Topher Stephens
Topher Stephens is an experiential educator creating culturally relevant and collaborative learning environments for youth and adults. Trained in mindfulness, nature connection, non-violent communication, and embodied and expressive arts-based facilitation, he brings a multi-modal and holistic approach to social justice education and collective liberation praxis.
Growing up in a working class community on ancestral Cherokee land in Southern Appalachia, Topher, like so many white men, was socialized and shaped by the divisive and domination-based ideologies of patriarchy, racism, and colonialism. He is committed to the processes of personal and collective healing and has spent many years studying, practicing, and recieving guidance from leaders in feminist and anti-racist organizing.
Aside from facilitating anti-oppression workshops for white men, Topher designs and leads immersive social and environmental justice programs at the Eco Institute in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and is an avid bird-watcher and folk singer.
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