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OD and International/Community Development (OD-ICD) SIG: January 2011

  • 13 Jan 2011
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Johns Hopkins University – DC Campus, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20036 (Check at JHU front desk for room number)

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OD/ICD SIG

Date: January 13, 2011

Time: 6:00 pm - Networking and bring-your-own-dinner; 
6:30-9:00 pm - Program (In response to participant requests for more time for discussion and integration we are experimenting with a longer session.  If you haven't had dinner, bring your own food or order something from Galley Cafe on the first floor 202-939-0263.  Light refreshments will also be available.)

Speaker: Dr. Cathy Royal

Title: Power and Empowerment: Let's Return to the Soil Where the Hole Was Dug

Description: Power is so seductive: in the world, in our country, in organizations, and even in our practices.  Yet we can become ever more aware, so we can hold, use, and share power in healthy ways using our understanding of human systems and complexity.
 
Every power struggle we see today is part of a much longer history of power than we usually think of in relation to today's issues.  To pick some examples in the US, whether it is heightened airport security, the state of the news media, the mindsets of our electorate, or our relatonship with Haiti or Mexico, it is valuable to listen to elders who hold today's challenges in an integrated context of history, research, and experience. 
 
Dr. Cathy Royal is one such elder: she is a truth-teller who sees today's events, divisions, and dilemmas in the context of a broad, varied, challenging, and passionate set of life experiences -- from growing up with Civil Rights activism to emerge from oppressive Jim Crow Laws and witnessing the dawn of television, to researching and developing powerful theories, traveling the world, and doing transformative life work.  She is a scholar, professor, international consultant, theorist, Yorba priest, black woman, mother, and grandmother.
 
On January 13, Dr. Royal will challenge and support OD/ICD SIG participants by sharing observations, concerns, and hopes around power and empowrment.  She will offer a case for participants to work and discuss.  Together we will explore the potentials for how we use power, lookng into  the African Proverb, "Return to the soil where the hole was dug," as our world sits on the precipice of something new.  Participants will explore the question: who am I as a man/woman, a scholar, a leader, a learner, a practitioner?  What kind of country will we create going forward?  The world is watching. 

Bio: Dr. Cathy L. Royal is the owner and senior consultant of Royal Consulting Group, LLC, an organization and community development practice based in Riverdale, Maryland. Dr. Royal developed the Quadrant Behavior Theory (QBT), a dynamic theory and experiential program, that supports diversity change agents in expanding their understanding of the behaviors that create and sustain exclusion in societies and systems. She serves as a faculty member with Colorado Technical University and the Executive Director of Your World Travel Education Foundation. Dr. Royal has worked in the field of structural inequality, diversity and social justice for more than 30 years and has been recognized by representatives of Congress for her work on gender and empowerment. Dr. Royal is a Fielding Institute Graduate and a recipient of the Fielding Institute Social Justice award.

SIG Leader:
Kristen Barney (kristen@openingcreativity.com | 703-966-2995)

Steering Committee:
Jenny Lyman (jennifer.lyman25@gmail.com | 202-257-1498)
David Osborne (dosborne@change-fusion.com | 703-939-1777)
Winta Teferi (xxwintex@yahoo.com | 202-595-4830
Priscilla Enner (priscilla.enner@gmail.com | 551-427-7433)

SIG Description: The OD/ICD SIG is a forum for collective learning and exchange among professionals who, in their own work, support development and positive change through collaborative partnerships in the arenas of Organization Development (OD), International Development (ID), and Community Development (CD). The SIG is a multi-directional conversation among participants with diverse worldviews, theories of practice, and partnerships; and a common desire to create positive, sustainable change through trusting, transparent, accountable, and powerful collaborations and organizations. Participants are aware of the challenges and opportunities inherent in issues facing the world (e.g., material poverty, violent conflict, climate change, social injustice, and more).

The SIG is a multi-directional conversation between diverse participants, and draws on presenters from within and without the participant base, prioritizing presentations with experiential components. Because participants lead busy lives, the participant base will be different in each meeting, creating a dynamic and evolving community. 

Who would benefit from attending: Practitioners, change agents, leaders, social entrepreneurs, policy analysts, grassroots activists, and partners in the arenas of International Development, Organization Development, and Community Development. These may include representatives of any sector (e.g., government, international institutions, philanthropy, civil society, academe, corporations, social entrepreneurs, etc.).

Meeting Frequency: Second Thursday of each month

Time: 6:00 pm - Networking and bring-your-own-dinner; 
6:30-9:00 pm - Program (In response to participant requests for more time for discussion and integration we are experimenting with a longer session.  If you haven't had dinner, bring your own food or order something from Galley Cafe on the first floor 202-939-0263.  Light refreshments will also be available.)
 
Venue: Johns Hopkins University – DC Campus, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20036 (Check at JHU front desk for room number)

Registration is free.

 

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