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Social Justice Index

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:31 +0000

A panel discussion with stakeholders on the creation of a social justice index to support and advocate social justice within regions where populations are under a form of colonization and apartheid and injustice. Speakers’ Bios: 1. Rana Dajani: Professor of molecular cell biology, Hashemite University, Jordan, Harvard Radcliff fellow, a Fulbrighter, Eisenhower fellow, Yale and Cambridge visiting professor. Research area: refugee youth and the epigenetics of trauma across generations and world expert on genetics of Circassian and Chechan populations in Jordan. Established stem cell research ethics law in Jordan. Advocate for biological evolution and Islam, Member UN women Jordan advisory council. Established a women mentor network, and received Partnerships for enhanced engagement in research (PEER) award 2014. Organized the first gender summit for the Arab world 2017. Most influential women scientists in Islamic World, 12 among100 the most influential Arab women, Global Changemaker Award for celebrating, President of the Society for the Advancement of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Arab World. Awarded the Jordan star of science by His Majesty King Abdullah II. Developed a community-based model “We love reading” changing mindsets through reading to create changemakers, received World Innovation Summit in Education Award 2014, King Hussein Medal of Honor 2014, UNESCO International Literacy Prize 2017, World Literacy Council Award 2018 and the Jacobs social entrepreneurship award 2018, Science, Technology and Innovation Award UN 2019, Ashoka Fellow 2019, UNHCR Nansen Refugee awardee 2020, Schwab Social entrepreneur 2022. Author of the book: Five scarves, Doing the impossible: If we can reverse cell fate why can’t we redefine success, Nova Publisher 2018. Reviewed by Nature. 2. Tariq Al-Olaimy: co-founder of 3BL Associates. For his work with 3BL, Tariq was named as one of 10 Muslim men shaping the world by Mvslim.com, and was the first per- son from the MENA region to be recognized by GreenBiz and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, as one of their “30 under 30” leaders for breaking new ground in sustainability innovation. Last year, Tariq was also honored as one of 22 Climate Trailblazers worldwide by the Global Climate Action Summit, and recognized as an Expo 2020 Global Innovator. As an educator at heart, Tariq is a certified Ubuntu Peer Peace Coach through the Archbishop DesmondTutu Foundation, a former TEDx curator, and is a co-chair of UNESCO’s Global Action Program on Education for Sustainable Development Partner Network. Tariq is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, sits on the board of AIESEC in Bahrain, and serves on the Global Advisory Council of the World Economic Forum ‘s Global Shapers Community. He has conducted sustainability workshops and trainings across six different continents. As a sustainability and youth education policy advocate within the International Climate Movement, he has worked with UN organizations such as UNESCO, UNFCCC, UNDP, and UNEP towards the Post-2015 Development Agenda (SDGs). Tariq holds a BSc. in Investment and Financial Risk Management from Cass Business School London, has graduated from the Singularity University Executive Program, and is among the first 100 people in the world to complete a specialization in the field of Biomimicry. 3. Hatem Bazian: Co-founder and Professor of Islamic Law and Theology at Zaytuna College, the 1st Accredited Muslim Liberal Arts College in the United States. In addition, Prof. Bazian is a lecturer in the Departments of Near Eastern and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Bazian between 2002-2007, also served as an adjunct professor of law at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. In Spring 2009, Dr. Bazian founded at Berkeley the Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project at the Center for Race and Gender, a research unit dedicated to the systematic study of Othering Islam and Muslims. Prof. Bazian in Spring 2012 launched the Islamophobia Studies Journal, which is published bi-annually by Pluto Press and authored five books, hundreds of articles and a constant contributor to public debates. 4. Jason Jacobs: has an international reputation as a historian of television drama, its institutions, technology and aesthetics. He has taught film and television studies at the University of East Anglia, the University of Warwick, and Griffith University. His first book, The Intimate Screen (Oxford University Press, 2000) is a pioneering study of early television drama; his second book Body Trauma TV (British -Film Institute, 2003) explores the aesthetics of the hospital drama in relation to the contemporary cultural imagination. More recently he published Deadwood (Palgrave Macmillan/British Film Institute, 2012), as part of the BFI TV Classics series. He is currently working on an Australian Research Council funded project called “The Persistence of Television: How the Medium Adapts to Survive in the Digital World”…

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The Global Shapers and Catalyst 2030

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:28 +0000

With the largest youth population in history, there is an unprecedented opportunity for young people to take an active role in shaping the future. This generation has inherited enormous global challenges but has the ability to confront the status quo and offer youth-led solutions for change. The Global Shapers Community is a network of inspiring young people under the age of 30 working together to address local, regional, and global challenges. How can the Catalyst community and the Global Shapers Community work together to support the next generation of social innovators and create a platform for intergenerational collaboration and learning?

