Community Workshops

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De-escalation Workshop

Learn the basics of self-regulation and de-escalation through guided practice, role-play, and real-life scenarios. Designed to help attendees confidently navigate tense or unsafe situations.

Available as: Community course • Private staff training

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Neurodivergent in the Workplace

Adapted from our panel featuring women and nonbinary hospitality workers, this workshop explores what it means to navigate restaurant culture while neurodivergent. Learn communication strategies, power-aware tools, and practical ways to support neurodivergent staff.

Available as: Community course • Private workshop

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Mental Health First Aid

In collaboration with a mental health professional, this workshop teaches how to support people experiencing mental health crises. Topics include crisis principles, peer support, emotional regulation, safety planning, and hands-on role-play.

Available as: Community course • Private staff training

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In partnership with GLOW and Illinois Workers in Action, this training covers sick pay, wage law, discrimination, sexual harassment, and how to protect undocumented workers—including what to do if ICE shows up at your workplace.

Available as: Community course

Labor x Immigration: Know Your Rights

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Self Defense for Hospitality Workers

Taught with Ramy Daod of Phoenix Sports Empire, this course offers consent-based, power-aware self-defense tactics designed for real workplace dynamics. Learn to protect yourself, evade harm, and throw a solid punch.

Available as: Community course

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Workplace Organizer Training

A trauma-informed introduction to workplace organizing. Learn documentation practices, communication strategies, power-building skills, and core reasons for organizing in hospitality.

Available as: Community offering

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  • A pers with short hair and a patterned shirt standing at a counter, holding a clipboard and interacting with a customer in a restaurant or café. Both peopleare wearing masks, and there is another perso in the background wearing a blue shirt and mask.
  • People wearing masks sitting at a table crafting with various art supplies, while one person stands in the background.
  • A person pouring kombucha from a large red bottle labeled 'Vargo Brother Ferments Cherry Hibiscus Kombucha' into a clear plastic cup, with a box of organic respiratory balance tea on the countertop.
  • A person smiling and talking to another, both wearing masks, in a cozy indoor space with shelves and other people in the background.
  • A table with various flyers, pamphlets, and decorative items, including a pink vase, a green vase with dried flowers, and a circular wall hanging, set against a glass window with a white curtain on the left and a clothing hanger with a graphic T-shirt on the right.
  • Three people inside a kitchen with hanging pots above, one person with tattoos and dreadlocks wearing a face mask and a graphic T-shirt is cutting something on a cutting board, two others are standing at a counter and looking at her, with papers and a book in front of them.
  • Three people wearing masks standing and sitting at a wooden counter inside a cafe or restaurant, with one person in a plaid shirt and a name tag talking to another person with dreadlocks.