Themes
(Will be addressed in structured conversations and dialogues at the conference.)
- Peace, Dialogue and Democracy
- Commodification, Desire and the Good Life
- Poverty and Social Justice
- Labour, Future of Work and Leisure
- Globalisation and Human Rights & Security
- Education and People Formation
- Globalism, Regionalism, and Localism
- Dwelling and Urbanisation
- Femininity and Indigeneity
- Conventional, Alternative and Appropriate Technologies
- Body Cultures, Health and Healing
- Victims of Economic Growth and Development (Refugees, Victims of Human Trafficking, etc)
- Food, Water and Energy Security
- Climate Change
- Social Enterprise and Financial Models
- Cooperative Global Trade
- Media, Communication and Culture
- Transparency and the Quality of Everyday Life
- Sustainable Organisation, Social and Product Design
- Culture, Heritage and Future(s)
- Ecology and Planetary Consciousness
- Faith Communities, Perspectivism and Universalism
- Spirituality and Sustainability
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"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa Have we really designed and created a world that is safe, secure, and sustainable for all our children, the soul of the future? |
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Note:
Themes are broad categories. The actual topics of conversations and dialogue sessions may look very different. For instance 'new forms of trust' may be taken up for discussion or elaboration under the relevant theme (or themes), for instance 'quality of everyday life'. Or a session may capture 'pleasures of capitalism and pornography' say under 'commodification and the good life'. Or we may have a dialogue session on 'acephalous form of organisation design' under 'sustainable organisation, product and social design'. The more challenging aspect of all these is to articulate the orientation of 'spiritually-engaged sustainability'.
Themes are broad categories. The actual topics of conversations and dialogue sessions may look very different. For instance 'new forms of trust' may be taken up for discussion or elaboration under the relevant theme (or themes), for instance 'quality of everyday life'. Or a session may capture 'pleasures of capitalism and pornography' say under 'commodification and the good life'. Or we may have a dialogue session on 'acephalous form of organisation design' under 'sustainable organisation, product and social design'. The more challenging aspect of all these is to articulate the orientation of 'spiritually-engaged sustainability'.
