Cycle of Liberation Action Plan

Your task is to write a reflection on applying the Cycle of Liberation to address a social issue in your community or workplace. You will identify each stage of the cycle and discuss how you might navigate these stages when dealing with the chosen social issue. 
Step 1: Identify a Social Issue
Briefly describe a social issue in your community or workplace you’d like to address. This could range from a lack of representation in leadership positions to unfair treatment of certain social groups (100 words).

Step 2: Cycle of Liberation Application 
Apply each stage of the Cycle of Liberation to your selected issue (300 words):
Waking Up: Describe how you became aware of this social issue.
Getting Ready: Discuss how you might handle any feelings of guilt, shame, or fear that arise while addressing this issue.
Reaching Out: Share how you could connect with others to learn and share experiences.
Building Community: Explain potential strategies to form alliances or support groups.
Coalescing: Discuss a possible collective action that could be taken.
Creating Change: Imagine how new approaches or structures could be implemented to address this issue and promote social responsibility.
Maintaining: Share your ideas on how to ensure the changes made are sustained.

Step 3:  Reflection and Next Steps
Reflect on this exercise. What have you learned from envisioning this action plan? How do you feel about implementing it in the future? (350-449 words required). Be sure to do a word count so that you are sure to meet the requirement.