If you are looking to explore what the non-profit industrial complex (NPIC) is, how it is used to maintain wealth and power, and how it suppresses and co-opts radical movements, this is the reading group for you! Over the course of 3 weeks, we will use readings from Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Joy James, Paul Kivel, Dean Spade, INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, Sidra Morgan-Montoya and more to explore the structural elements of the NPIC. Each session will include a short recap or lecture from the facilitator to frame the content.
This reading group is a primer for other topics that will be explored throughout the year, including a global analysis of the NPIC, labor within the NPIC, and what an abolitionist praxis of the NPIC can look like.

Facilitated by Zara Cadoux (She/Her).

"Breaking White Walls facilitated a huge breakthrough in my learning journey. This workshop helped me realize the possible principals, language, and paths forward for interrogating and dismantling white supremacy within the spaces I hold and am held in everyday.” - Julia Gaynor, Anti-Racist Ecosystem

Join Elif Cadoux for a 2.5 hour primer on facilitating white caucuses and accountability spaces! White caucuses are spaces where white people learn about white supremacy, prepare one another and themselves to join movements led by Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and take action in their daily lives to challenge racism. The workshop will move through reasons to run a white caucus, three essential elements to any accountability group, and facilitation techniques. Come prepared to be both a participant and practitioner in this training of trainers!

This workshop is for White people & BIPOC of any racial identity who are interested in facilitating white accountability spaces. A foundational understanding of whiteness, white supremacy, and anti-blackness is a prerequisite for this offering. Facilitated by Elif Cadoux (They/Them).

Somatics describes any practice that uses the mind-body connection to help us understand our needs and how to best address them. Our bodies are built with the potential to bounce back and to be well, even in the face of the challenges of our times. This workshop will offer an introduction to how somatic tools support us to tap into that incredible power. We will try a few practices together as well. Facilitated by Melina Martinez (they/them).

How do we help create more change agents in the world? One at a time! Learn the art of guiding and encouraging clients as they embrace a more equitable way of living and leading. You don’t have to be perfect to be a good coach… just curious and supportive. Facilitated by Kristina Nance (she/her).

If you ask a room of people to define "community", the definition will differ person to person. So what exactly do we mean when we claim to be "in community" and what does it mean to be a part of a community? And why does this matter Organizing and structural change demand deep interpersonal relationship, something that is commonly hindered by the fractured concept of community. We will be reframing ourselves through a transformative justice lens to explore the hyperlocal concept of pods and pod-mapping. Facilitated by Khunsa Amin (She/Her).

When it comes to these two words, the difference in experiences of dominant and marginalized groups is vast. How can we ask folks with dominant identities to give away power and assume more risk? How do we create spaces where marginalized folks feel safe? In this Part II of Both/And's Facilitator Training series, we will reflect on our personal experience with power & risk, collaborate to understand perspectives other than our own, and brainstorm ways in which we can actively work towards equity by reconciling this disparity in power & risk. Facilitated by Rena Kawabata (She/Her).

This workshop is Part II of our Facilitator Training Series. Part I is the Everyday Anti-Oppression Facilitation workshop. We encourage you to attend Part I first, but it is not required.

Facilitating anti-oppression conversations that move people from resistance, or paralysis, is an essential tool for movement building. Because dismantling systems of oppression is urgent work, it is common to rush through the learning process and experience frustration when people freeze up or shut down. We contribute to movement building when we facilitate dialogue that encourages reflection, connects lived experiences to systems, and creates space for action. In this introductory workshop, we will offer a facilitation framework that we use at Both/And. Using David Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle framework, we will ground and practice how to approach everyday conversations about oppression with our families, in our workplaces, in our communities, and even within ourselves. Facilitated by Kareen Coyoca (They/Them) and Zara Cadoux (She/Her).

This workshop is Part I of our Facilitator Training Series. Part II is the Power & Risk workshop. We encourage you to attend Part I first, but it is not required.

White supremacy, capitalism, and patriarchy are grounded in either/or, binary thinking. Both/and thinking is a liberatory practice of holding multiple, sometimes contradictory, truths at the same time. Anti-oppression work requires sitting in and navigating complexity, moving away from perfectionism & punitive systems. Cultivating our skills for sitting in both/and thinking opens possibilities for creating new worlds that are restorative, grounded in community care, and move against oppressive systems. Recognizing that this work begins with each of us, this webinar will offer frameworks and tools for building a practice of both/and thinking. Facilitated by Zara Cadoux (she/her).

What, if any, is the role of the white artist in the Black Lives Matter movement and uprising? How can white people de-center themselves, uplift Black artists, and use their creativity to nurture anti-racist futures? How can white artists resist a "return to normalcy"? In this workshop we will point out some cardinal do's and don'ts of making in this current moment, provide ways to amplify Black creatives, and imagine how one's work could transform in this time of Uprising. This workshop is for white artists and creatives (writers, painters, dancers, poets, curators, cultural organizers, etc) who are actively working on their anti-racist learning and are looking to integrate their awareness into their creative endeavors. Facilitated by Elif Cadoux (they/them).