Cultivating a self-reflective practice in doing social justice work

As practitioners, it is important that we are committed to doing the emotional heavy lifting required in doing the challenging work of authentic engagement with issues of race, power, identity and the past. Eleanor du Plooy, Project Leader for the Ashley Kriel Youth Desk and Project Leader for Gender, Justice & Reconciliation at IJR, highlights the importance of cultivating a self-reflective practice in doing social justice work.