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The Optimistic Anthropologist Vol. 21
A Whirlwind of Emergence
July 2019, Volume 21View this email in your browser
Dear ,
Most months I use this space to share some reflections on something that I have learned about that connects with the work I do at Optimistic Anthropology. But this month, I'm going to try to connect the dots between a couple of things, because July has been an unexpected whirlwind!
On top of my work commitments,
into action when
on Capitol Hill. And I'm currently en route to the Balkans where
.
When I look back on my life, I see how both of these firsts were seeded long ago. I have attended protests and marches since I was seven years old, but
over the last three years have deepened my understanding and appreciation for the power of movements and non-violent resistance. Similarly, growing up in the 1990s in Chicago, which has a significant Balkan population, I read both
and
related to the region as I read and watched the news unfold of its painful transition from Yugoslavia to independent states.
This month has been rife with experiences that have been emergent - a concept that I think is so powerful in the work of personal and social change. And deepening my understanding of emergence was another part of the whirlwind because I participated in the
in DC. I'm processing so many lessons from those four days that that I wrote TWO blog posts about it that I hope you'll check out.
Be well and do good,Alison
P.S.
If you know any local folks in Bosnia-Herzegovina or Montenegro who you can introduce me to
The Latest on the Website
Earlier this month, Alison had the good fortune to participate in a 4-day Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute in DC. She wrote two blog posts about the experience:
What the heck is emergent strategy? is an introduction to emergent strategy's principles and elements.
Embodying (and not) the principles of emergent strategy is reflection and meaning making about practicing emergent principles while wondering if you belong.
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