Meet Your Calling In Trainers

LORETTA, FOUNDER
The news is so bad. And so dreadful. And so discouraging that we can barely consume it. But let's keep in mind the people we're fighting who are anti-human rights; they're not even fighting us.

They're fighting time.
They're fighting truth.
They're fighting evidence.
And they're fighting history.

Even without us, nobody can roll back time, can deny the truth permanently. Bury history. Or, keep evidence silent forever. What they're fighting is not only bigger than them, but those four things—time, truth, evidence, and history—are on our side.
Calling In practices are so important, so that we don't snatch defeat on the way to victory. It's imperative to ensure that we don't grind each other up and harm each other out of our despair and drama. The Calling In framework offers practical ways to be able to reach across the divide, rooted in an understanding of white supremacy and a practice of anti-oppression principles.

LUZ, LEAD TRAINER
Luz is the Lead Trainer for our Calling In courses. Luz co-founded SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective and served as lead trainer at Foundation Center (now CANDID) for 13 years. She has taught at Alfred University, Brooklyn Campus, and Broward County Cultural Division. Luz holds a Master’s in Nonprofit Leadership from Fordham University and a Bachelor’s in Dance Therapy from NYU. She mentors many in social justice and liberation work for a kinder world for her five children and eight grandchildren.

ANYANWU, TRAINER

ANYANWU (she/her/fam) specializes in fostering resilience, healing, and social change through trauma-informed and wellness intended leadership, justice, and love-driven consulting. A survivor of the 80s and 90s, healing from gun violence and breast cancer, ANYANWU brings a deeply personal perspective to the work of Calling In. She's dedicated to supporting individuals and organizations in bridging divides, dismantling harm, and cultivating sustainable solutions. She does this work to build a world where healing and liberation are possible in the face of chaos, rooted in the belief that those who serve others also deserve the space to restore, grow, and thrive.