Join the Strategy & Solidarity Collective for the LIVE Liberatory Futures Workshop: Imagining Life Beyond Survival.
What becomes possible when we take time out of survival mode to make space for imagining how we can truly thrive?
The Liberatory Futures Workshop is an interactive, equity-centered experience that invites participants to move beyond reacting to systems of oppression and toward envisioning the communities, relationships, and institutions we deserve. Rooted in racial equity and collective care this workshop creates space to reflect on our lived experiences, reclaim our imagination, and co-create bold visions for our future.
Through guided reflection, storytelling, collaborative activities, and facilitated dialogue, participants will explore the conditions that make liberation possible, identify the systems and beliefs that keep us in survival mode, and develop tangible practices for cultivating equity, belonging, and shared power in their communities and organizations.
Together, we will ask:
What does liberation look and feel like?
What must we release to move beyond survival?
How do we build futures rooted in justice, joy, and collective care?
What role does each of us play in creating lasting change?
Participants will leave with renewed clarity, a deeper connection to community, and practical actions for advancing racial equity and community in their personal lives, workplaces, and communities.
Facilitator Bio
Born and raised in the South, Jamila Thompson brings a rich experience and passion to her work as a racial equity consultant, facilitator, and coach. With over 15 years of professional experience in the nonprofit and public sectors, Jamila has dedicated her career to fostering inclusive environments and driving systemic change.
Jamila's extensive background includes working closely with executive leadership to develop and implement strategic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Her expertise in building and leading cross-departmental teams and managing complex projects have been instrumental in transforming organizational cultures and practices. A former Co-Director of Racial Equity Training and Consultation at Resolutions Northwest, Jamila currently works as a DEI professional at a state agency developing and leading strategic initiatives and as an independent consultant, providing equity-based facilitation and racial equity coaching for affinity groups, executive leadership and equity committees.
As a facilitator, Jamila is known for her ability to create spaces of care forhonest dialogue, allowing participants to engage in critical self-reflection, critical thinking and collective learning.