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Social, Cultural and Ecological Renewal
The Art of Working Together in a Diverse Environment
Accompanied by singing with Larry Glatt
LEAH KEDAR 
has over 25 years of experience leading organizational change efforts worldwide. Her experience as an ethnographer and sociolinguist inform the holistic approach of her work. She works with clients in the U.S. and internationally, facilitating organization transformation from the inside out. Leah is known for her exceptional ability to bring together disparate voices in the pursuit of common goals. She is the author of Voices of Children: AIDS Orphans in the District of Columbia and editor of Power Through Discourse. She is based in Washington, D.C.
LARRY GLATT 
teaches music in grades 3-12 at the Hawthorne Valley School in Harlemville, N.Y., and has taught as a Waldorf class teacher. He completed his Waldorf training in Toronto and has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Queens College (CUNY), He also earned a masters degree in music theory and a doctorate in music performance from Florida State University. Larry was a concert guitarist, a composer, a choir director and a guitar professor at Illinois State University. His first CD of solo guitar music is titled A Wind from the South.
One Week Intensive: July 13 - 19, 3 Sessions per Day:
8:30 - 10:00 | 10:30 - 12:00 | 4:30 - 6:00
Diversity is the norm in modern life, not the exception. We struggle with ideas and ideologies of social life that have been eclipsed by modern realities, yet persist as ill-fitting, worn-out etheric templates. How can we bring our schools and ourselves into harmony with modern social forms with integrity and in wholeness?
Our challenge is to find shared meaning in communities with diverse ethnic, cultural, racial, and economic backgrounds, and to make that the foundation for building school communities that support healthy, soulful and vibrant learning for all who come. It is a dual challenge. It asks of us on the one hand to create a social and cultural environment that is welcoming to all, and on the other to engage our own soul, learning in the process.
In this course we will explore our own biographies and the group's biography as it relates to living and working in environments that are increasingly diverse. We will seek to understand the forces that stand in the way of our honoring, respecting, and growing through our encounters with the differences that live among us.
We will engage in courageous conversations and facilitated dialogue to support the inner strength to explore the deeper processes that live within us and are reflected in what we create in the outer world. Experiential activities, listening activities, reflection, and dialogue will be part of our learning process. We will not seek to simply solve problems, but rather to understand the phenomena underlying the symptoms of the challenges of diversity. Packets of reading materials will be provided at the bookstore.
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