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SUMMARY:Timothy Leary’s Trips from Harvard to Mexico: Hotel Nirvana\, March 27-28
DESCRIPTION:A multidisciplinary conference\, inspired by Hotel Nirvana\, a play about Timothy Leary’s encounter with Mexico and mushrooms\, brings together theater\, research on drugs\, law\, and war with a documentary film and a visit to the Houghton collection of psychedelic art. An interview with novelist and playwright Juan Villoro will explore connections between art and complex issues of security and public health to reflect on today’s innovation and appropriation of ancestral knowledge. Hosted by the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures\, its Cultural Agents Initiative\, with support from the Mahindra Center for Humanities program\, Psychedelics in Society and Culture\, and from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. Program \nFriday\, March 27\, 2026\n – Fong Auditorium (Boylston Hall) \n9:00 – 10:30: Panel 1: Psychedelics for Health \n –    Franklin King\, MD (United States) — Neurologist at Massachusetts General    Hospital and Harvard Medical School\, specialist in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. \n–   Roxanne Sholevar\, MD (United States) — Psychiatrist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute\, with extensive experience at the intersection of psychiatry and medicine. \n–   Juliana Zambrano\, MD (United States) — Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. \n  \n10:40 – 11:00: Coffee Break \n  \n11:10 – 12:40: Panel 2: Ethics and Sacred Psychedelics \n–    Pedro Favarón (Peru) — Philosopher\, poet\, and researcher of Amazonian Indigenous traditions\, and critic of neo-shamanism. \n–    Rick Doblin (United States) — Founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and partner pioneer with Leary in psychedelic-assisted therapies. \n–    Héctor de Jesús-Cortés\, PhD (Puerto Rico) — Neuroscientist specializing in learning\, memory\, and synaptic plasticity. \n– Boylston Hall\, room 403 \n1:00 – 2:00: Lunch for speakers and Screening of “Rao: The Challenges of    Shipibo-Konibo Ancestral Medicine” \n– Houghton Library \n2:15 – 3:15: Guided Visit to the Ludlow-Santo Domingo Collection of Psychedelic Art \n– Farkas Hall \n3:30 – 4:30: Staged Reading of Hotel Nirvana\, directed by Leyma López \n4:45 – 6:00: Interview with Juan Villoro\, author of Hotel Nirvana \n  \nSaturday\, March 28\, 2026 / Resource Room (CGIS) \n– CGIS\, DRCLAS Resource Room \n10:00 – 11.30: Panel 3: Drug War Narratives and the Violence of National Security Paradigm \n–    Oswaldo Zavala (México) — professor at CUNY\, author of Drug Cartels Do Not Exist and The War in Words. \n–    Rachel Nolan (United States) — historian and Pulitzer Prize journalist\, professor at Boston University. \n–    Boris Muñoz (Venezuela) — journalist\, editor of Boom\, an independent digital journalism initiative to fight misinformation. \n–    Andrew Ryan (United States) — Boston Globe journalist\, Pulitzer Prize finalist; member of the investigative team at Spotlight. \n11:30 – 12:00: Coffee
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/hotel-nirvana/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T190000
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SUMMARY:Roosevelt Montás Rescues Socrates
DESCRIPTION:The Cultural Agents Seminar “Pedagogies for Peace” at The Mahindra Humanities Center\, Harvard University welcomes Roosevelt Montás of  Columbia University to speak on the transformative impact of classical texts and the enduring importance of the humanities in shaping ethical and civic life. Drawing from his personal and academic journey\, from the Dominican Republic to New York city\, he explores how engagement with foundational works reanimates the questioning spirit of Socrates and invites renewed dialogue about education\, self-knowledge\, and intellectual tradition in contemporary society. https://americanstudies.columbia.edu/people/roosevelt-montas
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/roosevelt-montas-rescues-socrates/
LOCATION:The Mahindra Humanities Center\, Barker Ctr\, 12 Quincy St\, Cambridge\, MA 02138\, United States\, Cambridge\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T200000
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SUMMARY:Formazione Pre-Texts: Contesti di Guerra
DESCRIPTION:Pre-Texts Training: Contexts of War\nJoin the Pre-Texts workshop series in Milan from December 5 to 8 at the Centro Internazionale di Brera.\nThis program explores creative literacy tools for communities affected by conflict through five engaging sessions. \n📍 Centro Internazionale di Brera\, Via Marco Formentini 10\, Milan\n📅 Presentation: Friday\, December 5\, 6–8 PM \nFor information and registration: amministrazione@rescueteam.ong
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/formazione-pre-texts-contesti-di-guerra/
LOCATION:Centro Internazionale di Brera\, Via Marco Formentini 10\, Milan\, Centro Internazionale di Brera\, Via Marco Formentini 10\, Milan\, Italy
CATEGORIES:Cultural Agents,Pre-Texts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251201T183000
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SUMMARY:Pre-Texts at the Bok Center: The Arts Teach (Everything)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on December 1\, 2025 (4:30–6:30 PM) at the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning\, 50 Church Street. Pre-Texts: The Arts Teach (Everything) introduces a creative pedagogy that turns texts into art-making materials\, transforming challenges into opportunities for learning. Inspired by thinkers such as Montessori\, Freire\, and Dewey\, the program invites educators to explore teaching as an art. Training continues in Spring 2026.
