Gathering as medicine.
Accessibility-Centered:
Events I Education I Writing I
Coaching I Operations
Based on Ohlone Land (Oakland, CA)
Our Services
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Foster spaces for learning, connection, joy, grief and beyond and incorporate care and access to every part of your event or venue:
-Venue accessibility audits and design
-Participant communication, vendor coordination, day-of logistics, and event close out
-Low sensory space design and implementation
-Wellness and care-focused space design and implementation
-On the ground mental health support at an event for folks experiencing temporary crisis, panic, activation, spiraling or simply needing to process something with a person who is committed to non-carcel care and compassion -
-Access and care coaching for individuals surviving corporate america and the non profit industrial complex
-Build tools and skills to communicate your needs, provide care to others, and be affirmed about the ways racial capitalism is impacting you
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-Workshops, zines, conferences, standard operating procedures, social media posts and more around topics such as: event accessibility, care, conflict, political education, communication, mental health care, and facilitation
-Equity focused: programs and resources are representative of your values and the audiences you are trying to reach
-Neurodivergent accessibility: interactive education that centers people from across the neurodivergent spectrum by creating a plethora of ways to participate and engage
-Relevant education: creative and thoughtful panels, workshops, and programs that give people the education and tools they need to build meaningful relationships and bring their learnings to their communities
trauma-informed. disability justice-centered. global majority affirming. somatic based.
Meet Amir!
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
photo credit:
Marcella Sanchez & Diamond Wave Arts