I am listening to two speakers talk about the need to connect with each other not from our heads, but from our hearts. The premise behind this is that talking from the place of emotions is where authentic dialogue happens.
I am wondering why are we still talking about doing this, having this conversation, and not ACTUALLY doing it? Where is the learning by doing? Why are we still learning by listening? It seems to me that an opportunity is being missed to get people to experience what their topic is about.
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Something that is critical for workshop leaders to do is get a sense of their audience - the present group listening to these presenters are experienced, skilled community developers - it's possible they may not need to hear the 'sermon' and may prefer to dialogue how this issue shows up in their community.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the 'truth' about this issue? Are we all either colonized or colonizers (sp?). What is the process of decolonizing oneself - is this a discourse we ALL (indigeneous and non-indegineous) need to be involved in. Is there a history of 'colonizing' in the indigeneous peoples history?
Is there a role for 'new canadians' to play in this issue - are there any new canadians who come from communities, nations that have not colonized or been colonized?
How do we look at the issue of our own inherent racism - if Jung was right and that our internal racist is part of our shadow how do we move away the veils and expose that deep unconscious place in a gentle way. This is the lifelong work of 'individuation' that we all need to engage in - indigeneous and non indegineous?