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/bok-center-the-arts/
LOCATION:Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning\, 50 Church Street\, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning\, 50 Church Street
CATEGORIES:Cultural Agents
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251124T190000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213944
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T001924Z
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SUMMARY:Applied Humanities: Who Needs the Humanities?
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard English Department invites the community to a conversation exploring the growing relevance of the humanities beyond academia. While traditional departments face decline\, the demand for humanistic perspectives in business\, policy\, and technology continues to rise. \nSpeakers Tarun Khanna (Harvard Business School)\, Doris Sommer (Romance Languages)\, and Moira Weigel (Comparative Literature) will discuss this vital paradox and its implications for education and society. \n📅 November 24\, 5–7 PM📍 Thompson Room\, 12 Quincy St.\, Cambridge
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/applied-humanities/
LOCATION:Thompson Room\, 12 Quincy St.\, Cambridge\, Thompson Room\, 12 Quincy St.\, Cambridge\, Cambridge\, MA\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Agents
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T180000
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SUMMARY:Staging Political Virtue: Plato’s Republic and the Drama of Desire
DESCRIPTION:November 20\, 2025. 4:30PM – 06:00PM CGIS South\, 1730 Cambridge St. S020 \nSpeaker: Alessandro Carrera\, University of Houston \nDiscussant: Martin Puchner\, Harvard University\nPlato’s Republic has shaped how we think about politics\, ethics\, and justice for more than two millennia. In On Political Virtue: Plato’s Republic and the Politics of Desire\, the Italian philosopher Carlo Sini reinterprets this foundational dialogue in a strikingly original way. Rather than treating it as a straightforward defense of reason or ideal governance\, Sini reads Plato’s work as a theatrical piece. Alessandro Carrera\, the book’s editor and translator\, will guide us through Sini’s provocative re-reading of Plato. \nhttps://mahindrahumanities.harvard.edu/event/staging-political-virtue-platos-republic-and-drama-desire
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/staging-political-virtue-platos-republic-and-the-drama-of-desire/
LOCATION:CGIS South\, 1730 Cambridge St. S020\, CGIS South\, 1730 Cambridge St. S020
CATEGORIES:Cultural Agents
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T002155Z
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SUMMARY:Art & AI: A Conversation
DESCRIPTION:The Lemann Program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship\, the Office for the Arts\, and Blueprints for Arts and Policy invite the Harvard community to Art & AI: A Conversation—an event that brings together over sixteen distinguished experts to explore the intersections of artistic creation and artificial intelligence. \nThe conversation will take place on November 18\, 2025\, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Student Organizations Center at Hilles (SOCH)\, 59 Shepard St.\, Cambridge\, MA. Attendees will engage with ideas on how technology and creativity inform and transform each other\, shaping the future of art\, design\, and innovation.
