The word facilitation comes from the french word Facile, which means to make things easy for others. The role of the facilitator is to enable, empower and inspire a group to meet its goals. Dominant culture thrives on individualism, an urgent pace driven by paternalistic assignment of tasks, and the stifling of conflict, so transformative culture rests on collaboration, big picture context setting, authentic grapplic and debate to arrive at collectively held decisions, and transparent implementation plans that allow for accountability. Inclusive facilitation is the key to this type of power-sharing for collective impact.
In this session, participants will:
The word facilitation comes from the french word Facile, which means to make things easy for others. The role of the facilitator is to enable, empower and inspire a group to meet its goals. Dominant culture thrives on individualism, an urgent pace driven by paternalistic assignment of tasks, and the stifling of conflict, so transformative culture rests on collaboration, big picture context setting, authentic grapplic and debate to arrive at collectively held decisions, and transparent implementation plans that allow for accountability. Inclusive facilitation is the key to this type of power-sharing for collective impact.
In this session, participants will:
The best facilitators can design learning conditions that make every participant feel like a brilliant member of a learning community. Some of the greatest violence in our systems is initiated when we send some people the message that they are not smart enough, equipped enough, or worthy of being part of a team. Our facilitation methodology is built on the principles of equity and inclusion – that every person has something uniquely valuable to contribute, and that the facilitator unpacks and constructs learning with the group, rather than as a lecturer or instructor.
In this session, participants will:
Youth development organizations can advance racial justice by activating civic mindfulness bringing a future of equity into the present. When practitioners integrate and model antiracist pivots, they can empower youth of color to be critical and feel empowered to respond to racism in their daily lives. In this training, youth development practitioners will examine how our individual experiences in white dominant institutions have shaped our leadership and influenced the way we think about organizational and program practices. Together we will unpack and unlearn to visibilize new strategies that help us re-design program structures to actively promote a culture of equity and inclusion.
In this session, participants will:
This session is an affinity space for people of color. Using ancient martial arts wisdom to increase focus, attention and vitality. Experience the energy created and released by these simple powerful movements.
Using ancient martial arts wisdom to increase focus, attention and vitality. Experience the energy created and released by these simple powerful movements.
This space is an affinity group for all those people who identify as male/masculine people of color. Experience a blend of therapeutic movement, invigorating breathing exercises and guided relaxation in preparation for a relaxing inner journey bathed in traditional instrument sounds.
Experience a blend of therapeutic movement, invigorating breathing exercises and guided relaxation in preparation for a relaxing inner journey bathed in traditional instrument sounds.
This session is an affinity space for those who identify as white. Bring your basic art supplies and make a mess that honors all the parts of you. Rooted in the connections between racial justice and disability rights movements, we'll honor the resilience everyBODY brings to the space. Come ready to color, scribble, fingerpaint or journal and create a self-care action plan to show up for yourself with dignity and respect.
Bring your basic art supplies and make a mess that honors all the parts of you. Rooted in the connections between racial justice and disability rights movements, we'll honor the resilience everyBODY brings to the space. Come ready to color, scribble, fingerpaint or journal and create a self-care action plan to show up for yourself with dignity and respect.