Social Justice Skills Course

From Reaction to Response:

Building Skills for Connection

This course transforms your understanding of human connection into practical, everyday skills. "From Reaction to Response" helps people who are committed to navigating differences in identity, power, and privilege build authentic relationships across social divides. Whether encountering differences in race, gender, class, or other aspects of identity, this course equips you with practical tools to move beyond reactive patterns and into responsive, meaningful connection—allowing you to live more grounded and authentic lives.

While many resources teach theoretical concepts about identity and power dynamics, they don't always provide the practical tools needed to put that knowledge into action. This course bridges that gap by helping you develop the skills to recognize how identity and power shape our interactions, and respond in ways that foster genuine connection across differences.

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Learning in Community

A crucial component of this journey is the vibrant online community that accompanies the course. Through our dedicated community space on the Thinkific platform, you'll connect with fellow learners who are practicing these skills alongside you.

This community offers:

  • A safe space to discuss challenging topics around identity and power

  • Opportunities to share your experiences applying these skills in real-world situations

  • Regular community discussions facilitated by course instructors

  • Peer accountability and support as you develop new communication patterns

  • The chance to learn from diverse perspectives and lived experiences beyond your own

The community aspect transforms this from a solo learning journey into a collective growth experience, mirroring the very connections we're working to build in our lives. Many previous participants cite this community of practice as one of the most valuable elements of the course.

Course Objectives

Wondering how this course will benefit you and your relationships?

By the end of the course you will:

  • Understand that building authentic connections across identity and power differences requires specific skills that can be learned and practiced.

  • Recognize how your own identities and positions of power influence your interactions with others.

  • Know what these different skills are and be able to practice them regularly in your life and community.

  • Feel more confident in your abilities to navigate challenging conversations about identity and power differences.

  • Identify your growth and progress from when you start the course to completion.

  • Build meaningful connections with a community of fellow practitioners committed to similar growth.

Skills You'll Learn and Practice

  • Reflection on how identity and power shape our experiences and interactions.

  • Practice holding complex thought and perspective taking across different lived experiences.

  • Notice what's happening in your body/somatic awareness when navigating identity-based stress and tension.

  • Listening across differences with awareness of privilege and power dynamics.

  • Clarifying intentions and purposeful questioning that promotes understanding across social divides.

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Pricing for Individuals

The course is offered in 28 Lessons (2 hours of video content) plus ongoing community engagement.

Includes access to the online community
$197

Additional coaching is available for an additional fee.
Please reach out to hello@authenticseeds.org for more information.

Interested in Purchasing for Your Organization or Groups?

We look forward to supporting teams to go through the course together to build opportunities for a transformed culture that recognizes and navigates identity and power dynamics skillfully. We have a different package for teams and would love for you to reach out to learn more.

As part of the package, additional group coaching is available with Bari and Tanya as a paired coaching team. Send us a note, and we can schedule a time to discuss options.

Contact us for more details
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Tanya Williams and Bari Katz

meet your facilitators

After a fascinating beginning to their relationship, Bari Katz and Tanya Williams have developed a relationship over the years deeply rooted in their shared beliefs and values  around social justice and liberation. As a design and facilitation team, we have worked with a number of outstanding organizations to disrupt the nature of white supremacist patterns and culture.

Bari and Tanya have a strong connection as two people who believe deeply that a more socially just world is possible, and are committed both personally and professionally to creating spaces that invite others to imagine and work toward that possibility.

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“another world is not only possible, she is on her way. on a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”

— Arundhati Roy —