https://adamjsegal.com Adam Jacob Segal Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:13:21 +0000 https://adamjsegal.com en https://adamjsegal.com/home Fri, 27 Aug 2021 22:24:27 +0000 Adam Jacob Segal https://adamjsegal.com/home Next New Masculinities Meeting:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wednesday March 12, 7-9PM Pacific ✿&nbsp; ADAM JACOB SEGAL&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Get to know me ✿&nbsp; NEW MASCULINITIES&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Details and upcoming events &nbsp;&nbsp; ✿&nbsp; CONSULTATION&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Current and future projects ✿&nbsp; RESOURCES &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Influences and further readings <img width="1000" height="1200" width_o="1000" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68ea2df8a72fa4c901f3d221a0b0c8c8db7ca18de9d0660dbcc744407b2576a3/New-Mascs-PNG-Green.png" data-mid="117509277" border="0" data-scale="75" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68ea2df8a72fa4c901f3d221a0b0c8c8db7ca18de9d0660dbcc744407b2576a3/New-Mascs-PNG-Green.png" /> https://adamjsegal.com/bio Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:14:46 +0000 Adam Jacob Segal https://adamjsegal.com/bio ✿&nbsp; ADAM JACOB SEGALHello!&nbsp;<img width="1500" height="1500" width_o="1500" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e8e8777cddc55d6afb8c69673c0d913df9791f001815756158ae61fdebe0ac4/Adam-Bio-Photo-Website-Small.png" data-mid="119939675" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e8e8777cddc55d6afb8c69673c0d913df9791f001815756158ae61fdebe0ac4/Adam-Bio-Photo-Website-Small.png" /> I’m a facilitator, consultant, leadership coach, and chef based in Portland, Oregon. I’m the founder and facilitator of New Masculinities Group, a community of men and folks of all genders committed to critical conversations around gender, sexuality, and masculinity through an intersectional feminist lens. I’m also a consultant focusing on male accountability work, currently working independently and in collaboration with Catalysis LLC. I facilitate small white accountability- and antiracism-focused pods on behalf of the Portland chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice.&nbsp;As a Jew raised in a feminist and social-justice oriented community, my cultural history is intimately tied with the pursuit of justice as well as millennia of oppression and persecution, but as an able-bodied white cisgender American man, I’ve lived a life of immense privilege. Further, an academic background in literature and creative writing instilled in me a sense that people’s actions are heavily influenced by the circumstances of their lives, and gave me the skills to convey difficult concepts in accessible ways. I am committed to engaging with other folks of privilege, based in the feminist, anti-racist, anti-capitalist, abolitionist teachings of activists, writers, and organizers like adrienne maree brown, bell hooks, Mariame Kaba, Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, the Combahee River Collective, and Rebecca Solnit.If you are interested in changing a workplace culture, working toward taking accountability and growing out of oppressive conditioning, healing from surviving or perpetrating past harms, or just figuring out what to cook for your loved ones, please take the time to connect! This site contains details about upcoming New Masculinities Group meetings, information about current and potential consulting work, and numerous resources for growing out of white supremacist patriarchy! CV Consultation and facilitation&nbsp; ✿&nbsp;Subcontracting with Catalysis LLC - Offering a variety of skills and services including one-on-one male accountability work, stakeholder interviews, and strategic planning both individually and alongside Catalysis team. Clients currently include East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District and Adaptive Sports Northwest. Ongoing since July 2021 ✿&nbsp;Male Accountability Consulting at the Portland office of Wieden + Kennedy - Working alongside Human Resources team to hold difficult critical conversations about gender imbalances in the office, and working to build practical solutions. Work includes folks of all genders but aims to center men as holding primary responsibility for change. Ongoing since January 2021 ✿&nbsp;Pod Facilitator at the Portland, OR chapter of SURJ - Leading small groups of 4-7 people in 10-week courses of anti-racist work, built around the policy platform of the Movement for Black Lives. The pods are intended to educate on white supremacy and systemic racism, offer a space for white people to do difficult growth work in community with each other, and move privileged folks from education to action for racial justice. I have facilitated and co-facilitated over 8 pods. Ongoing since July 2020 ✿&nbsp;Founder and Facilitator at New Masculinities Group - Organizing and facilitating small bimonthly groups to engage men and folks of all genders in critical yet vulnerable conversations about gender, sexuality, and masculinity, with an intersectional feminist lens. Ongoing since January 2016 Education: University of Iowa–Iowa City, IAB.A. in English, Creative Writing Focus 2007-2011 Culinary Work ✿Butcher and Meat Producer at Revel Meat Co - Processed raw and smoked meats at the Canby slaughterhouse, working with product from small and local farmers at a USDA, Animal Welfare Approved, GAP4 Certified facility. Worked the retail counter in sales and production at the Providore location in Portland.