AORTA’s offerings for individuals
Explore this page to learn more about the training and consulting offerings for individuals.
Coming soon: Office Hours
AORTA Office Hours are donation based, 30 minute appointments with an AORTA member who will offer thought partnership and one-on-one consultation to individuals who are a part of or starting groups working towards racial, economic, and gender justice and are committed to power sharing and deep democracy.
Facilitation Skill Building
We believe that facilitation has a deep impact on groups in our movements. With more highly skilled anti-oppression facilitators inside organizations and movements, the ground is more fertile for skilled, principled, and courageous action. AORTA trains, mentors, and coordinates movement facilitators who are committed to moving groups towards deep democratization and the practice of Principled Struggle.
Facilitate for Freedom Fundamentals Training
Our flagship 3-hour online Facilitate for Freedom Fundamentals Training lays the groundwork for anyone interested in anti-oppression facilitation. Through group discussion and hands-on exercises, this workshop introduces AORTA’s facilitation pedagogy, and is a deep dive into two of our key principles: removing barriers to full participation and yes to Principled Struggle. Attending the Fundamentals training also gives you access to our Skill Up! Trainings. All registered participants receive training materials and a recording of the training.
Stay tuned for our 2025 training calendar!
Skill Up! Advanced
Facilitation Intensive
Designed for facilitators who have already gone through our Fundamentals training, the Intensive is a unique opportunity to experience our advanced Skill Up! Trainings inside a cohort of fellow movement facilitators. The intensive is jam packed with tools and strategic approaches for facilitators guiding groups through decisions, conversations, and processes of collaboration in social justice work. On the last day, the cohort also meets in a practice lab, which is a session for integration, exploring tricky meeting scenarios, and some seriously fun nerding out with other facilitators.