The Global Convening of Atlantic Senior Fellows, July 2019

CONTINUOUS CATALYTIC CONVERSATIONS IN LEADERSHIP AND EQUITY

Oxford, 2019

SEVEN PROGRAMS. 130 SENIOR FELLOWS. ONE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

“Celebrating our individual and collective achievements and connections with Atlantic Fellows for life in Oxford, UK. My life will never be the same. I know I dare because I belong … am grateful.”

Sibongile Mtungwa, Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in South Africa

DAY 1

“An honor and a privilege to engage with the world’s equity champions, at Rhodes House, our @atlanticfellows home.”

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity

“I feel as though the effort placed on making everyone feel part of the global community and to provide support was a highlight of the convening.”

Anonymous post-convening survey response

Tihei Mauri Ora

“I thoroughly enjoyed the welcome ceremony - how beautifully it reflected the diversity and uniqueness of each of the groups.”

Anonymous post-convening survey response

DAY 2

“I absolutely love the inclusivity that the Atlantic Institute brings to the Global Fellowship. This is radical inclusivity which holds and supports deep difference and all the challenges of real diversity.

Something to aspire to.”

Hillary Vipond, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity

“Made a new set of global comrades that are doing amazing work of re-imagining and creating a more equitable just world … from England, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa, Scotland, New Zealand, Greece and so much more. #anotherworldispossible #filled with joy.”

Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity

PROFESSOR GURMINDER BHAMBRA: History Matters: Inequalities, reparations and redistribution “I think Professor Gurminder’s lecture was astonishing, incredibly well grounded and really challenged the current state of affairs in relation to fighting inequalities.

Congratulations to the team for bringing such a brave and intellectually challenging talk.”

Professor Bhambra in conversation with Senior Fellows

PROFESSOR BRIAN LAWLOR: Dementia: Changing the narrative from tragedy to hope “It was a very good session ... This is one big area of concern in my country because elderly people (more especially women) are being killed in some rural villages because they are accused of witchcraft.

It is an area I would need to collaborate on with colleagues from GBHI Senior Fellows.”

Professor Lawlor in conversation with Senior Fellows

DAY 2 OF THE CONVENING

DAY 3

“Thank you @TheC4AA for an amazing workshop in creativity and dreaming!”

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity

DR KUMI NAIDOO: Creative maladjustment, affluenza, and the convergence of crisis

“Again, WOW. Such inspiration. He was the perfect balance of telling us how to challenge the system and how to work within it.”

“I did not agree with everything he said, but found him compelling and appreciated hearing from someone with different opinions - someone who is so well known and well respected.

I also thought the fellows panelists were well prepared and provocative.”

Anonymous post-convening survey responses

“‘We don’t see things as THEY are, we see things as WE ARE’. This is who WE are: a community fighting for equity, fairness inclusion and love in the world ... honored to belong there.”

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

DAY 3 OF THE CONVENING

DAY 4

“The inaugural convening of the Atlantic Senior Fellows here in Oxford is nearing the end later today with the fellows’ projects awards and celebration.

“The seven programs gathered here under the coordination of the Atlantic Institute are making waves of history in building leadership for fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies.

“It’s been an exhilarating experience with high energy, amazing facilitation and holding processes, very powerful speakers and fantastic connections. I am very proud and privileged to have been part of the experience.”

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa Program Staff

“I haven’t tweeted all afternoon, because what has been happening is the closest thing to transformational culture change, a global community of equity and inclusivity, that I have been part of. What if Love was the currency of life?”

Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity

THE VENERABLE TENZIN PRIYADARSHI: The impact of emerging technologies in equity and governance

“The insights on the impact of technology on everyday living and the need for us to exercise emotional intelligence and ethical thinking were really innovative.”

“By far the best panel discussion. Back and forth between the panelists and speaker, good moderation, etc. This could serve as a model for future panels.”

Anonymous post-convening survey responses

Closing Dinner and Awards Ceremony

“I have feelings of gratitude, of being humbled by the collective wisdom and insights that can only be realised in a state of togetherness in solidarity around our shared aspirations. It enriched my life and enabled me to understand place, space, relationship and global consciousness in a new way.”

Senior Fellow Focus Group member (Convening Design)

“Leaving Oxford and the inaugural convening of all the Atlantic Fellows. Humbled. Healed.

Upholding this great shared hope with @atlanticfellows. Sometimes you can dream hope into reality, with enough conviction and power, and we have all felt the tremors of that here.”

“Maybe this is what it looks like if knowledge and decision-making sits in a diverse community.

Is this an evolution of knowledge? That the complexities of the global systems we are discussing are being met with this network of diverse knowledge?”

Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity

Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity

“I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity for ongoing leadership development as I aim to transform fellowship into transformative action with a supportive community of fellows. I am truly inspired by this group and thankful to be in their presence as we have continuous catalytic conversations around leadership and equity.”

“Atlantic Senior Fellows Convening was the bomb!! Excellent program, great Senior Fellows and a wealth of knowledge shared. So deadly to be with so many brilliant people.”

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

“Thank you for the many hours that went into making this such a significant event in my life.

I will always carry with me the impact of being able to connect on a profound level with so many people.”

Anonymous post-convening survey response

Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity

Our most sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone involved for your contribution to the success of the Convening. It simply would not have been possible without your energy, your enthusiasm, your patience and your passion.

Thank you!

History says, don’t hope On this side of the grave.

But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme.

So hope for a great sea-change On the far side of revenge.

Believe that further shore Is reachable from here...

The Cure at Troy, Seamus Heaney, 1990

#Catalytic

THE 2019 GLOBAL CONVENING OF ATLANTIC SENIOR FELLOWS

TOWARD FAIRER, HEALTHIER, MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES

All photos: Atlantic Institute / Lee Atherton