Join AORTA for a 2 hour training on facilitating disagreement.
As we work to protect our communities and advance our resistance to systems of dominance and exploitation, many of our groups are fragmenting under the pressure, getting into stand offs in our meetings, and are finding themselves unable to reconcile our differences. Others of us are smoothing over differences for the sake of keeping the peace, resulting in watered down strategies.
Our differences are actually critical to our success. Now more than ever, we cannot afford to only work with people in our movements who agree with us. Our movements for collective liberation need to skill up in our ability to handle disagreement inside of our strategy and planning meetings so we turn towards each other, instead of turning on each other. This Crash Course on Facilitating Disagreement from AORTA is a 2 hour online training that offers practical meeting tools to surface differences early, cut through the tension, and carve out a path forward.
We will share:
how we use foresight to anticipate disagreement in a meeting so you can set up the conversation to welcome it (being surprised makes everything harder);
tools for scanning the group for differences early and building understanding;
how to identify and stop “dust clouding” (imagine a small bird wiggling in the dust, and creating a big cloud), when an individual or group is unwittingly magnifying rifts in the group and causing confusion;
strategies for discernment between personal feedback and a disagreement that’s worth the group’s attention.
Join AORTA, our cohosts: Equitable Food Oriented Development, National Network of Abortion Funds, National Young Farmers Coalition, Tenants Together, and many others in our movements to meet this political moment by skilling up in practical tools and approaches so we can all say yes to disagreement.
Event Date and Time: Wednesday, June 10th, 4-6pm PT/5-7pm MT/6-8pm CT/7-9pm ET
Access information
Zoom: We will be meeting via Zoom webinar and using the screen share function.
Breaks: In our 2 hour training, we will be taking one 10 minute break.
Captions: We will be offering CART Captioning during the training.
Breakout rooms: This training has no breakout room interactions.
Chat: This training includes use of the chat function in Zoom. Participants will be asked to enter responses in the chat throughout the training.
Recording: This training will be recorded and shared with registrants for 30 days after the session. The recording will not include the chat transcript.
Post-training Materials: After the training, you will receive a copy of the slide deck.
Tech and access support: A tech and access support person will be present throughout the training to attend to any emergent participant needs regarding Zoom, the slide deck, and access.
Communications
After registering you will receive a confirmation email from Eventbrite, which will include the zoom link and all of the training details. Reminder emails will be sent from Eventbrite that include the zoom link and training details. These emails will be sent 7 days, 2 days, and 15 minutes before the training date. A follow-up email will be sent with the recording and training materials within 1 business day of the training. If you have not received any of these communications, please contact us immediately. We are not able to issue refunds or extend access beyond the designated time.
Registration link: Crash Course on Facilitating Disagreement Tickets, Wednesday, June 10 • 4 PM - 6 PM PDT | Eventbrite