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

Salaam alaikum!

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

I am a care-worker, people gather-er, resource creator, mutual aid organizer, and communication & conflict educator.

I am committed to working with community-centered groups and people. I offer public workshops, custom capacity building programs, event and programming logistics and consulting, and coaching and peer support. I focus on creating spaces and resources that center accessibility and consent.

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 am also a dabke dancer!

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

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

I am: Disabled. Autistic. Gender fluid. 2nd gen. Mixed Arab Indigenous (Lebanese & Palestinian) white (western European).

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

Check out my blog for cool resources :)

Photo credit: Yaara @tenderheartphoto

 
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photo credit:
Marcella Sanchez & Diamond Wave Arts

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