CULTURAL AGENTS

Pre-Texts Training in Casa Arcobaleno
2024-02-10 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-01-27 10:00 - 12:30, 2024-01-20 10:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Giulia Candeloro and Mara Patricelli will be facilitating a training at Casa Arcobaleno, the point of meeting of all the LGBTQIA+ associations of Pescara, Italy. Its aimed for activists, teachers, and cultural operators.

Pre-Texts Meetings at Fontecchio
2024-02-09 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-02-08 17:30 - 19:00, 2024-02-07 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Fontecchio is a town in Italy with about 300 inhabitants from approximately 15 different communities. Valeria Pica and Giulia Candeloro will lead a series of Pre-Texts meetings to read ‘Ritual’ by Dimitris Xygalatas and discuss social inclusion from the perspective of personal traditions.
It is organized in collaboration with the Municipality of Fontecchio and will be held in the local library.

Pre-Texts CO: BASF, Shanghai
2024-01-06 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Dora Du and Emma Fang will co-lead a Pre-Texts workshop for children, aged 8-13, of BASF employees. With the support of Clement Chung they explore their parents’ work through art-making.

Collaborative Systems for Solving Complex Social Challenges: Mental Health Prevention in Chile
2023-08-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Event: Community Resolution of Complex Social Challenges, Mental Health in Chile
On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm, an event titled “Community Resolution of Complex Social Challenges: Mental Health in Chile” will take place at the Thompson Room, Mahindra Humanities Center, located at 11 Prescott Street, Warren House 111. For those interested in attending in person, registration for this event can be completed by clicking here.

The event is part of the Worldwide Week at Harvard. Representatives from Harvard’s Chile Regional Office and the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, as part of the Mahindra series Pedagogies for Life, will be discussing collaborative systems for addressing complex social challenges.

The Worldwide Week at Harvard will take place from October 9 to 13, 2023. This event serves as a platform to showcase the extensive global engagement of Harvard University.

The Mental Health Coalition (Coalición de Alto Impacto) unites diverse institutions with a shared goal: crafting sustainable, innovative solutions for mental health in Maipú and Peñalolén, with a focus on women and children. During this session, they will be sharing insights and challenges related to the prevention of mental health issues in Chile.

To address this complex challenge, collaboration is essential. It involves actors across society, academia, government, business, NGOs, and various professions. They work together, guided by trust, knowledge, grassroots experience, and a commitment to proactive solutions.

The Coalition’s impactful work deepens their understanding of prevention and drives innovation for multifaceted mental health challenges.

Throughout Worldwide Week, Harvard Schools, research centers, departments, and student organizations will host academic and cultural events with global or international themes.

Speakers: Claudia Bobadilla, Board Business Member, Founder Puente Social and Senior Fellow, Harvard ALI; Fawwaz Habbal, Former Executive Dean for Education and Research, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Senior Lecturer on Applied Physics; Carolina Leitao, Major in Peñalolén, Chile; Benjamin Miller, Leader, Speaker, Advocate Empower Program; Doris Sommer, Ira and Jewell Williams Professor, Romance Languages & Literatures, African and African American Studies, Harvard University; Brian Trelstad, Faculty Chair, Advanced Leadership Initiative and Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and Joseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow, Harvard Business School; Susana Torres, President of the Board of the Chilean-Swiss Chamber of Commerce; Mario Valdivia, Former Dean and Professor, Medical School, Universidad de Concepción; Benjamín Villa, Master’s in Design Engineering, Harvard University, and co-instructor with Professor Habbal; Tomás Vodanovic, Mayor in Maipú, Chile

Presented in collaboration with:
The Mahindra Humanities Center
Cultural Agents
Puente Social
Viñedos Chadwick
Municipalidad de Maipú
Municipalidad de Peñalolén
Universidad de Concepción
Cámara Chileno Suiza de Comercio

