Your Partner in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Work!

And Still We Rise (ASWR) is a trusted, top-ranked vendor under Oregon’s statewide DEIB contract—approved in all three service categories:

✔️ Consulting

✔️ Training & Facilitation

✔️ Strategic Planning

What We Offer

Comprehensive Services to Operationalize Equity

Consulting Services

  • Organizational culture and climate assessments

  • Policy review and equity audits

  • Pay parity and workforce analysis

  • Executive and DEIB leadership coaching

Training & Facilitation

  • Interactive DEIB workshops (live & asynchronous)

  • Trauma-informed and anti-oppression sessions

  • Affinity and process group facilitation

  • DEIB learning tracks for all staff levels

Strategic Planning

  • Co-creation of DEIB action plans

  • Stakeholder and community engagement

  • Accountability frameworks and performance indicators

  • Implementation support aligned with Oregon’s 2023 DEI directive

Who Can Use the Oregon DEIB Contract?

Is Your Agency Eligible? Most Likely—Yes.


The statewide DEIB contract is available to:

  • Oregon state agencies, boards, and commissions

  • Cities, counties, and transit districts

  • ORCPP members, including:

    • School districts

    • Education service districts (ESDs)

    • Special districts

  • Tribal governments and sovereign entities

  • Public universities and community colleges

  • Nonprofits and community-based organizations contracted by the state

If your organization is publicly funded or collaborates with a public agency—you likely qualify.

The world is changing—and so must our workplaces. We work with organizations across Oregon and beyond to equip leaders and teams with the skills to dismantle harmful structures, foster belonging, and create lasting impact.

Why ASWR?

We help organizations reimagine work as a space of healing, belonging, and transformation.

Rooted in mental health, liberation psychology, and organizational change, ASWR brings deep expertise and cultural responsiveness to every engagement. We support agencies and teams in dismantling barriers, fostering belonging, and building sustainable systems—through consulting, training, and strategic planning.

Trusted by state agencies, school systems, and behavioral health providers across Oregon and Washington State.

What Our Clients Are Saying

  • It was a 10/10 experience. [And Still We Rise] was so nice and helpful! All the students involved had such a great time and we learned so much!

    Gaina, Framingham BSU

  • “And Still We Rise has been a welcomed partner…to provide guidance and services to BIPOC families following a racially-motivated hate crime. They were able to quickly pull together a team of professional in the direct aftermath to support the families in this tragedy. Further, we continued our work with And Still We Rise in leading workshops focused on affinity groups to explore means to improve solidarity. The team at And Still We Rise has been engaged, attentive and very professional.”

    Meredith, Winthrop Department of Public Health & Clinical Services

  • Roberta Holmes has been extremely helpful and has gone above and beyond to create workable solutions for our needs at Mount Holyoke. And Salwa has met the needs of one of our students in a way that very few others could have. We look forward to continued work together.

    Beth, Mount Holyoke College

  • “Very very wonderful! Thoughtful, kind, supportive, responsive.”

    Amelia, Pause Wellness Center

  • Dr. Cesar is passionate, and absolutely unrivaled in connecting with my BIPOC students. She developed lessons to teach them self awareness, build community, and improve their overall understanding and comfortability in their Black/Brown skin. I am so grateful for the work of ASWR. EVERY school district needs an ASWR provider!

    Andre, BART Charter Public School

  • “We recognized early on that there was a major gap in culturally responsive mental health care. The staff of And Still We Rise spent the time explaining their approach to health and wellness and delivered exactly what our community needed.”

    Meredith Hurley, Public Health, Town of Winthrop

  • “They create safe spaces where individuals feel supported in addressing the mental and emotional toll of their work.”

    Michelle Curry, OSPI

  • “We are better because of our collaboration. ASWR’s feedback and recommendations have been direct, specific, and incredibly helpful.”

    Dr. Lisha Cabral, Easton Public Schools

  • “ASWR demonstrated exceptional expertise in navigating complex conversations around power, privilege, and systemic oppression.”

    Octavio González, PhD, OUT MetroWest

  • “They connect quickly with diverse groups and adapt content in real time. Every member of their team reflects integrity and deep alignment with values.”

    Kelly Lynch, Found in Translation

  • “Students left with increased confidence, connection, and sense of belonging.”

    Andre Lynch, MCLA / BART Charter School

  • “ASWR helped me understand I’m not going through life alone—and that I can lean on my peers.”

    Student, ASWR Affinity Group at BART Charter School

  • “They have demonstrated the highest level of inclusivity, cultural sensitivity, and mutual respect. ASWR has been a phenomenal partner.”

    Ishmael Moyo, Gov Service Group

Build a Workplace Where Everyone Thrives

Invest in proactively building a thriving, collaborative culture where everyone flourishes. Join the movement—let’s reimagine work together.