For those of you close to Uppsala, Sweden, warmly welcome to this free live event with Keri Facer. (Find the Facebook event here).
The lost art of listening
Campfire gathering with prof. Keri Facer, Oct 2nd, 16.00, Uppsala
Co-hosted by the Society for Transformative Conversations and CEMUS.
Limited spots – sign up by emailing ingrid@forestofthought.com
“Listening brings humans into being”
Lisbeth Lipari
As we are faced with multiplying crises, we often rush into trying to fix the world through words and busy action. What if an adequate response is to simply listen? What new worlds can be made, what wounds can be healed, through listening deeply? Professor and storyteller Keri Facer writes that “To listen is to allow the world to touch us, change us.” In this FoT live podcast, gather around the fire to explore what true listening really means.
Keri Facer is Professor of Educational and Social Futures at the University of Bristol and Professor of Public Education at Black Mountains College. Her research is concerned with educational responses to socially and ecologically transformative change – from technological disruption to environmental crises. She is currently setting up a Society for Transformative Conversations in Sweden and exploring the role of time, listening and emotions in enabling new conversations about land futures, in collaboration with colleagues at the Swedish Agricultural University (SLU) in Uppsala.