Facilitation is an art, a science, and a form of magic! Our organizations and movements need excellent facilitators in order to survive, adapt, and thrive.
Through the Shaping Change Learning Series, the People’s Saturday School creates opportunities for people to skill up in facilitation within an abolitionist and feminist lens.
We offer workshops for beginners, intermediate and advanced practitioners.
MAY 11 | 10AM – 12PM (VIRTUAL)
Drawing from our personal experiences facilitating groups of people in k-12 schools, universities, non-profit organizations, and grassroots social movements, we will share our definition of facilitation and discuss principles and practices to create an effective container for a transformative meeting or training.
Facilitation 101 is open to anyone who is looking to develop their skill in facilitation centering care, accountability, and cooperation.
No previous facilitation experience is required.
JUNE 15 | 10AM – 4PM
Drawing from our personal experiences working in schools, organizations, and movements, and tools and frameworks from Beyond Diversity 101, N’Tanya Lee’s Principled Struggle, and Kristianna Smith’s Seed Packets for Liberation, we will invite reflection and explore practices for facilitators navigating conflict that emerges in a meeting or training.
This hands-on, interactive workshop is open to Connecticut residents with previous facilitation experience who want to expand their capacity for navigating conflict in a meeting or training.
Please note that this workshop is NOT focused on the practice of conflict mediation.