II Encuentro Internacional de Editoriales Cartoneras - Costa Rica
2023-07-14 08:30 - 17:00, 2023-07-13 08:30 - 17:00, 2023-07-12 08:30 - 16:30 (America/Costa_Rica)
12, 13 y 14 de julio 2023
Check full Program

Creative Bureaucracy Festival
2023-06-23 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
The Festival takes place on 15 June 2023 in Berlin. We start off with our Grand Opening and offer a packed programme with a Grand Finale including our Award Ceremony at the end of the festival, followed by an evening reception. Once again we will kick off the new year with the Digital Kick-Off Day on 23 March 2023, our free online event prior to the festival .Call for participation

Innovative Leadership: Transforming Higher Education in the Digital Age - At Harvard University
2023-06-19 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
June 19 -23
Each session’s topic seeks to promote an exchange of knowledge and experiences amongst participants, and to inspire new lines of research across borders.

The speakers are prestigious professors who have extensive teaching and research experience and whose work has been widely published in their respective fields. Sessions are structured around the presentation of articles, case studies, and work of the speakers themselves, presenting reviews of their work and the current state of issues involved

Featuring Doris Sommer, THE PLEASURES OF ACTIVE LEARNING

Full Information Here

Vienna Master of Arts in Applied Human Rights - Final Deadline
2023-06-18 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
The aim of the Vienna Master of Arts in Applied Human Rights is to explore the potential and practical applicability of artistic and cultural work in creating opportunities for promoting, protecting and implementing human rights.
Starting on October 2023.
Program and application

Science Po- École Urbaine - Paris
2023-06-16 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris)
Doris Sommer and Tommaso Vittale meeting on June 16 at 10 a.m.

Biobehavioral Arts and Culture for Health – International Workshop -D’Annunzio University of Chieti – Pescara
2023-06-13 14:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Rome)
Doris Sommer will be present at the BACH International Workshop on June 13th at 14.50.
Ask for Link: bbs@unich.it
BACH WORKSHOP PROGRAM

Biobehavioral Arts and Culture for Health - International Workshop - D'Annunzio University of Chieti - Pescara
2023-06-12 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Rome)
Ask for Link: bbs@unich.it
BACH WORKSHOP PROGRAM

Pre-Texts Weavers and facilitators’ meeting
2023-04-29 08:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)

Vienna Master of Arts in Applied Human Rights - Second Deadline
2023-04-23 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

Pre-Texts Workshop to improve Mental Health in Maipú. In Collaboration with the High Impact Coalition
2023-04-21 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-17 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
In collaboration with the High Impact Coalition, we are launching a Pre-Texts Workshop to improve Mental Health in Maipú. The initiative aims to address issues of wellbeing in the municipality through a unique educational approach that combines literacy, innovation, and civics. Professor Sommer will lead the workshop which will take place from April 17th to April 21st, between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm at the Municipal Theatre. The workshop will bring together community leaders, municipal representatives, and regional government officials. You can learn more about our work in Chile here.

Certificado para Ciudades / Padre Las Casas
2023-04-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-14 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Our Arts and Policy Certificate for Cities focused on public innovation through the arts.
This edition will take place on April 14th and 15th in Padre las Casas, a municipality in the Araucanía Region of Chile. 48.2% of the population in this region identified as Mapuche. We are honored to have the presence of Mayor Mario González, members of his cabinet, and community leaders from civil society. Read more about our Certificate here.

Creative Bureaucracy Festival - Digital Kick-Off Day
2023-03-23 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

“Mental Health By All Means”
2023-03-22 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
“Mental Health By All Means”
With Vikram Patel, Ricardo Araya, Fawwaz Habbal, Mario Valdivia
https://www.healthlabaccelerator.harvard.edu/

Pre-Texts Training Workshop Online
2023-03-18 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
If you want to become a Pre-Texts facilitator, don’t miss the training workshop to be given by Tálata Rodríguez on March 18, 25, April 1, 8, 2023, via zoom.
Register Here

Pre-Texts at Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti - Pescara, Italy
2023-03-18 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Know more about Pre-Texts
Pre-Texts.org