&nbsp; ✿&nbsp;Chef de Partie at Proud Mary USA - Prepped, cooked, and ran the line at this Australian-style cafe and brunch restaurant. 2018-2020 ✿&nbsp;Butcher Shop Manager at Old Salt Marketplace - Ran the meat counter at this farm-to-table restaurant and butcher shop sourcing whole animal beef, pork, and lamb, from just two farms. 2013-2018 Writing and Publishing Work&nbsp; ✿&nbsp;Development Coordinator at Untitled Studio - Worked with a small team of architects, planners, and designers to win the 2016 LoopPDX Design Competition to generate ideas and excitement for the establishment of a bike and pedestrian Green Loop&nbsp; in central Portland. After winning the competition, we used a grant to build a massive exhibition presenting our concept to the public as part of the 2017 Design Portland festival. As Development Coordinator I was in charge of the project’s language and narrative strategies, produced a documentary containing interviews with numerous city planners and elected officials, and wrote a series of articles about our work. 2016-2017 Selected Works: LoopPDX: Phase One, an early explanation of our winning design concept The Portland Green Loop, a collection of boards which were the centerpieces of the 2017 exhibition LoopPDX: After the Exhibition, a report on the evolution of the concept leading up to the 2017 exhibition, and the future of the project moving forward ✿Editorial Intern and Freelance Editor at Tin House - Read and assessed incoming manuscripts and edited, fact-checked, and formatted accepted pieces. As freelance editor, fact-checked the manuscript of The Coyote’s Bicycle by Kimball Taylor. 2014-2015 ✿Contributing Writer at Numero Cinq - Contributed reviews and interviews for this international online literary magazine. 2013-2014 We Do Not Know Alone: Interview with Eula Biss Empires Drenched in Concupiscent Sweat: A Review of Mircea Cărtărescu’s Blinding You And I, Alone in the Garden: A Review of Kjell Askildsen’s Selected Stories Discontent in the Abode of the Dead: Review of Marek Hłasko’s The Graveyard Strange Currency, Faulty Love: A Review of Irmgard Keun’s Gilgi ✿&nbsp;Editorial Intern at Graywolf Press - Read and assessed novels, memoirs, and story collections, providing reports on each for Graywolf editors. Also copy-edited, managed submissions, assisted in review copy mailings, and took on various projects like author interviews. 2013 Interview with A. Igoni Barrett <img width="804" height="804" width_o="804" height_o="804" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" data-mid="118307181" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/804/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" /> https://adamjsegal.com/new_masculinities Fri, 27 Aug 2021 22:01:01 +0000 Adam Jacob Segal https://adamjsegal.com/new_masculinities ✿&nbsp; NEW MASCULINITIES Every Second Wednesday at The Stacks Coffeehouse in North Portland New Masculinities Group has been meeting monthly since January 2017, encouraging men in Portland, OR to critically examine gender, sexuality, and masculinity, through an intersectional feminist perspective. Men of different backgrounds and ideological leanings are welcome, but we are unapologetic in our support of reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and antifascist poltics.We base our conversations on the most pressing issues affecting the people in our lives, while simultaneously learning to explore our own experience as men in a patriarchal world. It is our goal to create a space that is vulnerable and safe enough to allow men to engage in the intimate and honest conversations we are rarely encouraged to have, yet still challenges us to confront our complicity in oppressive structures and behaviors. We’ve explored a variety of formats in the years since our group began, but have recently returned to monthly in-person meetings. The current format is meant to be accessible, requiring no prior knowledge or readings. We provide a discussion topics and a series of questions to inspire contemplation. After introductions and initial discussion, we take time to write, journal, and even draw through our thoughts, then come together to share our reflections. In the group and elsewhere in our lives, we attempt to live with humility, accountability, and a will to change. ✿&nbsp; NEXT MEETING✿&nbsp; HOW TO JOIN?✿&nbsp; WHO IS THIS FOR? <img width="804" height="804" width_o="804" height_o="804" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" data-mid="118307241" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/804/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" /> https://adamjsegal.com/next_meeting Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:56:09 +0000 Adam Jacob Segal https://adamjsegal.com/next_meeting ✿&nbsp; NEW MASCULINITIESEvery Second Wednesday at The Stacks Coffeehouse in North Portland New Masculinities Group has been meeting monthly since January 2017, encouraging men in Portland, OR to critically examine gender, sexuality, and masculinity, through an intersectional feminist perspective. Men of different backgrounds and ideological leanings are welcome, but we are unapologetic in our support of reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and antifascist poltics.We base our conversations on the most pressing issues affecting the people in our lives, while simultaneously learning to explore our own experience as men in a patriarchal world. It is our goal to create a space that is vulnerable and safe enough to allow men to engage in the intimate and honest conversations