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/art-ai-a-conversation/
LOCATION:Student Organizations Center at Hilles (SOCH)\, Student Organizations Center at Hilles (SOCH)\, 59 Shepard St.\, Cambridge\, MA.\, Cambridge\, MA\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cultural Agents
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T170000
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CREATED:20251104T003006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T003021Z
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SUMMARY:AI and the Human Metaphor
DESCRIPTION:The Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard presents “AI and the Human Metaphor\,” a conversation exploring how artificial intelligence redefines our understanding of the human experience. Featuring Fawwaz Habbal (Harvard University)\, the event examines the intersections of technology\, language\, and human identity. \nDate: November 10\, 2025\nTime: 3:30–5:00 PM (ET)\nLocation: Barker Center\, Room 018
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/ai-and-the-human-metaphor/
LOCATION:Barker Center\, Room 018\, Barker Center\, Room 018
CATEGORIES:Cultural Agents
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T170000
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CREATED:20251106T015856Z
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SUMMARY:First Seedbed Encounter: A Day of Research\, Creativity\, and Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:1st Institutional Meeting of Agustinian Research Seedbeds 2025The 1st Institutional Meeting of Agustinian Research Seedbeds celebrates the commitment of students and faculty to research\, creativity\, and innovation across disciplines. This event provides a space for sharing academic projects\, exchanging ideas\, and strengthening collaboration among research groups within Uniagustiniana. \nThe program includes the launch of the Short Story Book – VIII Edition\, the presentation of the Pre-Texts project\, international guest discussions\, and a special recognition for outstanding research posters. \n📅 Wednesday\, November 5\, 2025🕗 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/seedbedagustiniano/
CATEGORIES:Cultural Agents,Pre-Texts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T191500
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SUMMARY:Invocations of the Diaspora: A Conversation on the Art of Belonging
DESCRIPTION:September 25\, 2025  5.00-7.15pm  HAA Room 422 \nOrganized by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies and History of Art and Architecture Department. Harvard University. \nUpdates \nTwo decades ago\, migration and diaspora were central topics in critical discourse. Today\, a new urgency reinvigorates the diaspora experience. The Art of Belonging explores diaspora as generative of identity\, memory\, aesthetics\, space\, and belonging. \nSpeakers: artists Sandra Gamarra\, Tania Bruguera\, Rubén Ortiz-Torres\, curator Evan Garza\, and scholars Nelson Maldonado Torres (UCONN)\, Doris Sommer\, moderated by José Luis Falconi (Art History and Human Rights\, UConn) and Patricio del Real (History of Art and Architecture\, Harvard University). \nDeveloped in conjunction with the exhibition Three Variations of a Diasporic Landscape\, curated by José L. Falconi and on view at DRCLAS until March 2026 to map longing and belonging. Featured artists: Sandra Gamarra\, Naomi Gamarra\, and Sarah Zapata.
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/invocations-of-the-diaspora-a-conversation-on-the-art-of-belonging/
CATEGORIES:Cultural Agents
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T170000
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SUMMARY:Pre-Texts Weaves Stories at Universidad Nacional de Colombia
DESCRIPTION:On September 23 and 25\, at the Publishing House of the National University of Colombia\, Bogotá Campus\, we will host a special workshop:\nPre-Texts: A Weave of Stories. This experience will invite participants to discover how words not only inform\, but also connect\, transform\, and build new ways of coming together. We look forward to welcoming you!
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/3578/
CATEGORIES:Cultural Agents
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T170000
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SUMMARY:Welcome New Pilgrims to Nuquí
DESCRIPTION:June 20–25  \n\nMore than a program\, this next pilgrimage will be a space for reflection and connection with ourselves\, other people\, and the earth we share.. From June 20 to 25\, we will gather in Nuquí\, Colombia\, to move to the rhythm of the sea\, the jungle\, and the river—a journey where ties emergs naturally. This experience is not about executing projects or intentionally seeking pleasures\, but about planting seeds of friendship and memory by looking and  listening as we walk together. We invite you to join us. The exceptional photographer who documented the pilot pilgrimage (March 7-11) through his native region offers these reflections: Watch the video! \nJoin to the next pilgrimage
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/welcome-new-pilgrims-to-nuqui/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250611T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T170000
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SUMMARY:The biennial conference of STS Italia – The Italian Society for Social Studies of Science and Technology
DESCRIPTION:Pre-texts Protocol Program: an intervention to support the empowerment of women victims of sexual trafficking \nThe intervention proposes a case study based on the adoption of the Pre-texts Protocol in a protected context for women rescued from sexual slavery. The experience based on cultural stimuli such as reading\, art\, music has encouraged the active participation and sharing of the autobiographical memory of the participants who\, through drawing and dialogue\, have faced traumas related to migration experiences. The impacts generated are evaluated in terms of relationship\, participation\, resilience. The case study provides a reflection on the importance that creative and artistic interventions can also exercise in terms of strengthening mental health\, supporting social cohesion also in relation to contexts of extreme urban contexts. \n\n\nMore info!
