unLEARN inEQUITY

“we are who we practice to be.”
~melvin bray, author

what if we treated all the -isms of inequity—racism, sexism, queerantagonism… even ecological disregard—as social addictions? that is the question collabyrinth principal consultant melvin bray has raised with audiences since he watched in disgust the white nationalist riot that claimed the life of heather heyer in charlottesville, VA, in 2017 and again the murders of breonna taylor and george floyd in 2020.

GET YOUR COPY
the UnLearn InEquity curriculum is collabyrinth‘s response for what recovery from social additions can look like. think of it as AA for -isms. UnLearn InEquity is a “treatment” process for persons committed to detoxing from the supremacist logics and systems of inequity that seek to strip us of our humanity. UnLearn InEquity is the plan that communities of goodwill need to create lasting culture change around issues of equity/diversity/inclusion.

in the first volume, UnLearn InEquity: An Invitation (Voices Publishing, 2026), melvin tells a medley of stories illustrating the beautiful struggle of a truth and transformation journey toward liberation. in the journal, UnLearn InEquity: A Feel Guide (Collabyrinth, 2026), leslie w. bray, collabyrinth’s other principal consultant, offers guided reflections to help unlearners move through the strong emotions that come when seeking truth and transformation. in the third volume, UnLearn InEquity: A Field Guide (Voices, 2026), melvin unpacks the ideas behind the personal and structural practice of equity and helps unlearners recognize and resist inequity in the wild. these 2 books and journal—along with the experiences, workshops, and trainings we’ve designed to support those in the midst of their equity journey—make up an interactive set of transformative learning tools meant to help unlearners actually practice equity, not just talk about it.

as melvin writes, “equity is a practice.” melvin and leslie both assert that the practice of equity is best developed in community, more specifically circles of accountability to persons most impacted by inequity, particularly those also committed to more equitable ends. as Step 2 of the 12-Step Truth & Transformation Model asserts, the path of equity cannot be walked alone. the right support network is crucial to keeping unlearners on the path, doing the work.

⧫⧪⧫

organizations, communities, and teams—not just individuals—need to unlearn power arrangements that advantage some by disadvantaging others. collabyrinth offers SERVICES to help organizations design and implement a customized UnLearn InEquity process:

from org-wide equity advisory to 1-on-1 leadership coaching to launching accountability circles and training hosts, collabyrinth can help you build the various levels of accountability your organization needs to see change through to completion.

from skills training to equity audits to strategic planning to systems [re]design, collabyrinth can help you structurally enact each of the steps of the Truth & Transformation Model so that equity/diversity/inclusion becomes no longer addendum, but an essential part of the lens through which you fulfill your organizational mission.

services can be targeted at specific forms of inequity (i.e., UnLearn Racism, UnLearn Sexism, UnLearn Queerantagonism, etc) or tackle the ways multiple forms of inequity intersect.