we are rarely encouraged to have, yet still challenges us to confront our complicity in oppressive structures and behaviors. We’ve explored a variety of formats in the years since our group began, but have recently returned to monthly in-person meetings. The current format is meant to be accessible, requiring no prior knowledge or readings. We provide a discussion topics and a series of questions to inspire contemplation. After introductions and initial discussion, we take time to write, journal, and even draw through our thoughts, then come together to share our reflections. In the group and elsewhere in our lives, we attempt to live with humility, accountability, and a will to change. ✿&nbsp; NEXT MEETING Date: Wednesday, March 12Time: 7-9PM Pacific Location: The Stacks Coffeehouse,&nbsp;1831 N Killingsworth St Unit A, Portland, OR 97217Men and Belonging Where do men belong? What kind of community should men have in their lives? How do we build healthy connections that are fun, fulfilling, and validating to our experiences, without reinforcing harmful or oppressive behaviors? This month, let's dig deep into what it means to belong, in our homes, in our communities, in our friendships, and more!Plan to stay as long as you like, but please arrive on time so we can get to know each other first. There will be a pot of coffee ready to enjoy and keep us alert. Snacks to be provided to keep our evening energy up! Please note the later start time, as The Stacks has started staying open until 7PM most nights.7:00-7:15: Rolling welcome, introductions and community agreements7:15-7:45: Introductory conversations, communal sharing7:45-8:15: Free writing and reflection time (quiet discussion still welcome)8:15-9:00: Sharing and discussion ✿&nbsp; HOW TO JOIN?✿&nbsp; WHO IS THIS FOR? <img width="804" height="804" width_o="804" height_o="804" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" data-mid="118999904" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/804/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" /> https://adamjsegal.com/how_to_join Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:01:41 +0000 Adam Jacob Segal https://adamjsegal.com/how_to_join ✿&nbsp; NEW MASCULINITIES Every Second Wednesday at The Stacks Coffeehouse in North Portland New Masculinities Group has been meeting monthly since January 2017, encouraging men in Portland, OR to critically examine gender, sexuality, and masculinity, through an intersectional feminist perspective. Men of different backgrounds and ideological leanings are welcome, but we are unapologetic in our support of reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and antifascist poltics.We base our conversations on the most pressing issues affecting the people in our lives, while simultaneously learning to explore our own experience as men in a patriarchal world. It is our goal to create a space that is vulnerable and safe enough to allow men to engage in the intimate and honest conversations we are rarely encouraged to have, yet still challenges us to confront our complicity in oppressive structures and behaviors. We’ve explored a variety of formats in the years since our group began, but have recently returned to monthly in-person meetings. The current format is meant to be accessible, requiring no prior knowledge or readings. We provide a discussion topics and a series of questions to inspire contemplation. After introductions and initial discussion, we take time to write, journal, and even draw through our thoughts, then come together to share our reflections. In the group and elsewhere in our lives, we attempt to live with humility, accountability, and a will to change. ✿&nbsp; NEXT MEETING✿&nbsp; HOW TO JOIN? New Masculinities Group meetings are currently held once per month, and welcome cis and trans men, as well as any non-binary folks who identify strongly with Masculinity. There is no registration process! Simply attend when you can, and we’ll be glad to see you. We have returned to in-person meetings for the time being, as it’s a better format for direct connection. Currently all meetings are for men and masculine-aligned folks, though we have held all-gender meetings in the past. We would consider starting up this practice again if there were enough interest. It is and always will be free to attend our meetings For updates on our upcoming meetings, click on Next Meeting above. You can also follow us on Instagram or contact us to join the mailing list. ✿&nbsp; WHO IS THIS FOR? <img width="804" height="804" width_o="804" height_o="804" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" data-mid="119000403" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/804/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" /> https://adamjsegal.com/who_is_this_for Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:03:41 +0000 Adam Jacob Segal https://adamjsegal.com/who_is_this_for ✿&nbsp; NEW MASCULINITIES Every Second Wednesday at The Stacks Coffeehouse in North Portland New Masculinities Group has been meeting monthly since January 2017, encouraging men in Portland, OR to critically examine gender, sexuality, and masculinity, through an intersectional feminist perspective. Men of different backgrounds and ideological leanings are welcome, but we are unapologetic in our support of reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, and antifascist poltics.We base our conversations on the most pressing issues affecting the people in our lives, while simultaneously learning to explore our own experience as men in a patriarchal world. It is