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/the-biennial-conference-of-sts-italia-the-italian-society-for-social-studies-of-science-and-technology/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T170000
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SUMMARY:Camino por Colombia: Walk with the Rythm of Waves
DESCRIPTION:FIRST EDITION \n \nMagical Nuquí\, Chocó\, is the convening point for this first of many paths to travel as pilgrims throughout Colombia\, walking to discover ourselves and each other. The heart of the country’s Pacific coast invites us to explore breathtaking landscapes and to connect deeply with the world around us. Walking to the rhythm of the ocean and of residents who live in harmony with nature is an opportunity to reflect\, and to rediscover our connections with nature and with people. \nA journey of discovery: \n \nThis is the first of many paths we will travel together across Colombia. At Caminos por Colombia\, we invite you to reconnect with the world and nature as you immerse yourself in the beauty and diversity of our land. This journey will open new perspectives and strengthen your connection with the environment and the people who call it home. \nContact us: Nicolás Moreno\, +57 3164724069 info@colombiasky.com \nDouble Acommodation $949 USD \nSingle room supplement $249 USD \nBogotá – Nuquí ticket $194 USD APPROX. \n 
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/camino-por-colombia/
CATEGORIES:Pilgrimages for the Planet
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213944
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SUMMARY:HARVARD BOOK STORE PRESENTS: Judith Butler
DESCRIPTION:Wed\, Apr 23\, 6:00 PM\, at The Brattle Theater\, Cambridge\, MA. \nHarvard Book Store welcomes Judith Butler—global icon and author of several books\, including Gender Trouble; Bodies That Matter; The Psychic Life of Power; and The Force of Nonviolence—to celebrate the paperback release of their book Who’s Afraid of Gender?\, a bold\, essential account of how a fear of gender is fueling reactionary politics around the world. They will be joined in conversation by Doris Sommer—the Ira and Jewell Williams Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University and founder of “Cultural Agents\,” an Initiative at Harvard and an NGO dedicated to reviving the civic mission of the Humanities. \nMore info
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/harvard-book-store-presents-judith-butler/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T170000
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SUMMARY:Call for Participation – Student Wellbeing Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join us in L’Aquila on April 15–16\, 2025\, for the national conference Student Wellbeing at University: Individual\, Collective\, and Organizational Dimensions\, organized by GEO (University of Udine) and CRUI. The event will explore how universities can support student success\, inclusion\, and mental health through services\, mentoring\, space design\, and community dialogue. Participation is possible in person or online. More info
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/call-for-participation-student-wellbeing-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250410T160000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213944
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SUMMARY:From text to talk: Creative Teaching Conversations with Pre-Texts
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URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/from-text-to-talk-creative-teaching-conversations-with-pre-texts/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T090000
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SUMMARY:Bimensual Meeting - Pre-Texts Regional Coordinators
DESCRIPTION:Overview: The Weavers Meeting on February 8th focused on updates and improvements to the Pre-texts website. Key points included the addition of a navigation section by country to highlight local workshops and the implementation of a password-protected manual for the Pre-text methodology. The team discussed the need for a column on the workshop page to list facilitators and their contact information\, including a hyperlink to their profiles. They also emphasized the importance of making weavers the primary point of contact for training and certification\, especially for international and online facilitators. Future meetings will be held to finalize these changes and address other website enhancements. \n 
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/bimensual-meeting-pre-texts-regional-coordinators/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T163000
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SUMMARY:THE BOSTON AREA LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY CONFERENCE 
DESCRIPTION:March 29\, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM \n \nKeynote Doris Sommer An Inter-Institutional Interdisciplinary Dialogue on the Teaching of Languages and Culture. \nWhere: Harvard University\, Science Center\, 1 Oxford St.\, Cambridge  \nREGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! https://sites.harvard.edu/bapc2025/
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/the-boston-area-language-pedagogy-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250321T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250321T123000
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SUMMARY:Teach With\, New Delhi
