Shlomo Pesach (they/them) is a community organizer devoted to cultivating resilient queer futures .
Shlomo lives as a white settler on Chochenyo Ohlone Land , and traces their ancestry from diasporic Ashkenazi Jewish peoples immigrating from Romania and Poland . They are neurodivergent , working-class , and transgender , with citizenship and education privilege .
Shlomo believes in land-based communities of practice as critical ecological and political technology in the context of climate injustice and with the histories of white supremacist colonialism and ableist cisheteropatriarchy .
Shlomo’s offerings in the world take the form of council facilitation , movement chaplaincy , and personal coaching — they are a ritualist with experience holding space for individuals , partners , and groups .
They are a song-leader and organizer with the Thrive Street Choir , a direct action community of singers that believes music is a powerful force which mobilizes change , builds community , and strengthens a sense of resilience .
They are a co-visionary and collaborator of the Queer Ecologies Cohort , a A seasonal cohort of LGBTQ2SIA+ and QTBIPOC farmers, ecologists , artists , and organizers gathering in study of queer-centered ecology and land-based practices .
Shlomo works as a social media strategist who offers communications and marketing consultation — they value storytelling as a vehicle for strengthening alliances and networks in the service of collective liberation .
Shlomo is an apprentice of bird-language , the tarot , and speculative fiction .
Why I am called to facilitate the Work
Shlomo Pesach (they/them) is a community organizer devoted to cultivating flourishing queer futures . Shlomo lives as a white settler on Chochenyo Ohlone Land , and traces their ancestry from diasporic Ashkenazi Jewish peoples immigrating from Romania and Poland . They are neurodivergent , working-class , chronically ill , and transgender , with citizenship and education privilege . Shlomo believes in land-based communities of practice as critical ecological and political technology in the context of climate injustice and with the histories of white supremacist colonialism and ableist cisheteropatriarchy .
How I see the Work serving the Great Turning
Shlomo’s offerings in the world take the form of council facilitation , Jewish chaplaincy , and somatic coaching — they are a ritualist with experience holding space for individuals , partners , and groups . Shlomo is a member of the inaugural F.I.R.E Fellowship with the Ojai Foundation and Youth Passageways . They serve as a Rite of Passage guide and mentor for trans* and non-binary youth through the Stepping Stones Project . They are a song-leader and organizer with the Thrive Street Choir , a direct action community of singers that believes music is a powerful force which mobilizes change , builds community , and strengthens a sense of resilience . They are a co-visionary and collaborator of the Queer Ecologies Cohort , a seasonal cohort of LGBTQ2SIA+ and QTBIPOC farmers, ecologists , artists , and organizers gathering in study of queer-centered ecology and land-based practices . Shlomo works as a social media strategist who offers communications and marketing consultation — they value storytelling as a vehicle for strengthening alliances and networks in the service of collective liberation . They manage communications for Black Mountain Circle, Weaving Earth , and Music as Medicine project .
Audiences I work with
Working with ~ young adults in their odyssey years /// queer and trans youth /// Jewish organizers /// white , settler affinity groups /// racial equity and reparations spaces /// farmers , ecologists /// independent scholars /// community choirs /// movement chaplains /// working class , labor organizers /// spoonies /// the gender-blessed and gender expansive
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