There is a red carpet and two chairs opposite each other. The Citizen is Present goes Climate Conference. A space of silence and being present in the busy foyer at the COP25 in Madrid. Martin Bruders is co-initiator of the art-action and part of the Team behind The Citizen is Present. The intention is to […]
Happy and motivated, Anna Storck and Agata Nienajadlo ended the series of workshops for multiplicators on the subject of conflict resolution and bullying prevention for volunteers, social workers and people working in the integration work. The project was supported by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) and funded by the Federal […]
We are each active in several organizations. All those organizations share an integral perspective, and each fulfills a purpose of its own. Together, we might conceive of all these organizations as a global integral collaborative support network. That is, if we know each other, we are better able to support each other. Each of us […]
In Calais Jungle, North France, more than 2000 illegal refugees live and wait for chance to go to UK. The situation is very worth and many human right organizations are warning because of terrible life conditions there. Kazuma and 9 students from Witten/Herdecke University worked from 25th to 30th November in “Refugee Community Kitchen” in […]
Workshop by Mari Sawada & Marion Weber Form the 22nd to the 24th in November the workshop „Transparent Mindful Communication“ took place at Witten/Herdecke University. Mari Sawada and Marion Weber were facilitators of the seminar. The seminar was inspiring and had a familiar atmosphere with the same competence level. Actually we had really fun! At […]
IfGIC Webinar with Christine Gerike and Kazuma Matoba Global social witnessing is at its core the emergent human capacity to mindfully attend to global events with an embodied awareness, thereby creating an inner world space mirroring these events. In the evening, 18 people gathered to practice Global Social Witnessing. Kazuma Matoba gave an a short […]
Culture is always a factor in conflict, whether is plays a central role or influences it subtly and gently (LeBaron, 2003), and culture definitely shapes how we understand that incompatibility, what actions and reactions are seen as appropriate, and what possible solutions would look like. An understanding of culture is needed in order to understand […]
It was great to finally meet face-to-face for the first time, after talking on zoom for such a long time prior to the Kick-Off. The possibility to meet at one place and work together for couple of days in October, created a strong sense of commitment to all, who will work together on the project […]
Webinar with Martin Bruders and Kazuma Matoba IfGIC veranstaltet von 30. März bis 2. April 2020 „Global Social Witnessing_Conference.Lab“ an der Universität Witten/Herdecke. (www.globalsocialwitnessing.org). Nach Herrmann, Matoba & Wagner (2018): Global social witnessing is at its core the emergent human capacity to mindfully attend to global events with an embodied awareness, thereby creating an inner […]
Forum 2020 in Witten From the 30th March until the 3rd April 2020 at the Witten/Herdecke University in Witten, Germany Global Social Witnessing_Lab 2020 Vision: In the 21st century the university has a major responsibility for creating spaces in which a cosmopolitan society can be prepared for the future; where students are encouraged to explore […]