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a demonstration showcasing the cognitive and socioemotional growth fostered by Pre-Texts\, a pedagogy implemented at the Heritage School\, New Delhi\, and shared with various institutions across India through a train-the-trainers model. Join us to meet teachers and students as we celebrate and certify new Pre-Texts facilitators\, and discover how this accessible yet rigorous approach can enhance education in diverse communities. Powered by The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute – a Harvard Global Research Support Center India. \nBy Invitation Only\nFor any queries\, please contact us at +91 6362423109 || d.singh@theheritageschool.in
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/teach-with/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20250318T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Karachi:20250318T190000
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SUMMARY:Teach With\, Ahmedabad
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Doris Sommer\, Professor at Harvard University\, is in Ahmedabad for\nan exclusive UnConference to demonstrate the remarkable advances in \ncognitive and socio-emotional development achieved through the Pre-\nTexts pedagogy. \nThe Heritage School\, Vasant Kunj\, New Delhi\, has successfully adopted\nthis innovative approach and extended it through a train-the-trainers\nmodel across Haryana\, Rajasthan\, and UttarPradesh.\nLet us collaborate and bring the joy of Pre-Texts to our learning spaces.\nJoin us for this insightful session and explore how we can collectively\nenrich our educational environments.Looking forward to your presence. \nHonourable Guests\nDr Doris Sommer\, Professor\nHarvard University\nDr Sunita Swaraj\, Principal\nThe Heritage School\, Vasant Kunj \nBy Invite Only \nRSVP : +91 6362423109 || s.devyanisingh@gmail.com \nMore info!
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/teach-with-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250317T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250318T170000
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SUMMARY:Heat Immersion Pre-Conference Excursion to Ahmedabad\, India
DESCRIPTION:SECOND EDITION: AHMEDABAD\, INDIA \n17-18 MARCH. \n \nThis two-day immersion will provide several unique opportunities to dive more deeply into heat adaptation policies and practices in India\, both centuries-old and modern. We’ll start with a sunrise visit to one of Ahmedabad’s famous stepwells to see what ancient architecture can teach us about tackling modern climate challenges. We’ll then head to lunch with small business owners to hear firsthand about the financial impacts of extreme heat and how they are innovating to deal with it. The city of Ahmedabad is the first in India to create a Heat Action Plan\, and we’ll visit with the city’s Commissioner to learn more about the plan and how it is being implemented. \nOn the second day\, we’ll visit homes and work sites of informal women workers who are part a study led by Harvard professors Satchit Balsari and Caroline Buckee. This project\, supported by both the Salata Institute and the Mittal Institute\, follows hundreds of working women in the informal economy across various indoor and outdoor settings\, measuring heat and humidity 24/7 across all seasons to better understand how extreme heat is truly experienced on the ground. We’ll start the day with an overview of the study\, as well as the pioneering work of partner organization SEWA (the Self Employed Women’s Organization). After that\, we’ll split up into smaller groups and head out into to the city to see how the study is being carried out with the women.
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/heat-immersion-pre-conference-excursion-to-ahmedabad-india/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250311T170000
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CREATED:20250311T001111Z
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SUMMARY:Pilgrimages for the Planet We will walk together for Colombia
DESCRIPTION:March 7 – 11\, Nuquí\, Colombia. \n \nStay tuned to our first Camino por Colombia\,  a transformative pilgrimage starting in Nuquí\, Chocó. Reflect\, walk with others\, and reconnect with nature to heal both spirit and land. Follow the journey as we explore how to create a future filled with love and dignity. \nCheck our website
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/pilgrimages-for-the-planet-we-will-walk-together-for-colombia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250307T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213944
CREATED:20250307T125958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T230920Z
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SUMMARY:Teach With
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to a demonstration of the advances in cognitive and socioemotional development achieved through Pre- Texts\, a pedagogy adopted by the Heritage School\, Vasant Kunj\, New Delhi\, and shared with Sarvam Shakti\, New Bal Bhavan Model School (New Delhi)\, Swami Vivekanand Arunoday Vidyalaya (U.P.)\, Shalom Hills International School (Haryana)\, Shalom Presidency School (Haryana)\, Rockwoods International School (Rajasthan)\, Central Public School (Rajasthan)\, Rockwoods High School (Rajasthan)\, in a train-the-trainers dynamic. \nCome to meet teachers and their students as we celebrate and certify the Pre-Texts facilitators. You may be inspired to join us in this user- friendly and rigorous approach to education at all levels and in all communities.
