Are you practicing or exploring feminist facilitation yourself, or are you interested to do so? Join us on a journey from a conceptual understanding of feminism, leadership and facilitation to how we can apply these in practice as professional facilitators and as leaders more broadly. This online session is convened by the IAF Social Inclusion Facilitators, and it is free and open to everyone. This online session is free and open to everyone. It is convened by IAF Social Inclusion Facilitators in partnership with ICA:UK, We Are Feminist Leaders and the Collective. It is a repeat of a session delivered in May, somewhat adapted for Facilitation Week in September by Monica Atim, Martin Gilbraith, Megan Evans & Dawn Williams For the session recording and further details see https://martingilbraith.com/2023/08/29/feminist-facilitation-facilitation-week-free-webinar/

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IAF Social Inclusion Facilitators - ICA:UK - We Are Feminist Leaders - The Collective

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About you – 95 attendees
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Session aims – 90 minutes
“What does feminism bring to facilitation, and what
does feminist facilitation look like?
How can I ensure that my own practice as a
professional facilitator is more effectively and explicitly
feminist, anti-racist and anti-oppressive?”
Join us on a journey…
● from a conceptual understanding of feminism, leadership and
facilitation
● to how we can apply these in practice as professional
facilitators and as leaders more broadly.
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Megan Evans
ICA:UK
Dawn Williams
ICA:UK
Martin Gilbraith
IAF, ICA:UK
About us
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Monica Atim
IAF

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About you – 95 attendees
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Do you describe yourself as either, neither or both?
Feminist Facilitator

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Breakout 1 - introductions
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Please share your
names,
and what you
hope to get from
this session

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Facilitation - Some definitions
“Facilitation is not business as usual. It is disrupting and challenging the normal
patterns of thinking and behaving so groups can discover something new or
different about themselves and the way they work.”( Viv McWaters -
Facilitator and trainer)
“The act of helping other people to deal with a process or reach an
agreement or solution without getting directly involved in the process,
discussion, etc. yourself” (Cambridge Dictionary)
"While facilitation traditionally means 'to make things easy' I think we need a
new definition that means 'to host the struggle together.' Good facilitators
help create a container for people to work with difference and diversity to
make good things happen." (Chris Corrigan -Process artist and
facilitator)

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Feminism - some definitions
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“Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. The fight to end sexism
must not neglect other forms of oppression such as racism, classism, imperialism and others. The
movement is not about being anti-male.” (bell hooks - writer and social activist)
“Feminism is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities; [it is any]
organized activity in support of women's rights and interests” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
"Feminism… has to involve a consciousness of more genders than we can even imagine, and more
sexualities than… we could name." (Angela Davis - political activist, academic, writer)
Feminism is “a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands,
kill their children, practise witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.” (Pat Robertson -
conservative Christian televangelist)
“Given the fact of our unjust privilege, men have an ethical obligation to work to eliminate that
privilege… and give up their unjust share of power. But self-sacrificing altruism isn’t a sufficient basis for
a political movement, and there are obvious ways that men will benefit from supporting feminism.”
(Michael Flood - academic and activist)

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Exploring Feminist Facilitation
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Martin Gilbraith Exploring feminist facilitation

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Feminist Leadership
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CREA Feminist Leadership for Social Transformation

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Facilitation
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IAF Code of Ethics & Core Facilitator Competencies

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Breakout 2 – our experience
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What emotions and
feelings arose for you
from the pre-reading or
presentations?
When have you felt a
need or an opportunity
for a more feminist
approach to facilitation?
When have you felt the
impact of a more
feminist approach to
facilitation?

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Breakout 3 – our insights & actions
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What does feminist
facilitation look like?
What actions can I take to
ensure that my own
facilitation practice is more
feminist, and my own
practice of feminism more
facilitative?
And any links & resources
that might be useful or
interesting to this group.

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