A conversation between Mother and Father Earth. We answer the call and unfold into love in Gathering
Blog post by Alex Stubbings (www.talikandco.net) & Simon Divecha (https://be-benevolution.com) Context Cradled in a bio-social farm within the voluptuous Dolomiti mountains – as part of the AR+ Gathering 2023 – we found ourselves at the juicy edges where continental plates collide. Feeling invited into liminal space, we each took to personifying the elemental roles of […]
Read More...post Gathering 2023. Reflecting together
Gathering on zoom on December 11th – a month since we saw each other in person – we reflected on experiences from our November 2023 Gathering in Brixen/Bressanone. After a brief roll call of what we bring to the moment (e.g., “good memories”) we settled into protainer with Ilaria, and stayed in plenary for dialogue. […]
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Let’s Dance! Julian & Hannes reflect on Brixen/Bressanone AR+ Gathering
AR+ Members and guests gathered in Brixen/Bressanone, Italy November 9 – 12, 2023. The theme for our Dolomite-Alpine Gathering 2023 was Nourishing Ourselves and the Soil. The original invitation had been extended by Dr. Alessandra Piccoli of the Free University of Bolzano. Because Alessandra’s action research highlights bio-social farming, we organized most of our meetings […]
Read More...Scholarly practice as a developmental edge. Workshopping with Luea Ritter
Luea Ritter led the AR+ Members workshop in July, a space in which we present and dialogue about our work in convening transformative spaces. Luea writes… “My inquiry has been with me for a long time of how to bring insights and embodied experiences from my work on the ground into meaningful language and articulation. […]
Read More...The central challenge of ART workshopping: Only connect!
  Our second workshop – within the ARTist workshopping series – formed around Ruth. We listened as Ruth explained her brief** for upcoming work with actors in the financial world. Her intention is to support them in embracing a regenerative action oriented approach in their day to day. She plans to start with a […]
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