Introduction Instituto Favela da Paz’s purpose is “to be of service to the world we dream of”, fostering a sense of community, creativity, collaboration, and purpose of life among the inhabitants of the periferia. Situated in Jardim Angela, the extreme South of São Paulo, which the UN declared in the 1990s to be one of
On the 28, 29 and 30th of November, 2020, we hosted the Regional Afrikan Gathering. The event accommodated conversations for 2hours a day as well as holding space for the afterparties. The soul intention that I felt extremely key was that of connection, resonance and weaving between projects and explorations throughout the Afrikan region. We
By Manish Jain A Little Reminder about the Paradoxes of Life for My 19-year-old Daughter: You are super special AND you are not. What you achieve in life is important AND it doesn’t really matter. You will have lots of choices in your life AND you really don’t. You are your socio-political identity AND you
Our Indian Multiversities Alliance annual gathering took place in Udaipur at Swaraj University from 10th dec to 13 dec. 35 people gathered together for the meeting. It was very energetic and enthusiastic to spend these four days with a powerful mix of old IMA members and some new ones who came for the first time.
Dear Ecoversities friends, The GAT (grant admin team) Circle wishes you a happy new year and invites you to join us virtually for our next ECOVERSANGHA* (Ecoversities General Members Meeting) on Saturday, January 15th! We have committed to convening an Ecoversangha 4 times a year with the intention to provide short but consistent Alliance-wide moments
Dear Ecoverse, We want to take some space at the beginning of this new annual cycle to WELCOME those who have joined Ecoversities over the last year & to perhaps invite folks who haven’t yet joined us to connect with us and learn a bit about the Alliance ecosystem. Please spread the word! Welcome and
By Alex Bretas INTRODUCTION The way we see the world and behave have been shaped over time by powerful influences: family, media, church, market, life, politics, groups of friends and even our habits. What about school? Have you ever wondered how this institution has been shaping our living in the world, our perception of ourselves
By Manish Jain (offered in the spirit of the Hippocratic Oath) Unlearning is one of the most important processes we have to invoke and support in education if we are to find ways out of the global mess that industrial-military life has created. Unlearning opens an alchemical portal to reclaiming swaraj in our lives and
by Pia Lindman I’m an artist and a healer: in both practices, my point of departure has often been personal experiences, guiding my inquiries and leading me to investigate the body and its place within the cultural space, as well as its relationship with the larger ecosystem. Affected by the powerful visceral experiences of a disease in my
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