Join us this October and November for our 4-part series for Coaches & Trainers: Justice in Practice. This learning series aims to equip coaches and trainers in our global community with the skills, awareness, and frameworks needed to enable others to lead amid deepening oppression and systemic injustice—and cultivate spaces and movements rooted in justice, anti-oppression, and collective liberation
About the sessions:
Session #1: Unlearning the Script: Power, Fragility & the Long Work of Racial Justice
This immersive workshop invites participants—particularly those in leadership and facilitation roles—to critically examine how emotional and embodied responses to race, racism, and oppression show up in their practice. Using the lens of fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, we explore how defensiveness, avoidance, appeasement, or over-identification surface when privilege is challenged or discomfort arises in equity spaces
Session #2: Leading from Within: Embodied Story of Self & Inner Grounding
Agency is the power to make intentional, grounded choices in the face of uncertainty, complexity, and constraint. In justice-rooted work, our ability to act with clarity and purpose is deeply shaped by how we’ve been socialized, the systems we’ve internalized, and the stories we carry. As leaders, organizers, and educators, we are called not just to act — but to respond with awareness, with alignment, and with care. In this session, we turn inward — not as retreat, but as resistance. Through guided reflection, embodied storytelling, and meditative practice, we explore what it means to lead from a place of agency that is self-defined and rooted in dignity.
Session #3: Responding vs. Reacting — Navigating Conflict with Skill
When tension arises, how do we lead from a place of integrity rather than reactivity? In this session, we’ll explore how to recognize emotional triggers and build the internal capacity to stay grounded in the face of conflict. Through reflection and guided practice, we’ll explore how to reconnect when relationships feel strained, laying the foundation for trust, empathy, and repair. This is about becoming the kind of leader who builds bridges, even in moments of rupture.
Session #4: Addressing systems of oppression with Ancient Wisdom and Indigenous Practices
As public narrative and organizing coaches and trainers, we have a responsibility to design and deliver curriculum and pedagogy that connects with everyone who comes to learn. For these experiences to be deeply meaningful and relevant, it requires us to critically review and adapt our ways of knowing, being, and doing through the lens of ancient wisdom and Indigenous practices.
Who is this session for?
This learning series is for coaches and trainers of the People, Power, Change framework who are looking to deepen their skills and understanding of anti-oppression, justice, and decolonization. It’s open to current coaches and trainers as well as those preparing to coach a workshop in the near future.
Is there a space limit?
Yes—space is limited, especially for Session 1, which is capped at 50 participants and expected to fill quickly. We’re currently offering early registration to those committing to join the full series. If you’re interested in joining only part of the series, we plan to open registration for individual sessions later depending on seat availability. If you’d like to join select sessions or have any questions, please reach out to Community of Practice Lead Sachiko Osawa at sachiko.osawa@leadingchangenetwork.org. However, we strongly encourage joining the full series for the most comprehensive learning experience!
What does it cost to register?
The sessions are free for LCN members. Not yet a member? Become a Leading Change member today to access free events, exclusive resources, discounted workshop rates, and an inspiring community of practitioners.
For non-members, tickets are 70USD for the full series (4 sessions + optional office hour). We also offer a bundle ticket of the full series + annual LCN membership for 100USD. Limited scholarship tickets are available upon request to info@leadingchangenetwork.org.
Individual session tickets (20 USD each) will be made available at a later date, depending on remaining availability of seats.
If you are interested in joining for part of the series, please reach out to Community of Practice Lead Sachiko Osawa at sachiko.osawa@leadingchangenetwork.org
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