In Sarah Thompson’s article on the “intersectionalization” of the Work, she clearly names how while we are all in this Great Turning together, we are in it differently. This issue speaks to some of the differences in experience. Throughout this journal you will find many references to the acronym POC. If you identify as a Person of Color living in a racialized society such as the United States, this acronym needs no definition – it has likely shaped your daily experience since birth. If this fits your experience, we hope this issue will be of benefit to you as you navigate the additional complexity of participating in a body of work that has historically been so Eurocentric and where the conditioning of society reappears in intrapersonal, interpersonal and group dynamics.
For the reader from nations outside of Turtle Island (North America), many of the reflections in this journal reflect the pain and turmoil of living in a racialized society rift with interlocking systems of oppression. While racism has some unique history on the North American continent, colorism and systems of oppression are manifest throughout the world with the manifestation of social systems of ranking, European imperialism, patriarchy, misogyny and capitalism.
