Facilitation skills are vital for social change! Join us in learning, practicing and troubleshooting together. Virtual Event. Register here.

Anti-oppressive facilitation is more than a set of techniques, it's a relational, embodied practice rooted in justice, accountability, and a commitment to reduce harm in group dynamics. This introductory training offers a grounded, accessible pathway into the core principles of anti-oppressive group work for facilitators, educators, counsellors/psychotherapists, community organisers, and anyone who leads spaces where people gather, learn, and make meaning together.

Over the course of this training, participants will explore the foundations of power, privilege, and social location as they show up in group dynamics. We will examine how systemic oppression, colonialism, ableism, cisheteropatriarchy, classism etc. shape communication patterns, conflict, decision making, and emotional safety in groups.

This training integrates trauma competency and somatic approaches, recognising that facilitation is not only intellectual work, but it is also an embodied process. Participants will engage in a mixture of short lectures, small group activities, reflective exercises, and skills-based practice to build confidence in navigating complexity and mitigating harm.