Massive Resilience is an emergent strategy for equity, justice, and liberation based on the principles of unity, self-determination, purpose, and creativity. Massive Resilience is a mindset centered around the philosophy of Ubuntu, which promotes a sense of deep connection, compassion, and care within the hearts and minds of students, teachers, parents, staff, and community members. Massive resilience is also based on the philosophy of Sawubona, which shows members of a school/community how to see each other with respect, dignity, and mutual concern in order to create pathways to self-healing and love. This emergent strategy consists of a set of practices that encourage collective work and responsibility, because everyone can contribute something unique to their community.

The Massive Resilience Strategy 

There are four spheres of this equity engagement process: art, culture, education, and health, which collectively promote and support safe, responsive, loving, and healthy communities and organizations. This holistic approach revolves around equity and freedom. The four arcs or engagement practices are trauma healing, restorative practices, mindfulness, and artfulness. The focus of Massive Resilience is Equity (2020) – a decade long renaissance of transformative cultural experiences that incite liberation.

As we emerge from the worst pandemic since 1918, there is an urgent need for individual and societal healing to occur. We need to do more than survive,  we need to thrive and soar throughout the diaspora, like the Harlem Renaissance times ten. It’s time for us to work together to create the Soaring 20’s – a decade of transformative cultural experiences.       

Massive Resilience is an emergent strategy centered around the principles of Ubuntu – I Am, Because We Are and Sawubona – I See You, We See You. These indigenous African concepts promote dignity, respect, mutual concern, peace and love in order to create pathways to self-justice and self-healing. This strategy invokes the spirit of community health and resilience – the essence of equity.

Banda Didá – is an all-female samba reggae group in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Banner photo by Stephanie Foden for the New York Times

Ways to Engage

Circles
Presentations
Performances
Workshops

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