About
We planted the seeds of our worker’s cooperative during a time of social, ecological and political upheaval in late 2020 during a global pandemic.
As we feel the shock-waves of current systems being exposed for the harms they are doing, we simultaneously feel the pull of a new world.
More than ever before in our lifetimes, we sense a willingness among the groups and institutions we work with to hold a mirror to our own roles in inequity and marginalization.
As the power of this moment cuts through centuries of resistance, we are seeing new commitment to interrupt the ways we collectively perpetuate harm through business-as-usual leadership and decision-making.
At the same time, there is a sense of disorientation around the nitty-gritty of how:
How do we make decisions together that leave no-one behind?
How do we address stuck power dynamics in the moment?
How do we build the social and emotional resourcefulness to get through the conflicts in our group right now, let alone of our global time?
What is the deeper shift in mindset and attitudes that can support transformation to occur for me, for my group, for all beings?
Our group of facilitators and community organizers with over 45 years of experience between us, has trained to meet this moment with courage, skillful means, and community.
Our services & programs are for anyone who leads or participates in groups, and wants to:
Embody equity in their decision-making practices
Skillfully engage conflict to strengthen and repair relationships, rather than destroy them
Support safety and dignity of people & perspectives at the margins of any system
Find creativity to imagine beyond the limits of past structures
Nourish courage to face the role of emotions in organizational life
Uncover your own expertise, wisdom and unique style of leadership
Meet the Team:
Tasha Kaur (she, her, hers) is a settler, of Punjabi descent, living in Vancouver on the unceded territory of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. She has worked with non-profits, grassroots community groups, government, schools, and post-secondary institutions learning from and with those trying to create a more just world. Tasha is experienced in dialogue and designing social justice / anti-oppressive curriculum. She has worked to support groups navigating conflict engagement and collaborative decision-making processes. She spends her much of her time thinking about our collective liberation and how to convince her toddler to wear a jacket when it is cold outside.
Sera Thompson is a settler of European descent in Mi'kma'ki, working to support deep shifts around social and environmental issues. As a social innovator and master facilitator her work is focused on building capacity for participatory leadership and creating movement around stuck challenges. Her work creatively engages a diversity of players and stakeholders in finding shared clarity and timely actions. She began her career in the complex field of Environmental Consulting, juggling the needs of diverse stakeholders balancing economic, ecological and social sustainability. Since that time she has successfully led change with dozens of organizations on four continents in the Public Sector, Academia, Nonprofit and Corporate sectors.
Camille Dumond (she/her) is a settler of Indo-Caribbean and French-Irish descent living on unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Her practice is as a somatic therapist, conflict and group facilitator. With over 20 years experience facilitating change processes, she brings depth psychology, social movement analysis, and embodied spirituality to organizational change. This allows her to support a sense of center and even playfulness in complex, emergent situations. Camille co-founded the Refugee Livelihood Lab with Nada Elmasry to amplify the impact and transformational influence of racialized leaders with lived experience of forced displacement and migration. She is principal at Dignity Facilitation.
Aslam Bulbulia (he/him) is a new settler on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ / sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) land from South Africa, with Indian heritage. He has a background in Political Science and Philosophy and during postgraduate studies explored city planning, Islamic law and spirituality, user-centred design and decoloniality.
He has worked on a wide variety of projects that range from teaching and arts organizing to various positions within local and provincial governments in South Africa and Canada. He has a Certificate in Dialogue and Civic Engagement from SFU where he serves as an advisor, and serves on the faculty of Inner Activist. He has previously led Community Engagement Initiatives at the SFU's Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies, and co-hosted the RADIUS Fellowship.