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We are a team of listeners, healers, artists, researchers, teachers, theologians, & creatives who work together to offer encounters that transform our life together across human difference.

Using spoken word poetry, transformative dialogue, workshops, and deep listening as tools, we are working with people, communities, organizations, & institutions to build an equitable world through healing & justice.

Rather than our human differences of race, class, sexual orientation, gender, national identity, and religion act as sources of division, they can be the source of our collective strength.
-#SDBSquad

#SDBSQUAD

Rev. Scott Neely- Strategist & Facilitator/ Executive Team Member
Dr. Dominique Chuku- LMFT/Facilitation Lead/ Executive Team Member
Davelyn Hill- MMFT, Executive Director/ Facilitator/ Executive Team Member
Dr. Raashad Fitzpatrick Sr- Board Member
Ellen Clement- Board Member
Ana Parra- Board Member
Natalia Valenzuela Swanson- Board Member
Anne Garner- Board Member
Kristan Pitts- Board Member
Dr. Tashina Reeder- Board Member
Crystal Irby- Facilitator & Program Director of Writers Well Youth Fellowship
Shemu'el Namaste- Facilitator
Krista Hughes- Facilitator
Max Lit- Facilitator, Administrative Support
Kortney Lapeyrolerie- Faciltator

spoken word poetry

dialogue

workshops

deep listening

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​Speaking Down Barriers is a 501(c)3 non-profit, tax-exempt organization.

  • Home
  • Equity School
  • About Us
    • Our Beginnings
    • Our Offerings >
      • Community Gatherings
      • Schedule of Events
      • Trainings
      • Writers Well Youth Fellowship
      • #SDBSquad National Network
    • SDB Artist Spotlight
    • FUEL THE WORK
  • SDB Merch
  • Contact Us