Fueling endurance for equity and justice.
Advancing equity in any field of practice takes courage. It takes stamina. It also asks us to make a commitment to healing—individually and collectively.
Devised and led by seasoned practitioner Michele Kumi Baer, Kumi Cultural supports organizations and individuals in igniting and sustaining their capacity to create more equity and justice in the world through tailored facilitation, education, and coaching services.
Kumi Cultural works with organizations and individuals seeking an anti-oppression framework to their work, and wanting to move from knowledge to action.
Adaptive and eclectic.
Kumi Cultural offers and tailors a variety of services for clients, including but not limited to: applied learning curricula, process design and facilitation, root cause analysis, liberatory coaching sessions, and equity assessments.
Kumi Cultural
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Meaning “long-lasting beauty,” Kumi is Michele’s Japanese name, and it forms the core of this consulting practice’s identity.
“Kumi” (written in Japanese as 久美) signifies a commitment to just futures for Black, Indigenous, Chicanx, Latinx, Pacific Islander, South Asian, East Asian, Southeast Asian, Southwest Asian, Middle Eastern, North African, and other people of color and to the inherent and undisputed value of our many identities, sensibilities, and aesthetics.
The inclusion of “Cultural” signifies a commitment to culture, in both an artistic and ecological sense, in how we work and who we work with.
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Michele currently offers complimentary, 30-minute introductory calls with prospective clients and partners.