Waterline Consulting Cooperative
We planted the seeds of our worker’s cooperative during a time of social, ecological and political upheaval in late 2020 during a global pandemic.
As we felt the shock-waves of current systems being exposed for the harms they are doing, we simultaneously felt the pull of a new world.
More than ever before in our lifetimes, we sensed a willingness among the groups and institutions we work with to hold a mirror to our own roles in inequity and marginalization.
As the power of that moment cut through centuries of resistance, we saw a new commitment to interrupt the ways we collectively perpetuate harm through business-as-usual leadership and decision-making.
At the same time, there was a sense of disorientation around the nitty-gritty of how:
- How do we make decisions together that leave no-one behind?
- How do we address stuck power dynamics in the moment?
- How do we build the social and emotional resourcefulness to get through the conflicts in our group right now, let alone of our global time?
- What is the deeper shift in mindset and attitudes that can support transformation to occur for me, for my group, for all beings?
Our group of facilitators and community organizers with over 45 years of experience between us, has trained to meet the moment with courage, skillful means, and community.
Our services & programs are for anyone who leads or participates in groups, and wants to:
- Embody equity in their decision-making practices
- Skillfully engage conflict to strengthen and repair relationships, rather than destroy them
- Support safety and dignity of people & perspectives at the margins of any system
- Find creativity to imagine beyond the limits of past structures
- Nourish courage to face the role of emotions in organizational life
- Uncover your own expertise, wisdom and unique style of leadership