2022 Global Forum - Audio Garden Promo: Recent Episodes
Presencing Institute
SHOW NOTES
This audio file is a reading by Nora Bateson, from her book "Smaller Arcs of Larger Circles - Framing through other patterns".
MORE ABOUT NORA BATESON
Nora Bateson is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator, as well as President of the International Bateson Institute, based in Sweden. Her work asks the question “How we can improve our perception of the complexity we live within, so we may improve our interaction with the world?”. An international lecturer, researcher and writer, Nora wrote, directed and produced the award-winning documentary, An Ecology of Mind, a portrait of her father, Gregory Bateson. Her work brings the fields of biology, cognition, art, anthropology, psychology, and information technology together into a study of the patterns in ecology of living systems. Her book, Small Arcs of Larger Circles, released by Triarchy Press, UK, 2016 is a revolutionary personal approach to the study of systems and complexity.
Blog: https://medium.com/@norabateson
Website: https://batesoninstitute.org/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nora-bateson-b4a2456/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoraBateson
Instagram: @norabateson
MORE ABOUT HINDOU OUMAROU IBRAHIM
Environmental activist and member of Chad’s pastoralist Mbororo community, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim began advocating for Indigenous rights and environmental protection at age 16, founding the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)
to introduce new income revenue activities for women and collaborative tools such as 2D and 3D participatory mapping to build sustainable ecosystems management and reduction of nature-based resource conflicts. Her vision is to grow support for both traditional knowledge and science to improve resilience to climate change especially for rural communities.
She is a member of the Indigenous Peoples of Africa Coordinating Committee (IPACC) and served as co-chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change during the historic UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris. She is dedicated to the protection of all Indigenous peoples, from the Congo to the Arctic, and the value of their knowledge in the fight against climate change. She advances environmental protection for Indigenous peoples by participating in international policy dialogues held around the three Rio Conventions; Climate Change (UNFCCC), Biodiversity (CBD), and Desertification (UNCCD) pressuring governments to recognize land rights of Indigenous peoples and advance their solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Currently cochair of the Facilitative Working Group of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) and cochair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum (IIPFCC) on Climate Change for COP27 in Africa Egypt. UNPFII African member and Vice-Chair nominated by indigenous African peoples organizations.
Ibrahim’s work with indigenous communities at the local and global level has achieved broad recognition and support including, the Rolex enterprise award 2021; the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award; Riverdale Country School's 2021 Jolli Humanitarian Award featuring a building named after her. the 2020 Refugee International’s Refugees International Holbrooke Award; the Daniel Mitterrand Prize; appointment as a UN SDG Advocate; Conservation International Board Member and Lui-Walton Senior Fellow; Member of the EAT Advisory Board; named Ambassador of the EDEN Project and National Geographic Explorer. She was recognized by BBC as a top 100 women leader and by TIME's Women Leaders in Climate Change. Recognized by African media AkoyaAfrica 100 women leader. Her TED talk on Indigenous knowledge meets science to solve climate change has surpassed more than 1 million views.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hindou-oumarou-ibrahim-2ba22410/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hindououmar
Instagram: @hindououmar
MORE ABOUT NORA GHERBI
Nora is the Founder of WHo CAREs!? Chronicles and a co-founding partner of the ChangeNOW summit.
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noragherbi/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhocaresCSR
Instagram: @whocareschronicles
MORE ABOUT ADAM McKAY
Adam McKay, born April 17th, 1968 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), is an American director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film collaboration with the actor Will Ferrell. In 2016, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Big Short. Adam McKay wrote and directed Don't Look Up, which was released on the Netflix platform in late 2021 and was a major international success.