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North America: Youth and Food |
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South Asia: Rethinking Learning |
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Southern Africa: Nurturing a Network |
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Five years ago this week, we launched the Berkana Exchange, our
experiment in creating a learning network of people around the world
who are committed to creating healthy and resilient communities where
they live. Today, more than 17 participating places representing 10
countries are in intimate and profound learning relationships with one
another, freely sharing their knowledge, ideas and innovations;
engaging together in transformative action; and building the foundation
for a new movement worldwide of communities that proudly work with the
wisdom and wealth already present in their people, traditions and
environment.
Five years ago, the Art of Hosting hadn’t yet been given its name. As
of today, there have been nearly 100 gatherings in more than 20
countries around the world. Berkana has been just one part of this
groundswell of people unleashing the power of collective intelligence
into organizations and communities. Around the world, people are taking
on the challenges of inadequate healthcare, failing schools and
threatened food systems by convening gatherings that invite each of us
to work together on what matters most.
Berkana’s work has been about creating the conditions for people to
self-organize in service of each other and our planet. Over the past
five years, we have placed most of our attention on doing just that
with the Berkana Exchange and Art of Hosting communities—and today,
both of those communities are demonstrating remarkable vitality. While
we will continue to be active participants in the communities we have
helped to catalyze, in 2009 we are shifting our attention toward
nurturing new experiments, especially those that are emerging
regionally in South Asia, Southern Africa and North America. It is also
time to make what we’ve learned visble by creating new publications and
electronic media that share the stories and lessons learned over the
past five years with a broader audience. We’ll be particularly focused
this year in applying what we’ve learned to organizations and
communities throughout North America, and invite you to learn more
about Berkana’s Learning Services by
visiting our web
site.
Below are a few highlights about where we’re headed in 2009.
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