Crossing Lines: Anti-Oppression Dialogue Facilitation (Virtual)

**Please read below for information about our sliding-scale prices before purchasing tickets.**

Crossing Lines: Anti-Oppression Dialogue Facilitation

Join us for a 2-part interactive virtual* workshop where we’ll explore and practice techniques for facilitating dialogue (in both virtual and in-person settings) that promotes social justice.

• Part 1: Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 10:00am-1:00pm Eastern Time
• Part 2: Thursday, July 28, 2022, 10:00am-1:00pm Eastern Time

Workshop Overview: Dialogue goes far beyond just talking; this workshop will incorporate awareness of power dynamics and positionality, especially when connecting people (virtually or in-person!) from different political, cultural, national, linguistic or other backgrounds. Using case studies and discussions, we will examine the role of identity, approaches to conflict, and ways to facilitate anti-oppression dialogue. Our approach aims to move beyond “just talking,” to concrete behavior change and actions for social justice.

You will leave this workshop with a more nuanced understanding of:

• The varied roles and responsibilities a facilitator holds during dialogue
• How bias, identity, privilege, and power impact communication dynamics
• Techniques to make space for challenging conversations through an anti-oppressive lens

Who should participate? Whether you facilitate dialogue in formal settings, are looking to strengthen your virtual facilitation practice, or are seeking ways to connect with others from different backgrounds, this workshop will expand your toolkit with techniques and skills to engage people meaningfully with an anti-oppression lens. This is the ideal workshop for anyone who engages people from diverse backgrounds in their work, either in intentional facilitated dialogue, or more informal spaces of connection and collaboration.

*What does this virtual workshop look like? The virtual workshop will take place online, using Zoom with closed captions available. It will take place in two parts over two days (with breaks!) We will also use Google Documents throughout the session and will ask participants to toggle between the zoom and the google document windows. To participate you will need:

• a (free) Zoom account
• computer with an Internet connection, microphone, and video camera
• the ability to access Google Docs throughout the workshop.

Please reach out if you have any questions about accessibility, technology needs or if you’d like to schedule a quick test call with us before the workshop to make sure you’re all set up.

What have past participants said?

"[Crossing Lines] was easily the most thought provoking workshop that I have attended in years." — Rowan Powell, On Our Own of Maryland, Inc

“ [I left this] two-day workshop with heightened awareness of oppressive dynamics and concrete skills to help encourage inclusive and democratic spaces for dialogue and action that are deeply relevant to myself, my work, and greater contexts of struggle for equity and social justice.” — Ramzi Babouder-Matta, Open Society Foundations

"These are life skills adaptive to a tremendous range of applications. This workshop is an opportunity for coalition building. Excellent and urgent work.” — Angela Kariotis, Seton Hall University

Who we are: Seachange Collective is a training collective that builds the capacity of people committed to social justice work, through organizational transformation, emergent guidance and coaching, strategic planning, program design, and skill-building workshops. We are committed to racial equity, gender justice, disability justice, economic justice, and collective liberation. We approach equity and justice work through a radical lens, addressing the systemic and structural roots of oppression.

We partner with non-profit organizations, community groups, government agencies, unions, educational institutions, public service organizations, and individual activists, educators, and students — across the US and beyond. We build foundations of equity and justice into our partners’ external and internal work, transforming programs, advocacy, and campaigns — as well as organizational cultures, policies, and daily practices. As facilitators, we are highly participatory, drawing on participants’ own expertise, real-life case studies, and a mix of theory and practice. We are experienced in dealing with a range of needs, creation of spaces for difficult conversations, and incorporation of trauma-informed practice.

Scheduled facilitators for this workshop are Sulafa and Natasha. Read more about all our collective members and facilitators here.

Pricing: We run our workshops on a sliding-scale model, to ensure we remain accessible for organizers, non-profit staff, and public servants across a spectrum of roles and budgets.

• Community Rate $75: A limited number of spots are available at this discounted rate for students or individuals who are currently without steady income.
• Subsidized Rate $150: For those who are self-employed or employed at smaller organizations and do not have access to professional development funds.
• Standard Rate $300: For those with the capacity to pay the full rate, especially individuals who are employed in organizations that will cover full or partial costs of registration.
• Solidarity Rate $600: For those employed in organizations with an annual budget over 10 million that will cover the rate, or individuals with access to intergenerational wealth, this rate allows us to offer more scholarships and subsidized participation rates.

Please contact info@seachangecollective.org if you are unsure of which rate is right for you, if you need an invoice, and/or if you prefer to pay by check (without the processing fees).

Registration closes July 24th and space is limited to ensure an interactive learning community!

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