We are a collective of diverse trainers and facilitators committed to building communal and individual capacity to attend to the impact and harm of othering, conflict and burn out that happens in movements and organisations working for climate, racial and social justice.
Current Courses and Events
If you have trouble registering for any of our courses, please email us at info@necessarytroublecollective.org
March 11 to April 22
4:00-5:30 PM PT
A 6 week offering led by Leonie Smith for Black, Indigenous, People of Colour who are looking for a learning and exploring environment that is liberation focused and built around their needs.
If you are curious about NVC, interested in how to explore ways of being that celebrate all that you are in the face of systems that do not see you, please join!
To find out more information and to register, please click the link below to be taken to the POC4NVC webpage.
Nonviolent Communication for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour
Community Care & Repair
March 31 to June 9
5:00-6:30 PM PT
Community Care & Repair (CC&R) is a series of bi-weekly online learning and practice sessions to build the skills and connections we need to create communities of belonging. The skills and practices offered are grounded in principles of nonviolence, emergence, Nonviolent Communication, and collective liberation. We intend them to be spaces for people working in social justice and climate justice movements and their intersections to gather, learn skills and receive care and support.
Find out more and register at the link below.
Movements of Belonging
Watch for future announcements
Ongoing
NTC brought together a group of 15 movement leaders from the Greater Vancouver region in January 2025 to build community and improve the resilience of local organisations.
Research into the event’s impact is ongoing, and new cohorts may be formed in the future.
Click the link below to learn more about the future of Movements of Belonging.
We attend to impact and harm by supporting the learning of skills, practices and systems that subvert structures and habits of dominance, right/wrong thinking, shaming and blaming, and reward and punishment.
We offer training, coaching and group facilitation that allow individuals and organizations to attend to impact and harm as it arises, building trust and connection. When there is a foundation of trust and connection, challenges and conflicts become sources of inspiration, creativity, learning and growth.
