ORIGINS
these roots run deep
In my DEI work, I draw from these teachings, practices, and values to drive change and make an impact:
Intersectional feminism examines how our identities might make us more or less vulnerable within the systems and institutions of our society.
Anti-oppression demands we explore power, how it moves, and how it harms individual and collective members of our communities and organizations.
Decolonization, the practice of undoing, dismantling and destabilizing colonialism and white supremacy, begs us to root out the beliefs, practices, and systems that undermine the humanity of those who are marginalized.
Spoken in earnest, Ms. Simone’s words exemplified her fierce dedication to Black people, and identify the responsibility we must all assume, regardless of identity: to get more aware of ourselves by hook or crook.
At hook or crook, I deeply believe that getting more aware of ourselves means doing the difficult work of self-reflection, asking ourselves and our communities hard questions, sitting with discomfort, and holding onto our collective humanity. Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) are just some of the vehicles and strategies that help us.
Together we can challenge us to transform the conditions of harm, inhumanity, ignorance, and exclusion.
By hook or crook, we can cultivate dignity, safety, care, and belonging in our organizations.
hook or crook meaning
about the founder
I’m Nic, founder of Hook or Crook Consulting.
I bring a heart-centered approach, draw on my breadth of expertise and lived experience, and generate a unique set of services for my clients.
From policy analysis and facilitation to stakeholder engagement and values alignment, I balance a pragmatic awareness of the strategic, operational and governance priorities and challenges in organizations, while centering the visionary goals of transformative justice, bell hook’s love ethic, and survivor-first orientations rooted in the anti-violence movement.
I am co-host of the podcast Seen, and have gratefully served as a board member at Healing in Colour Directory, and WISH Drop-in Centre Society. I live as an uninvited guest on Coast Salish Territories and hold a Master of Public Administration from the University of Victoria and a Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice Studies from the University of British Columbia.
