Keynote Highlights: Healing Justice in Action
"Empowered Advocates: Radical Self-Care for the Social Justice Worker"
A galvanizing call to reclaim rest as resistance, this keynote dismantled the myth of "burnout as a badge of honor." Through interactive somatic exercises and Black feminist praxis, participants explored:
Embodied boundary-setting for high-stakes environments
Subversive joy practices to counter oppression fatigue
Peer-led accountability structures to sustain movements
In the summer of 2021, I delivered two virtual keynote addresses for 300-500 social service advocates across New Mexico, equipping frontline change-makers with tools to sustain their work through trauma-informed care and compassionate communication. These workshops epitomize the healing justice framework I bring to spaces like the Local Progress National Convening—where systemic transformation begins with nurturing the nurturers.
"Mouth Peace: Nonviolent Communication as Community Care"
This session reimagined conflict resolution through an anti-oppression lens, offering:
Liberatory language frameworks to de-escalate trauma responses
Role-playing scenarios for difficult conversations in coalition spaces
"Micro-repair" techniques to strengthen organizational trust
Impact & Validation
82% satisfaction rate in post-event surveys (excerpts included)
95% reported a plan for immediate application of tools in their advocacy work
"Ebony’s keynotes didn’t just teach—they transformed how we show up for ourselves and our communities."
—Participant, NM Coalition Against Domestic Violence