our goal to create a space that is vulnerable and safe enough to allow men to engage in the intimate and honest conversations we are rarely encouraged to have, yet still challenges us to confront our complicity in oppressive structures and behaviors. We’ve explored a variety of formats in the years since our group began, but have recently returned to monthly in-person meetings. The current format is meant to be accessible, requiring no prior knowledge or readings. We provide a discussion topics and a series of questions to inspire contemplation. After introductions and initial discussion, we take time to write, journal, and even draw through our thoughts, then come together to share our reflections. In the group and elsewhere in our lives, we attempt to live with humility, accountability, and a will to change. ✿&nbsp; NEXT MEETING ✿&nbsp; HOW TO JOIN? ✿&nbsp; WHO IS THIS FOR? We currently welcome all cis and trans men, as well as non-binary folks who identify strongly with masculinity. However, we recognize that New Masculinities is intended as an accountability group for&nbsp; and folks of dominant, privileged identities. The&nbsp; discussions we have, as well as meeting attendance, tend to skew towards straightness and whiteness. We always welcome criticism to the group’s structures and practices, as well as suggestions for our reading list. New Masculinities Group is merely one among countless methods for challenging white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. <img width="804" height="804" width_o="804" height_o="804" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" data-mid="119000619" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/804/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" /> https://adamjsegal.com/consultation Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:44:22 +0000 Adam Jacob Segal https://adamjsegal.com/consultation ✿&nbsp; CONSULTATIONAre you looking to challenge a patriarchal or “boy’s club” culture in your office? Do you have a coworker, friend, or family member who needs one on one coaching to confront toxic behavior? Would you like to educate a young person or find assistance holding them accountable for past harms? If so, consider getting in touch. Through my years of facilitation work, I have learned crucial skills for meeting people where they are at, and moving toward change in a way that is compassionate and patient, yet always holding true to the needs of the client, the less privileged, or the harmed party. I believe wholeheartedly in the capacity for humans to change and grow from mistakes, yet I also maintain that true accountability requires commitment, consequences, and sincere attempts at mending the harm that was caused. I owe my understanding of most of these principles to the Black feminists and women of color who are creators and leaders in Abolitionist organizing and Transformative Justice, especially adrienne maree brown, Mariame Kaba, and Angela Davis. You can find a fuller list of inspiration in the resources&nbsp;page. “Adam has been a critical resource for when I need support working through challenging dynamics at work. Our regular meetings have allowed us to build a close working relationship where he has a deep understanding of what I do, and he can give fresh, insightful perspectives that I don’t receive from my coworkers. I really appreciate Adam’s commitment to equity and how he keeps that centered throughout our conversations.” -Rowan Steele, Headwaters Farm Program Manager at the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District ✿&nbsp; CLIENTS✿&nbsp; FUTURE PROJECTS✿&nbsp; WORK RATES <img width="804" height="804" width_o="804" height_o="804" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" data-mid="118307284" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/804/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" /> https://adamjsegal.com/clients Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:11:15 +0000 Adam Jacob Segal https://adamjsegal.com/clients ✿&nbsp; CONSULTATIONAre you looking to challenge a patriarchal or “boy’s club” culture in your office? Do you have a coworker, friend, or family member who needs one on one coaching to confront toxic behavior? Would you like to educate a young person or find assistance holding them accountable for past harms? If so, consider getting in touch.Through my years of facilitation work, I have learned crucial skills for meeting people where they are at, and moving toward change in a way that is compassionate and patient, yet always holding true to the needs of the client, the less privileged, or the harmed party. I believe wholeheartedly in the capacity for humans to change and grow from mistakes, yet I also maintain that true accountability requires commitment, consequences, and sincere attempts at mending the harm that was caused. I owe my understanding of most of these principles to the Black feminists and women of color who are creators and leaders in Abolitionist organizing and Transformative Justice, especially adrienne maree brown, Mariame Kaba, and Angela Davis. You can find a fuller list of inspiration in the resources page. “Adam has been a critical resource for when I need support working through challenging dynamics at work. Our regular meetings have allowed us to build a close working relationship where he has a deep understanding of what I do, and he can give fresh, insightful perspectives that I don’t receive from my coworkers. I really appreciate Adam’s commitment to equity and how he keeps that centered throughout our conversations.” -Rowan