The way we handle conflict is one of the most telling things about our culture.
Avoiding it altogether, collapsing into the guilty/innocent binary, and forcing accountability measures on unwilling parties are all traces of colonial, carceral logics.
The Gift of Rupture
a decolonial and abolitionist approach to conflict resolution
This course starts from a different premise.
Conflict is not a problem to be resolved. It’s evidence of life in relation, and information about what a system needs. When we learn to receive that information, rather than suppress, manage, or punish around it, we become capable of repair that actually holds.
Somatic and relational practices for staying present in difficult conversations
Building conflict protocols that don’t default to punishment or suppression
The psychology of unmet needs and hidden motivating factors behind conflict
Decolonial and abolitionist frameworks for understanding harm, accountability, and repair
Why most conflict resolution frameworks reproduce the very power dynamics they claim to address
Course Overview
Drawing on decolonial theory, abolitionist practice, somatics, and living systems thinking, this six-session course will give you a new framework for understanding conflict, and concrete practices for moving through it in ways that deepen rather than damage relationship. We'll cover:
Who it’s for
This course is for anyone who navigates conflict in professional or community contexts like managers, HR professionals, organizational leaders, facilitators, educators, nonprofit staff, and community organizers.
No prior knowledge of decolonial theory or abolitionist practice required.
Bring your real situations. We’ll work with them.
Dates
Six Monday Sessions Sept-Oct:
9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26
5pm-7pm PST | 7pm-9pm CST
2 hours per session
6 sessions total
Format
All classes meet live on Zoom
Recordings will be sent out only to registered student the day after class.
Price
$475
Payment plans are available!
Course details