Society of the Flora, Fauna & Friend

"Separation is an illusion caused through our trauma response and conditioning" 🌷

"..if we are to transform and bring forth the world we deserve, it's going to take all of us. We are in a historical moment that requires us to connect with each other, expand our capacity to love and find the direct points of intervention within the system - points where public pressure can disrupt the status quo and push for change. As people who care about change, we have a responsibility to find points of intervention in our everyday lives. How do you confront systemic oppression at home, in your organization, in your community? What small, mighty actions can you take daily to move us closer to each other and the new world? Every small interaction holds the possibility of transformation." Kendra Hicks

We understand that connected communities engaged in compassionate action are what will take in transforming our neighborhoods, systems, and world.

  
Our work has been focused to prioritize access to trauma informed care to low income, marginalized communities navigating systemic and institutional oppressions in South Florida. 

Community programming consists of emotional wellness practices to create capacity in working across differences and regulation.  We have been providing this via local and national organizations, churches and civic organizations for the last ten years. 

We officially incorporated as a nonprofit to create the infrastructure to expand our outreach and focus on our strategic planning and organizational capacity building.

As a Disability led organization participating in social justice movements we recognized that our spaces are often maintaining and participating in the dynamics of disconnection.

Our focus is to increase the representation of people with disabilities in social justice movements by creating a coalition to provide education to organizations to make this possible. Be a bridge to so that individuals with disabilities can join in advocacy work at the municipal, state and federal level. We also provide leadership development to support self advocacy, emotional regulation and counseling support.

Participants report cultivating coping mechanism, growing self awareness and self agency that have helped in navigating power dynamics and systems.