I facilitate processes that strengthen social movements through principled conflict, transparency, and accountability.
ABOUT ME
I am a facilitator and organizer grateful to live in Ojibwe and Dakota territories in Duluth, MN. I have over ten years of experience in social movements, especially for water defense, anti-imperialism, Indigenous sovereignty, and immigration justice.
My work is deeply informed by transformative justice, abolition, disability justice, and internationalist solidarity. My most impactful teachers have been Guatemalan revolutionaries, Black feminists, rural organizers, and every survivor I've ever met.
I am drawn to conflict because it highlights our deepest needs, dreams, hurts, and beliefs. To build effective political coalitions, survive climate chaos, and peacefully coexist without a militarized state, we need to collectively improve our conflict skills. I seek to transform tough situations while supporting my clients to practice their integrity and interdependence for the long haul.
I am white, Jewish, queer, and I use they/them pronouns. You can find me biking, reading science fiction, growing sunflowers, and sitting on the shores of Lake Superior.
WHAT I OFFER
ConsultingI talk with individuals and groups about conflicts and other situations where they feel stuck. I provide a confidential and intentional space to vent, and I can help identify your learnings, map your choices, and practice your next steps. | MediationI mediate conflicts and accountability processes between individuals and groups. I work with comrades, colleagues, friends, partners, family members, and more. I seek to transform conflict slowly, consensually, and collectively. |
"Claire has a way with conflict that makes for more possibility on the internal, interpersonal, and collective levels. They are skilled at supporting all parties involved with respect, directness, and curiosity."
–Bridget Brehen, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance (GGJA)
FacilitationI facilitate in-person and online spaces that are effective, accessible, and satisfying. I support groups in agenda planning, preparation, and facilitation. I work with grassroots organizers, nonprofits, businesses, families, and more. | WorkshopsI have facilitated workshops on a wide range of organizing skills, from giving feedback to horizontality to security culture and more. I create spaces that are brave, honest, accessible, joyful, and based in the real world. |
"Claire navigates conflicts with grace and empathy, reaches agreements that are satisfying for all parties, and identifies ways to move forward when conversations get stuck. Claire facilitates processes that are creative, generative, and effective. They are always attentive to group and individual needs, they stay centered on liberatory principles, and they take the necessary time to be sure that everyone is on the same page. It is really a pleasure to work with Claire as a comrade in struggle."
–Sarasuadi Ochoa, Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA)
Have questions? Want to make sure we're a good fit?
I offer free thirty minute initial consultations and I would love to talk with you!
Please email me at cbfacilitation[at]gmail.com
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