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Skills, community, and resilience — for a local revolution.

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Who is PeoplesHub?

A national network of trainers, advisors, and visionaries.

Elandria Williams

Former member of Highlander Research and Education Center – PeoplesHub Director of Trainings, and PeoplesHub Trainer

Sarah van Gelder

Founder of PeoplesHub, founding editor of YES! Magazine, author, speaker – PeoplesHub’s Executive Director

Halima Cassells

Detroit-based artist, community advocate – PeoplesHub Trainer

Jess Grady-Benson

Trainer, organizer and artist – PeoplesHub Trainer and Trainings Coordinator

Jardana Peacock

Writer and spiritual activist – PeoplesHub’s Outreach & Communications Lead

Medea Benjamin

Founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange

Dante Garcia

Seattle artist, designer, organizer – PeoplesHub Trainer

Jeanne Rewa

Experiential trainer, facilitator, and organizer trained by Training for Change – PeoplesHub Trainer

Siko Bouterse

Co-founder and coordinator of Whose Knowledge? and former Director of Community Resources at the Wikimedia Foundation

Adrienne Maree Brown

Author of Emergent Strategy, facilitator, pleasure activist, coach, healer, and doula

Linda Stout

Founder and Executive Director of Spirit in Action – PeoplesHub Trainer

Melissa Rosario

Puerto Rico-based facilitator, researcher and healing justice practitioner – PeoplesHub trainer

Matt Guynn

Organizer with On Earth Peace, Training for Change – PeoplesHub Trainer

Mary Joyce

Impact Design Director at Harmony Labs and Founder & Principal at Do Big Good Consulting

Adela Nieves

Founder of Homemade Healing, a neighborhood wellness center in Southwest Detroit, co-founder of Healing by Choice – PeoplesHub Trainer

Marcia Lee

Co-founder of Healing by Choice and Taproot Sanctuary in Detroit – PeoplesHubTrainer

Mateo Nube

Co-founder of Movement Generation: Justice & Ecology Project

Starhawk

Author, activist, and co-founder of Alliance of Community Trainers

Akaya Windwood

President of Rockwood Institute

Peter Block

Consultant and author of “Community: The Structure of Belonging”

Heather Booth

Founder of the Midwest Academy

Puanani Burgess

Native Hawaiian trainer, consultant and poet

LeeAnn Hall

Co-director of People’s Action

Ma. Teresa “Mayté” Penman

Director of Resident Engagement for Southwest Solutions, Detroit

Meet the People at PeoplesHub

How does it work?

As a group

Choose the training that offers your group the strategy, ideas, vision, and skills you need — or take the whole series. Our training team will work closely with you to address the issues you most want to take on.

On your own

Check out PeoplesHub workshops and sign up on your own or with a friend! Get skills, inspiration, and tools you can use where you are.

Get empowered

Apply vision, ideas, tools and strategies from your PeoplesHub experience to the place where your heart lives. Gain the power and connections to get good things done.

Core Trainings

Connect online as a group

Dreaming & Scheming: Group Vision and Purpose

Tap into your creativity. Find your shared vision. Take this interactive training to get clear on your purpose and how together you’ll make change where you live.

Make It Real, Part A: Turn Dreams into Strategies

Who has power in your community? What power do you already have? Select from proven strategies to make your vision a reality.

Make it Real, Part B: Objectives, Tactics, and Timelines

Build on your vision, strategies, and community knowledge to create a plan. You’ll come out of this training with the tactics, timelines, and next steps to make it happen.

Leaderful Groups

Share the work, encourage new people to join your group, and avoid burnout. Value the many styles of leadership and build friendships, and your group will be stronger and more resilient.

Glorious Meetings & Decision-Making

Imagine meetings that leave you energized, focused, and connected. Build trust. Incorporate anti-racist and anti-oppression processes. Share decision making.

Living Into Conflict

Conflict is inevitable, but you can learn tools that make conflict safe. Explore how different cultures manage conflict. Reduce triggers, and build understanding and resilience.

PeoplesHub Workshops

Registration is open!
If the workshop you want to take isn’t open yet, let us know and we’ll notify you when it does.

Wealth and Inequality: Understanding the Economics of Today

Ernesto “Eroc” Arroyo-Montano and Riahl O'Malley

Wealth and Inequality: Understanding the Economics of Today

Ernesto “Eroc” Arroyo-Montano and Riahl O'Malley

Understand the root causes of economic inequality and gain lessons for organizing to bridge the racial wealth divide.

Session 1: September 5 from 4-6pm PT/ 6-8pm CT/ 7-9pm ET

Session 2: October 2 from 9-11am PT/ 11am-1pm CT/ 12-2pm ET