Our values grow like a tree, from the soil and roots up through the trunk, branches and leaves, to fruit and seeds that return to the Earth.
1. Soil, mycorrhiza + roots
Honoring life in all its complexity
2. Trunk
Trusting embodied wisdom (and knowing we are enough)
3. Branches + buds
(Un)learning with humility
4. Leaves + flowers
Practicing care and accountability
5. Fruits + seeds
Leading by example
1 · Soil, mycorrhiza + roots
Honoring Mother Earth and our Complexity
Honoring the lands we steward, our personal and interdependent rhythms, gifts and positionalities, and interwoven lineages.
2 · Trunk
Trusting Embodied Wisdom
Remembering that ‘we are enough’, the value of being as much as doing, and the depth and collective power of our embodied wisdom.
3 · Branches + buds
Un/Learning with Humility
(Un)learning and integrating new insights gained through an expansive and anti-oppressive lens; embracing shared power and mutual influence; and evolving through humility, participation, and diverse ways of knowing.
4 · Leaves + flowers
Practicing Care and Accountability
Relating through strengths-based solidarity, attuned and vulnerable care, and values-based accountability.
5 · Fruits + seeds
Leading by Example
Leading by embodied example, reflecting on and celebrating our impact, and generously sharing our insights with the wider world.