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Art of Hosting Events for Fall
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Why We Need New Ways of Thinking
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Peace T-Shirts to Benefit Berkana
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I’ve just returned from a month in Southern Africa. My time was filled
with learnings. Kufunda, surrounded by the crises in Zimbabwe, and
Johannesburg’s GreenHouse Project, bludgeoned by a string of calamities
over the last two years, have been growing strong, long, deep roots.
They have both become agile, adaptive, resilient, leaderful
communities.
It is no longer the least bit accurate to think of them as
organizations. Each is a growing community in which people are stepping
forward to provide the diverse leadership needed. In late July, Kufunda
and GHP together offered Art of Hosting workshops in Jo’burg through
GHP’s network, then in Cape Town with the Southern Africa Fisherwomen’s
Association, and finally in Durban with organizations of the INK
Townships.
Just as the INK workshop was concluding, the Berkana Parent-Child
Learning Journey began and followed the same route. As that adventure
came to a close, the team from LaPeng Family and Child Center, a close
partner of GHP, traveled to Kufunda to offer a workshop on Nourishing
our Young Children. Now, plans are being developed for a Feeding
Ourselves Sustainably Learning Exchange in early October before the
region hosts this year’s Berkana Exchange annual gathering of
leadership learning centers from around the world.
GHP and Kufunda are stepping deeper and deeper into their work of
calling forward new leadership in the region. Berkana is very excited
to be part of it.
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From September to November, leaders, change agents, managers, teachers
- pioneers from all walks of life - are invited to gather in three
corners of North America. Art of Hosting events are coming to
Vancouver, British Columbia; New York City; Albertville, Minnesota; and
Tampa, Florida, over the next few months. This is your opportunity to
explore the practice of hosting conversations that matter with us. As
you gather with groups of 20 to 40 participants, you'll enhance your
own practices of inviting, designing, opening and holding inspired and
meaningful spaces in new places in your work, your community and your
life.
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The Berkana Institute works in partnership with a rich diversity of
people around the world who strengthen their communities by working
with the wisdom and wealth already present in their people, traditions
and environment.
Berkana and our partners share the clarity that whatever the problem,
community is the answer. We prepare for an unknown future by creating
strong and sustainable relationships, by wisely stewarding the earth’s
resources, and by building resilient communities. We rely on the belief
that human beings are caring, generous and want to be together.
We are learning how to live the future now.
Deborah Frieze and Bob Stilger
Co-Presidents, The Berkana Institute
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