Program
The Program
Contributors
ELIAS DIAZ
Elias Diaz is a Philippine-based facilitator dedicated to surfacing contradictions and deepening dialogue on the subject of technological evolution and its impacts on relationality and consciousness. Elias is driven by questions of how cultural impulses discover their power in the self-organizing of civil society, and how this offers the possibility of developing empowering civic technologies. He is interested in how communities can awaken to collective agency in order to counterbalance market imperatives and state logics—examining the role of technology therein—and how contemplative wisdom can enable us to see the social organism more clearly, and catalyze social renewal. Elias is currently working with an environmental coalition focused on stopping environmentally destructive infrastructure projects that have been flagged in the massive national corruption scandals that have recently erupted in the Philippines.
KAIT ZIEGLER
Kait is so grateful to participate in activism, art, and community organizing in this beautiful and challenging world. She is co-founder of Moral Mondays LA, a co-created effort to bridge mindfulness and activism, and to connect individuals’ passions/capacities to direct action/community work that will create a kinder, sustainable future that we (& future gens) can live in. She’s helping move forward the work of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, and serves as one of the co-chairs for California. The Poor People’s Campaign is a national fusion coalition in 40 states and Washington D.C., which is mobilizing poor and impacted, working people across all lines of division to topple the pillars of racism, poverty, ecological devastation and the war economy. She lives in a conscious community, called Elderberries 3Fold & Have Seeds House, with her partner, and really just wants to figure out how we can all be more human with each other to build Beloved Community.
Evening program
TWIiiins
TWIIIINS is a violin due from South Korea and Germany, known for their energetic and genre-blending performances. They combine classical music with pop, funk, film scores, jazz and rock creating a unique and dynamic sound.
With their lively stage presence and passions for live music, TWIIIINS captivates audience, turning each performance into an engaging experience.
World Cafe and Open Space
World Café and Open Space Technology are participatory workshop formats designed to digest, deepen, and connect the content and learnings from the Forum, including the lectures by Kait and Elias.
Both methods focus on meaningful dialogue in small groups, creating space for open exchange, cross-pollination of ideas, and fresh perspectives. This form of learning encourages collective intelligence to emerge and allows participants to explore topics that matter most to them.
These workshop methods are commonly used at YIP, as they support a more connected, relational, and self-directed learning experience. We are excited to share them with you at the Forum!
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