The use of the arts in deepening our inquiry-practice by Miren Larrea
Miren Larrea highlights the use of the arts as a way to deepen action researching. Miren led the first pre-gathering meeting, inviting us all to explore how the arts can help us go a bit deeper into understanding and transforming the ‘stuck’ relational aspects of our work. Have a look at the video Miren created […]
Read More...Action Beyond Division By Joseph Martin Stevenson
AR+ friend Joseph Martin Stevenson of Madison, Mississippi finds that when it comes to race, most people do not know what they do not know. He asks us to consider how everyday symbols – from math! – can help empower, enlighten, and engage us on our journey with racial justice. I appreciate his alchemical suggestion […]
Read More...Indigenous methodologies and ART by Joanne Whitty-Rogers.
Early in her nursing career, Joanne Whitty-Rogers, RN, PhD, a Senior Research Professor at St. Francis Xavier University, observed that Indigenous women encountered barriers to maternal care such as access to travel to healthcare services, language barriers, racism, and discrimination which often led them to feeling isolated. She went on to learn more of these […]
Read More...Jewish-Arab/Palestinian dialogue. Yael Skorkowich et al.
In designing the dialogue program, the leaders (faculty and students) considered one main dilemma: Should the dialogue openly grapple with political discussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or not? The article seeks to reveal the patterns of the power relationship between the initiators/facilitators of the program, who were female students (one Arab and one Jewish, both […]
Read More...Collective Transitions with Luea Ritter & Nancy Zam
Lucky me, I get to speak with Luea and Zam of Collective Transitions. They are joining the AR+ Gathering eCO Retreat in March 2021. I am especially interested in their work with Systemic Constellations and passion for what’s indigenous in each of us. Our conversation exemplifies the “not knowing” we each bring to the Gathering […]
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