…The hierarchy is what we have been fighting against all along, just zeroing in on Black people….Now is the time to say, we are after the whole thing, we’re after the entire hierarchy, locally and globally.” -Enola G. Aird, CHN Founder, President Emerita & Elder Griot
As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, Community Healing Network (CHN) is expanding its mission. Since October 2006, we have built a global movement for freedom from the Lie of the hierarchy of human value, the false belief that whiteness is superior and Blackness inferior. We remain dedicated to Black families and communities while expanding our work to free all people trapped in the hierarchy.
This milestone also marks a transition in leadership. Our founder, Enola G. Aird, now serves as President Emerita and Elder Griot and co-leads the Healing Working Group of the Global Circle for Reparations and Healing (GCRH). Executive Director A. Chandra Roxanne will also serve as Co-Lead of the Healing Working Group in this next chapter.
This chapter begins at home. Our Emotional Emancipation Circles have grown into an ongoing cultural practice, deepened by integration experiences that center art and storytelling. Building on our New Haven listening tour, we are adding Pop-Up EECs and a workshop on building cultural trust. We are also working with partners across the city to make New Haven the world’s first Emotional Emancipation Model Village.
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Community Healing Network
“…Beyond simply surviving, we must dare to create lives of sustained optimal wellbeing and joy.” –bell hooks
Much like a yoga or workout practice, CHN is expanding Emotional Emancipation into an ongoing cultural practice. We pair our signature EE Circles with high-touch, curated integration labs to deeply embody the 7 Keys of Emotional Emancipation. We offer you and your family a culturally-informed, emotionally safe space to practice, integrate, and flourish.
The circle is now open. Join the village and flourish with us.
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