From Tension to Trust: Disagreement as a Practice of Solidarity

Our movements are full of people with good intentions — and yet many of us are exhausted, hurt, or quietly disconnected.

Not because we don’t care, but because we struggle to stay in relationship when conflict arises.

Unspoken tensions fester. Niceness replaces honesty. Critique turns sideways. People disappear rather than speak. Months or years later, the story resurfaces: “Three years ago, you said X…”

This session is an invitation to rebuild our collective capacity to disagree without dehumanising, to separate opposing ideas from opposing people, and to stay in relationship long enough for something transformative to emerge.

At its root, much conflict isn’t about what was said — but about what needed to be said and wasn’t.

Drawing on relational practices, power analysis, and embodied dialogue, we’ll explore how conflict can become a site of truth, agency, and deeper solidarity, rather than rupture or withdrawal.

This is not about being nicer.

It’s about being more honest, more compassionate, and more free — together.