3/28: Stepping Back to Step Forward: A Conversation on Systemic Change and Transformative Action

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Submitted by Knight0440 on Mon, 2013-03-25 07:48
Date/Time: 
Thu, 3/28 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
When: Thursday, March 28 at 7:00pm
 
Where: M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, 929 South Plymouth Ave., Rochester, NY
 
 

Stepping Back to Step Forward

A Conversation on Systemic Change and Transformative Action 

 
    
How can we go beyond the personal/interpersonal spheres of social change and specific projects/campaigns to create a deeper level of change? How can we address the underlying causes of the violence and suffering in our world in a truly transformative way? In this community discussion we want to take a step back explore systemic or structural change, structural nonviolence and how can bring practically bring about the world we want to live in. For this evening though, we want to make a space to ask ourselves and each other some questions out-loud - what we are doing and how we are doing it? What could we imagine doing differently if we take a step back? How does our action fit together with a broader/deeper  vision?
 
Guiding questions for the conversation: 
-What is structural or systematic change?  What would systematic nonviolence look?
-What strategies do we have to bring about structural change or structural nonviolence?
-What can we practically do in the here and now as a community to bring about the systemic change we want to see?
 
We look to the collective wisdom of the group to guide these most awesome, yet difficult visionary discussions and processes.