Gathering as medicine.

Accessibility-Centered: 

Events I Education I Writing I
Coaching I Operations

Based on Ohlone Land (Oakland, CA)

Our Services

trauma-informed. disability justice-centered. global majority affirming. somatic based.

Meet Amir!

A woman with dark curly hair and tattoos on her arm is smiling with her eyes closed while holding a lemon and standing next to a dark brick wall. She is reaching up to pluck lemons from a lemon tree overhead, with bright sunlight illuminating her face and the surrounding greenery.

Salaam alaikum! Amir Makled (they/he) runs this lil business! You might also know them by Laila.

Amir has a 12+ years of experience creating spaces & resources that foster relationship building, healing, & learning for people who care. They are a certified Radical Mental Health First Aide Educator. His writing has been featured in AutoStraddle, Washington Blade, and Adi Magazine.

Amir has created created tools such as the Beginners Guide to Event Accessibility and Impactful Gatherings Workbook and Resource Guide because he is passionate about ensuring folks have access to the foundations needed for care-focused equitable, and accessibility-centered gatherings and facilitation. They love taking big concepts and turning them into easy-to-understand resources.

Amir is disabled, autistic, gender fluid, 2nd gen, and mixed Arab Indigenous (Lebanese & Palestinian) white (western European).

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Photo credit: Yaara @tenderheartphoto

Young woman with curly hair smiling, holding a pink rose, wearing makeup with colorful eye designs, layered necklaces, a denim vest with embroidered details, a white long-sleeve shirt, and maroon pants, standing against a blue background.

photo credit:
Marcella Sanchez & Diamond Wave Arts