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.
Upcoming Courses and Events
If you have trouble registering for any of our courses, please email us at info@necessarytroublecollective.org
NVC4BIPOC
Nonviolent Communication for Black, Indigenous, People of Colour
(November 12 to December 17)
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.
Community Care and Repair
Mondays, 5:00 to 6:30 pm PT
September 23 to December 15, 2024
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.
You will be redirected to our Sutra Platform to register. If you have any trouble registering on Sutra, please email us at info@necessarytroublecollective.org.
Movements of Belonging
January 21 to 26, 2025, Bowen Island, BC
We invite you to join us at the first ever in person Movements of Belonging gathering! The gathering will bring together 20-ish frontline activists and organizers from Greater Vancouver and Southwest BC for a 6 days of community building, healing, skill building and living into the world we envision.
For more information and to apply for one of our spots, click the link below.
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.
