It assists people to imagine their communities in more affirming ways. AI assists in envisioning policies, practices and behaviors that promote equity and that enhance the life giving forces in relationships. The goal is to expand the realm of the possible. People envision a collectively desired future. They carry forth these possibilities in ways that translate intention into reality.
Communities create the processes they wish to use in order to put belief into practice.
AI has at its core the belief that communities are affirming and that people in these communities want their neighborhoods to thrive and succeed. AI asks people to reflect on selected ideas and dialogue with each other to discover when they and others have been most satisfied with race relations. People describe the rectors that give life to their commitment to South Carolina. The dialogue looks for examples, stories, metaphors and anecdotes. Each person helps the other person hear and understand their passion for and connection to equity and race relations in South Carolina.