•  CEU Instuctor
    AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez
  • CEU Certificate Included
    This certificate meets the Diamond Standard™ for 2.7 continuing education units (27 contact hours).

About the Class

The Interlocking Justice course is a collaborative learning experience where learners will engage in formal learnings and conversations specific to interlocking justice - a framework for developing a sustainable, accessible, and holistic universal movement for justice and liberation. Interlocking Justice is rooted in this belief: It doesn’t just matter that we go about the work of justice. It matters how we go about that work. What we do and how we do it is meant to be good medicine. An offering to one another in our journey toward mutual liberation. We are connected. Our work is connected.

Interlocking Justice seeks to merge the various effective and necessary approaches to justice work (e.g. intersectionality, healing justice, emergent strategy…) —approaches that have met very real needs in one area but don’t adequately address or ignore other components and, as a result, create the opportunity for the fracturing of individuals, relationships, and entire movements.

Topics will include the history of interlocking justice and relevant frameworks; a deep-dive into the 5 core practices of interlocking justice; and training in the personal and collective application of interlocking justice. This course is a great fit for people in leadership positions in nonprofits, faith communities, and other community collectives.

This course will include a combination of live online learning content, weekly assignments, and online relational discussion channels through Telegram.

This course begins October 9, 2024. Class dates for live sessions are: October 9, October 16, October 23, October 30, November 6, November 13, November 20, December 4, December 11. Live class sessions will meet from 6:30 - 8:30 PM EST.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is for those in leadership positions in nonprofits, faith communities, Schools and universities and other community collectives.

This is for those that want to answer the question: “What would it look like to approach justice in a way that:

-does not recreate toxic models
-prioritizes healing and wholeness
-values the connected nature between all parts of ourselves, between individuals, between communities, and across movements

Weekly Sessions

Zoom sessions are held each Wednesday from 6:30-8:30pm EST. Participation on Zoom calls is required.

Weekly Assignments

Each week learners will have the option to read, watch, or listen to two resources.

Arts and Creativity

Learners will have an opportunity to explore and create art as a tool for justice

Certificate

Learners that complete the course will receive a certificate of completion
Overview

Here is what we will cover in
this course

The History Behind Interlocking Justice

The history of the language of "Interlocking" and relevant frameworks for justice (emergent stategy, healing justice, Intersectionality etc.)

The 5 practices of Interlocking Justice

The 5 practices of Interlocking justice including restorative practice, integrity practice, community practice, convergence practice, and expansive practice.

Real World Application

An opportunity to review case studies and apply lessons to personal real world experiences.
Meet the instructor

AnaYelsi Velasco Sanchez

Born in Venezuela, AnaYelsi Velasco-Sanchez (she/her/hers) is an IndoLatinx mujerista working to create, heal and agitate her way through the Latin diaspora. She is a CEU Certified Instructor as well as a highly skilled and compassionate public educator who utilizes her signature Interlocking Justice methodology to catalyze an embodied response in her clients. Interlocking Justice is a holistic, accessible, and sustainable approach to justice and liberation work that AnaYelsi teaches and speaks about nationwide. She empowers individuals and communities with her diverse skill set, which includes education, healing work, coaching, consulting, writing, and art. AnaYelsi is the founder of the Interlocking Justice Institute and En Conjunto—a collective providing support, community, resources, and collaborative opportunities to People of Color working independently at the intersection of justice and spirituality. 


She lives in Washington, D.C. Her website is www.anayelsi.com
Patrick Jones - Course author