Advanced Equity Facilitation

Looking to advance your facilitation skills and leadership with Racial Equity and Liberation (RE&L)? We are offering a 2-part series to provide you with tools and techniques to confidently facilitate conversations, foster community, and promote equity.

Part One: A six-week transformative workshop series designed to elevate your facilitation skills and deepen your understanding of equity practices.

Part Two: A one-week immersive, in-person experience in New York City, where you will design and facilitate an open-to-the-public workshop with your cohort, providing a platform to embody the lessons, showcase your growth, and build with others.

Integrate liberatory practice into your facilitation experience to create environments that deepen connection, increase awareness, build trust, and promote equity.

Advanced Equity Facilitation Workshop Series, a practice space for experienced facilitators.

Practice designing and facilitating discussions, activities, and processes on various equity related topics, including: Land Acknowledgements, Pronouns, Community Agreements, Relationship And Team Building, Implicit Bias, Power, And Intersectionality And More.

Advanced Facilitation and Design Skills:- Incorporate Liberatory Practices that support creating culture shifts from DEI to systems change through embodied, experiential practice.

- Give and Receive Feedback through a liberatory practices framework.

- Practice facilitating and gain new activities based on Liberatory Practices.


==Equity and Oppression Awareness for Facilitators:==- Increase Awareness of implicit bias, power dynamics, and different intersecting levels of oppression, and understanding how these factors impact how facilitators hold, influence, and guide the spaces they are curating.

- Gain a framework to support in facilitation preparation and design.

- Develop Strategies to move beyond interrupting white supremacy culture habits and integrate liberatory practices in various facilitated settings, such as meetings, workshops, small groups, and classes.

"This workshop series was transformative on many levels. I left with an improved relationship with feedback, and not only feel comfortable engaging in a feedback practice with loved ones but also at work and in other community spaces. I used to have a lot of anxiety about receiving feedback, and now I seek it out every chance I get."

Kiana 27, Economic Justice Programs Director

Included in your Advanced Facilitation and Leadership Program:

‣ Comprehensive curriculum covering topics such as organizational leadership, community building, feedback as a liberatory practices, implicit bias, power dynamics, analyzing systems, social identity and locating oneself, forwarding leadership in movement spaces, external and internal aspects of facilitation, and how to hold difficult conversations.

Gain a deep understanding of the many complex and interconnected issues related to Racial Equity And Liberation (RE&L), and will have a wide range of tools and strategies to draw upon when facilitating difficult conversations or leading groups around these topics.

Facilitate conversations and lead groups with greater confidence, competence, and effectiveness, leading to more meaningful interactions and a stronger sense of community within your organizations.

‣ Interactive and engaging sessions, hands-on facilitation practice, small and large group discussions and activities, pre-work between sessions (videos, articles, worksheets, and opportunities to design/update content), and direct feedback (giving/receiving).

Rigorous, supportive, and compassionate space to refine your facilitation skills with feedback from an experienced facilitator and peers.

As someone who is already holding, guiding, or facilitating spaces through an equity framework or about equity and justice, strengthen your awareness and capacity to facilitate conversations and lead groups effectively, leading to stronger relationships and more equitable organizational culture.

‣Experienced Facilitation by Rachael Ibrahim, celebrated teacher, curricula developer, and base builder, with extensive experience facilitating conversations around Racial Equity And Liberation (RE&L).

Learn from an experienced facilitator in movement spaces, with practices navigating complex and challenging conversations around issues of race and equity, and who can model effective facilitation techniques.

Leave better equipped to handle challenging conversations and gain a more nuanced understanding of the issues they are facilitating around.

‣Individualized feedback and coaching, including personalized feedback on facilitation sessions.

Receive tailored feedback on your facilitation skills, allowing you to identify areas for growth and improvement.

Participants will be able to make concrete improvements to their facilitation skills and will have more confidence in their abilities as facilitators, leading to more successful conversations and group interactions.

‣Access to a community of facilitators and leaders committed to racial equity and justice, including opportunities for networking and ongoing support after the training is complete.

Join a larger community of facilitators and leaders who share their commitment to racial equity, and become the source of ongoing opportunities for learning, support, and collaboration.

Draw upon the collective knowledge and experience of the community to further develop their facilitation skills.

‣__Access to a Comprehensive Resource Guide __
Gain access to a wide range of co-created resources and develop practical skills that will help deepen your understanding of issues related to racial equity.

Participants leave with a wealth of high-quality resources at their fingertips, allowing them to continuously improve their facilitation skills and confidently lead discussions on difficult topics with their colleagues and community.

Advanced Equity Facilitation is open to all, including Non-Momentum Graduates, and designed for:.

People who hold space live or virtually (1:1, small groups, meetings, workshops, trainings, webinars, etc.)

Operate from an equity framework (systems of oppression analysis and justice centered) within their role as an educator, trainer, coach, community organizer/activist, person in a position of leadership or capacity building, strategic planning or organizational development staff/consultant, committee leads or (co) chair.

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Reasons people may be joining:

Although I have the knowledge about racial equity and have stayed current with readings on the subject, I really struggle to introduce these concepts, interrupt dynamics or facilitate tense conversations across different or within-like groups. It can be challenging to find the right words and navigate conversations with sensitivity and empathy.
I often find myself lacking the skills necessary to effectively address racial equity and inclusivity in my leadership. I feel stuck and unsure of how to proceed. I want to learn the next steps for incorporating equitable practices.
I remain committed to promoting racial equity and inclusivity in my organization though missing mentorship. I’m usually the leader and rarely the student. I know that with the right training and support, I can gain the skills and confidence necessary to effectively lead change in this area.
Despite my passion for promoting equitable work culture in our workplace, I feel alone in this effort and lack buy-in from leadership who does not feel the same urgency around these initiatives. As a result, I lack the resources to implement changes that I know are necessary. I feel like I need a place to practice and get feedback.

"“Are you actively practicing generosity and vulnerability in order to make the connections between you and others clear, open, available, durable? Generosity here means giving of what you have without strings or expectations attached. Vulnerability means showing your needs."

adrienne maree brown - Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds

Be a part of our community of equity-centered facilitators and gain the skills to make a difference. Register now for our 6-week training (7 sessions).

Roles this will support but not limited to:

Movement leaders are responsible for understanding effective leadership strategies within movement spaces, forwarding their own leadership, and leveraging power to promote equity.

Teachers, Principals, and School Administrators have the responsibility to analyze systems of oppression within their schools, create equitable spaces for all identities, and navigate and address identity-based conflicts.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion professionals play a crucial role in analyzing systems, locating social identities, and developing strategies for promoting equity and dismantling oppressive systems within organizations.

HR managers and professionals have the role of understanding power dynamics within organizations, providing feedback that is liberatory and empowering, and creating and maintaining a culture of inclusivity and equity within the organization.

Non-HR managers and supervisors have the responsibility of identifying and addressing implicit bias in themselves and others, developing strategies for navigating difficult conversations, and creating effective and equitable facilitation.
Business Leaders and Executives have the responsibility to communicate a clear vision and mission for the organization that centers on equity and inclusion, build trust and rapport with diverse communities, and analyze power dynamics within the organization.

Employees at all levels have the responsibility of practicing mindfulness and self-reflection as tools for addressing implicit bias, using equitable language and communication strategies, and developing strategies for preparing themselves and others for difficult conversations.