2023 Bonner Congress Opening 際際滷s
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This opening session sets the stage for a dynamic and informative conference focused on driving positive social change. We'll be inspired and rooted in a sense of place by President Floyd and our student speakers then dive into two frameworks focused on equipping individuals to be change agents in their communities. Participants can expect to gain valuable insights, engage in thought-provoking discussions and be inspired by the stories of those who work towards moving the metaphorical mountains of social inequality, injustice, and systemic challenges.
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2023 Bonner Congress Opening 際際滷s
- 1. BonnerCongress2023 YMCA Blue Ridge, Bl a ck Mount a in, NC October 27-29
- 2. RollCall
- 3. CommunityNorms: Everyone here has something to learn Reflect on your views and the views of others This is a safe space to explore and PLAY (ask questions, take risks) Utilize empathy constantly
- 4. LandAcknowledgement The Bonner Congress acknowledges, with respect, that the land we are on today was originally known as Grey Eagle and was home to the Cherokee and Catawba Native Americans. We recognize the Cherokee and Catawba native people and original stewards of this land.
- 7. StudentKeynote Kelton Bloxham, Maryville College SGA President and Bonner Scholar Class of 2024
- 19. SocialChangeEcosystemFramework Deepa Iyer, South Asian American writer, lawyer, strategist, facilitator, & activist
- 20. The framework has three components to it: ecosystems, values, and roles.
- 21. An ecosystem is a community, a home, or a place and space where we feel a sense of belonging, familiarity, and alignment around our values, goals, and strategies for the future, and where we emphasize the importance of cultivating, nurturing, and sustaining relationships, connections, and solidarity. Ecosystems
- 22. Our values are the beliefs and convictions that we pass on from generation to generation. The reason that the values circle appears in the middle of the framework is to indicate how our principles and beliefs are the backbone and foundation for goal setting, clarifying external messages, and taking next steps. Values
- 23. Being in right relationship with our values is found in many spiritual or religious traditions. Clashes of values are quite common in social change movements. Consider: What are the needs and demands of the people who face historic and current marginalization by systems and policies? WhenValuesAlignorClash
- 24. As individuals, we show up in certain roles when we engage in social change. Each of us has innate gifts, lived experiences, learned skills, and formal and informal knowledge that we bring to ecosystems in order to propel social change. Roles
- 25. Roles WEAVERS We see the through-lines of connectivity between people, places, organizations, ideas, and movements. EXPERIMENTERS We innovate, pioneer, and invent. We take risks and course- correct as needed. FRONTLINE RESPONDERS We address community crisis by marshaling and organizing resources, networks, and messages.
- 26. Roles VISIONARIES We imagine and generate our boldest possibilities, hopes, and dreams, and remind us of our direction. BUILDERS We develop, organize, and implement ideas, practices, people, and resources in service of a collective vision. CAREGIVERS We nurture and nourish the people around me by creating and sustaining a community of care, joy, and connection. DISRUPTORS We take uncomfortable and risky actions to shake up the status quo, to raise awareness, and to build power.
- 27. Roles HEALERS We recognize and tend to the generational and current traumas caused by oppressive systems, institutions, policies, and practices. STORYTELLERS We craft and share our community stories, cultures, experiences, histories, and possibilities through art, music, media, and movement. GUIDES We teach, counsel, and advise, using my gifts of well-earned discernment and wisdom.
- 29. Form groups based on your role. Then as a group, discuss the questions on your worksheet. MappingSocialChangeRoles
- 30. LargeGroupSharing What prominent role or approach do you have? Why do you think you fi t this role? What other role(s) interest you? We dont have to play all the roles, and we shouldnt feel the need to if we are part of an ecosystem. In many situations and over time, our roles shift and change, and we work closely with others to complement and amplify each others contributions.
- 31. LargeGroupSharing Do you have opportunities in your Bonner Program or in the summer to learn and try different roles? Why is it important to understand our approach and others approaches to social change?
- 33. PathwaysofPublicService&Civic Engagement Community Engaged Learning and Research: Connecting coursework and academic research to community- identified concerns to enrich knowledge and inform action on social issues. Community Organizing and Activism: Involving, educating, and mobilizing individual or collective action to influence or persuade others. Direct Service: Working to address the immediate needs of individuals or a community, often involving contact with the people or places being served. Philanthropy: Donating or using private funds or charitable contributions from individuals or institutions to contribute to the public good. Policy and Governance: Participating in political processes, policymaking, and public governance. Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility: Using ethical business or private sector approaches to create or expand market- oriented responses to social or environmental problems.
- 34. Exercise Find someone you havent met yet. Share.... Which pathway(s) you have participated in already and Which ones you would like to experience and why.
- 35. MomentofSilence
- 36. Wi f iInformation Network Name: Blue Ridge Assembly
- 37. SocialActivities Icebreakers @ 9pm in Eureka Hall Lobby S'mores & Fun @ 9:30pm at Whittington Amphitheater Campfire Arts & Crafts @ 9:30pm in Eureka Hall Lobby