"A helpful introduction to facilitating affinity spaces in an inclusive, emergent, and trauma-informed way to foster the communal healing spaces that in turn ignite community action and liberation."-Resmaa Menakem, best-selling author of My Grandmother's Hands and Monsters in LoveThe first comprehensive guide for leading BIPOC affinity groups for challenging white supremacy, healing racial trauma, and taking collective actionMeeting in racial affinity groups is a common practice in anti-racist, social justice, diversity, and similar forms of educational endeavors. These groups provide a structured space in which participants can explore how racism personally impacts them, process specific experiences of racism, receive validation and support from their peers, heal, and strategize next steps for challenging racism, white supremacy, and internalized racial oppression.In A Space for Us, Michelle Cassandra Johnson brings her over 20 years of experience leading dismantling racism work to provide the first affinity groups guide made for BIPOC communities. This essential guide will:

Foreword, by Erin Trent JohnsonINTRODUCTIONMy Favorite PartCHAPTER 1White Supremacy, Racism, and the Four FoundationsCHAPTER 2A Place Where We Can BeCHAPTER 3Every Child's TreasureCHAPTER 4Anti-Blackness and the Myth of RaceCHAPTER 5How We BeginCHAPTER 6Skillful FacilitationCHAPTER 7Use Your MagicCHAPTER 8Facilitating Affinity Groups in Organizations and CommunitiesCHAPTER 9Everything Is Not PerfectCHAPTER 10The Role of RitualsCHAPTER 11Collective Liberation and AccountabilityAppendixSample AgendasBody-Scan ScriptsSupplemental ActivitiesIntervieweesAdditional ResourcesAcknowledgmentsNotes