Steele, Headwaters Farm Program Manager at the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District ✿&nbsp; CLIENTSI frequently subcontracting with Catalysis LLC for work with various clients, including Multnomah County,&nbsp;East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, Energy Trust of Oregon, and Adaptive Sports Northwest. I have also worked as a freelance consultant at the Portland office of Wieden + Kennedy. ✿&nbsp; FUTURE PROJECTS✿&nbsp; WORK RATES <img width="804" height="804" width_o="804" height_o="804" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" data-mid="119001389" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/804/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" /> https://adamjsegal.com/future_projects Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:12:16 +0000 Adam Jacob Segal https://adamjsegal.com/future_projects ✿&nbsp; CONSULTATIONAre you looking to challenge a patriarchal or “boy’s club” culture in your office? Do you have a coworker, friend, or family member who needs one on one coaching to confront toxic behavior? Would you like to educate a young person or find assistance holding them accountable for past harms? If so, consider getting in touch.Through my years of facilitation work, I have learned crucial skills for meeting people where they are at, and moving toward change in a way that is compassionate and patient, yet always holding true to the needs of the client, the less privileged, or the harmed party. I believe wholeheartedly in the capacity for humans to change and grow from mistakes, yet I also maintain that true accountability requires commitment, consequences, and sincere attempts at mending the harm that was caused. I owe my understanding of most of these principles to the Black feminists and women of color who are creators and leaders in Abolitionist organizing and Transformative Justice, especially adrienne maree brown, Mariame Kaba, and Angela Davis. You can find a fuller list of inspiration in the resources page. “Adam has been a critical resource for when I need support working through challenging dynamics at work. Our regular meetings have allowed us to build a close working relationship where he has a deep understanding of what I do, and he can give fresh, insightful perspectives that I don’t receive from my coworkers. I really appreciate Adam’s commitment to equity and how he keeps that centered throughout our conversations.” -Rowan Steele, Headwaters Farm Program Manager at the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District ✿&nbsp; CLIENTS ✿&nbsp; FUTURE PROJECTS I would love to expand my work into youth education and intervention. So many patriarchal and toxically masculine behaviors are learned in boyhood, and I believe preventing sexual assault and abuse must begin by working with (masculine) children and teenagers. ✿&nbsp; WORK RATES <img width="804" height="804" width_o="804" height_o="804" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" data-mid="119001488" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/804/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" /> https://adamjsegal.com/work_rates Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:13:21 +0000 Adam Jacob Segal https://adamjsegal.com/work_rates ✿&nbsp; CONSULTATIONAre you looking to challenge a patriarchal or “boy’s club” culture in your office? Do you have a coworker, friend, or family member who needs one on one coaching to confront toxic behavior? Would you like to educate a young person or find assistance holding them accountable for past harms? If so, consider getting in touch.Through my years of facilitation work, I have learned crucial skills for meeting people where they are at, and moving toward change in a way that is compassionate and patient, yet always holding true to the needs of the client, the less privileged, or the harmed party. I believe wholeheartedly in the capacity for humans to change and grow from mistakes, yet I also maintain that true accountability requires commitment, consequences, and sincere attempts at mending the harm that was caused. I owe my understanding of most of these principles to the Black feminists and women of color who are creators and leaders in Abolitionist organizing and Transformative Justice, especially adrienne maree brown, Mariame Kaba, and Angela Davis. You can find a fuller list of inspiration in the resources page. “Adam has been a critical resource for when I need support working through challenging dynamics at work. Our regular meetings have allowed us to build a close working relationship where he has a deep understanding of what I do, and he can give fresh, insightful perspectives that I don’t receive from my coworkers. I really appreciate Adam’s commitment to equity and how he keeps that centered throughout our conversations.” -Rowan Steele, Headwaters Farm Program Manager at the East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District ✿&nbsp; CLIENTS ✿&nbsp; FUTURE PROJECTS ✿&nbsp; WORK RATESMy standard hourly rate is $200/hr. However, I see it as my responsibility to donate my time to folks, community groups, and organizations who could benefit from my skills yet cannot afford to hire a consultant. Please reach out with inquiries. <img width="804" height="804" width_o="804" height_o="804" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" data-mid="119001558" border="0" data-no-zoom src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/804/i/0d13cdb8300813130b73d0e125798f1b0476bd683e3fb7679787f8c197d08c23/New-Mascs-Small-PNG-Green.png" />