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The Global WE: Mobilisation around our shared humanity

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:27 +0000

Amidst increasing geo-political conflicts, a rise in religious fanatism, widening wealth gaps, and the realities of entrenched racism, we are subject to an underlying crisis that threatens social justice – fractured relationships and indifference to suffering. We may make progress on the SDGs, but without attention to personal relationships and a culture of encounter, any progress will be short-lived and inequitable. This session explores how we, as social innovators, might realise a Global WE through mass mobilisation toward a collective practice of humanity. This is an exploratory brainstorm; everyone is welcome.

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How can we become antifragile leaders in challenging times and empower people?

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:12 +0000

How can we become antifragile as leaders in challenging times and empower people? How we unite and rise above all the differences to promote light in these times. The session will be good as an instructive guides for corporate communications, communications by educational institutions, how to talk to the young people about the current situation, how to navigate the uncertainty and find your feet on the ground, find your own centre and empower others.

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The Invisible Visible – Campaign for Rights & Justice

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:02:08 +0000

The session will begin with providing the context surrounding the situation of homelessness in India and what has been the response from the state to address this. It will also discuss the vulnerabilities of different communities including the abuse and violence they are subjected to. Finally, it will propose a collaborative response in the form a national campaign, with a clear call to action. Strengthening of existing alliance that Koshish initiated some time back will be a major take away from this session with collaborative organisations extending support for advocacy and awareness of the issue.

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The Role of Indigenous Artists and Filmmakers in Achieving the SDGs

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:49 +0000

Although Canada was recently designated the 6th richest country in the world by McKenzie and Company, it stands 21st in its progress on achieving the SDGs. One of the biggest reasons for this lag has been the treatment of Canada’s minorities and Indigenous peoples who face some of the most enormous social challenges brought upon them by generations of colonial rule. Catalyst member and Canada Chapter Co-Chair Vilupti Corlis is focusing this panel on the role of the arts in moving forward through reconciliation into a better future and indigenous leaders who are accelerating change towards the SDG’s. The panel will convene three unique Canadian indigenous artists whose voices are expressing truth and inspiring change, and in the process driving Canada forward: Catalyst is a global movement of social change innovators: agents for change – social entrepreneurs, intermediaries, funders, NGOs and other social change innovators, collaborating in this urgent moment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Mitos y verdades sobre la Transformación Digital en el sector social

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:48 +0000

Generar una conversación alrededor de la importancia de la adopción tecnológica en el sector social para generar cambios exponenciales. La sesión estará estructurada alrededor de algunos mitos y verdades sobre los procesos de adopción de tecnología y buscará dar cuenta del poder que tiene la implementación de nuevas tecnologías para alcanzar cambios en las comunidades a través de casos concretos.

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Sesión de Cierre junto a Nuestra Escuelita

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:46 +0000

Las y los estudiantes de Nuestra Escuelita participarán de diversas actividades a cerca de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible previo a la actividad de cierre (sesión propuesta). El día de la sesión de cierre para la Semana de Cambio Catalizador se les invitará a las y los estudiantes que expresen de una forma artística su impresión sobre las sobre los la sustentabilidad y los ODS. Esta sesión tiene un elemento de educación intergeneracional y otorga un cierre transformador a la Semana de Cambio Catalizador.

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International Academy of Trial Lawyers Youth Restorative Justice Initiative

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:44 +0000

The IATL Academy has created a comprehensive model for Youth Restorative Justice, including best practices and policies for schools, police, county and courts, and promotes sharing of best practices with its Fellows to create and enable change in their own communities. The initiative includes evaluation and reporting on restorative practices to establish their effectiveness and cost efficiency, the creation of educational materials and videos, and training for all participants. Three restorative justice initiatives, which have benefitted greatly from the active support of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, will be profiled in this workshop: Toronto-based Peacebuilders Canada’s Restorative Youth Circles and Restorative Schools Programs, the restorative programs of the Minnesota Legal Rights Center, and the multiple awards winner film ‘Once and Future Peace’.

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Ubuntu Leadership – Africa’s Gift to the SDG’s

Ajit Vahadane — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:01:42 +0000

A dialogue with Prof John Volmink on the powerful philosophy and practice of Ubuntu Leadership, the spaces where it is manifesting, and its relevance to our current world circumstances. How the practice of Ubuntu Leadership is an embodiment of civic consciousness, and creates opportunities for the realisation of the fundamental essence of the Sustainable Development Goals. Ubuntu leadership offers the recognition that working together is intentional, developmental and requires patience, and that our own humanity can only be truly experienced within our shared humanity.

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