Restory-ing democracy with Austin Willacy
Time: B Block (9:50 to 11:05 am) and a keynote during assembly
Location: Black Box
Student liaison: Kathryn Hasson
Location: Black Box
Student liaison: Kathryn Hasson
Through sharing stories and songs, Austin Willacy will explore how to restore, and re-story democracy in these times. What are some of the opportunities for young people to reclaim, regenerate, restore, and re-story democracy in this geopolitical moment? In an era where we’re being broken into fragments and commodified, what is it to connect to our bodies, to nature, and to each other in a meaningful way? Learning how to work through conflict and working with difference in meaningful ways is the only way to reclaim our democracy. The world is only becoming more diverse. We have to figure out how to listen to each other, be vulnerable, and reconnect to a sense of altruism.