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/3380/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250306T180000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213944
CREATED:20250304T004206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T004346Z
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SUMMARY:Enjoying Difference (Pre-Texts)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/enjoying-difference-pre-texts/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T160000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213944
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SUMMARY:Arts and Culture as Renewable Human Resources for Health
DESCRIPTION:Sign up: https://shorturl.at/oXwyx
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/arts-and-culture-as-renewable-human-resources-for-health/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250304T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213944
CREATED:20250304T005944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T011704Z
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SUMMARY:Meet a founding member of the Nuyorican Poets collective: Víctor Hernández Cruz
DESCRIPTION:Join EMR and the Latinx Studies Working Group for a beautiful evening with Víctor Hernández Cruz\, a Puerto Rican-born poet based in Morocco and a distinctive voice in the Nuyorican arts movement of the 1970s. Named one of the greatest American poets by Life Magazine\, Cruz is the author of several acclaimed poetry collections\, including Guayacán (Ishmael Reed Publishing\, 2022) and Beneath the Spanish (Coffe House Press\, 2017). His poetry focuses on African cultural retentions in the Americas while also engaging with African politics of decolonization.
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/meet-a-founding-member-of-the-nuyorican-poets-collective/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250303T170000
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SUMMARY:Taller Pre-Textos en Uniandes
DESCRIPTION:Acupuntura pedagógica holística\n\n\n\n\n\nBastan solo 15 horas de formación para preparar a los facilitadores a fin de involucrar las artes y las humanidades en una educación rigurosa y placentera\, así como en el desarrollo profesional. Los textos se convierten en materia prima para la creación artística\, lo que transforma las dificultades: dejan de ser obstáculos y se vuelven desafíos artísticos. \nEsta es una forma de acupuntura pedagógica holística\, ya que una única consigna—“crear arte a partir de los textos”—activa facultades cognitivas\, emocionales y cívicas. \nSiguiendo a John Dewey\, José Vasconcelos\, Augusto Boal\, Maria Montessori (médica y científica que desarrolló su método en los barrios marginados de Roma)\, y muchos otros mentores\, demostramos que la inteligencia y la creatividad abundan en todas partes. \n\n\n\nInscríbete aquí: https://live.eventtia.com/es/taller-pretextos
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/taller-pre-textos-en-uniandes/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250227T190000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213944
CREATED:20250203T235130Z
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SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence Needs Humanity
DESCRIPTION:Mike Pell\, inventor of the PDF and a continuing disrupter of technological habits\, will speak on the relationship between AI and the Humanities. To manage the present ecosystem of technology and to prepare for the future requires imagination and judgment\, the core faculties of a humanistic education that is currently sidelined and threatened. Paradoxically\, the most forward looking approach to technology is to promote humanistic education\, as training to build the capacity to understand\, to experiment\, and to think by abduction. \nSign up\, here!
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/3320/
LOCATION:Humanities Center\, Plymont RM\, Plympton Room\, Mahindra Humanities Center\, Harvard University\, Boston\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250124T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250125T170000
DTSTAMP:20260414T213944
CREATED:20250203T235340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T000429Z
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SUMMARY:Upcoming Congress: Collective Justice – Defending Afrodescendant Territories
DESCRIPTION:On January 24 and 25\, 2025\, join us at the Afro-Diasporic Museum of Stanford\, Uolaba\, in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca\, where Afro-descendant leaders\, scholars\, and legal experts will discuss ancestral territories\, ancestral pilgrimages\, maritime rights\, and collective justice. \nWhat can you expect? \n\n\nKeynote presentations by prominent figures such as Quince Duncan\, Agustín Lao-Montes\, and Pastor Elías Murillo Martínez. \n\n\nInnovative workshops Pre-Texts\, led by Dr. Doris Sommer (ALARI\, Harvard University). \n\n\nCultural activities and historical tours at key sites in the Southern Caribbean. \n\n\nRegister now!
URL:https://culturalagents.org/event/upcoming-congress-collective-justice-defending-afrodescendant-territories/
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