photo of Laila sitting cross legged in a chair. They're wearing a light green shirt with a collar, a dark green vest, and burgandy pants, and a gold necklace. There is a ivy plant to their left, and above them is a block print of a red snake

Photo credit: Yaara @tenderheartphoto

Salam alaikum!

My name is  Laila R. Makled (they/he). I also go by Amir!

I am a care-worker, people gather-er, resource creator, and communication nerd.

I hold community-centered groups and people in navigating conflict, accessibility, and care. I center creating spaces where folks can show up authentically.

My areas of focus are facilitation, resource creation, and event production. You can view my full resume here.

My work is trauma-informed, disability justice-centered, somatic and pleasure based, grief spacious, and global majority-affirming.

Photo credit: Yaara @tenderheartphoto

Some more things about me are…I am an aspiring model/TV commentator & host.

I love to clean/organize. I’m very good at breaking down large concepts/processes into small bites. I love to communicate without words!

I am an ongoing student of Healing Justice, Black feminist wisdom, indigenous land wisdom, and queerness as political orientations.

Disabled. Gender fluid. 2nd gen. Mixed Arab Indigenous white.

Here are some projects folks have hired me for!

Photo Credit Caravan Film Crew

  • Served as lead organizer and campaign manager of two rallies/press conferences hosted at the California State Capitol with over 150 attendees, and international news coverage

  • Developed a 4-track, full-day program around drug policy & harm reduction advocacy for the National Cannabis Festival for five years

  • Developed and facilitated two 10-hour education programs for six-eight facilitators on trauma-informed, somatic-based facilitation, de-escalation techniques, feedback, and communication

Moving supplies for the Media Justice Team Retreat

  • Supported a Director of Operations in managing a $150k budget, vendor contracts, food, accessibility, COVID-19 safety and staff communication and travel logistics of 4-day staff retreat for 30 attendees

  • Developed and presented eight 90-minute workshops to 60-200 people, as well as advised 40+ grantees 1-on-1 on accessibility-centered event facilitation and decision making; confidence; restorative justice & financial repair; values aligned-management; and giving and receiving feedback.

“Life Cyle of a Boundary” Workshop for Restore Oakland’s HOPE Circle

  • Created space for a small team who navigated many Executive Director transitions over the years and collaboratively developed a plan to move forward and re-establish trust

  • Gave a training and collaboratively created a resource support Zine for a tenants rights organization to support their help phone line staff members in supporting folks who are expressing suicidal ideation

Photo Credit: Caravan Film Crew, Supernova Women Press Conference

“I can say hard things” workshop at an outdoor queer festival

Photo credit: Yaara @tenderheartphoto

 

photo credit:
Marcella Sanchez & Diamond Wave Arts