Your Social Justice Journey (Paperback Book)
In this award-winning, best-selling book, the Ashlees offer approachable and accessible tools for social justice leadership. VITAL - Vulnerability, Identity, Trust, Authorship, and Liberation - the five core principles of this book, will give readers the tools and confidence they need to effectively integrate social justice into their everyday lives.
What is VITAL in Social Justice Facilitation? (Interview)
Hosted by FacilitatingXYZ, this live webinar with the Ashlees explores their experiences as co-facilitators with different social identities and the insights they've learned through years of social justice facilitation together.
Positioning Privileged White Men in Social Justice (Article)
In this ACPA Developments article, the Ashlees discuss how exploring intersections of identity for those with privileged and dominant identities is a necessary part of engaging this population in transformative social justice work.
How to Incorporate Social Justice into Every Part of Training (e-Book)
In this e-Book, the Ashlees outline seven tips that educators and practitioners can use to incorporate elements of social justice throughout professional development training.
