North Central Region

Minneapolis: Frameworks for Inspiring Change

July 30-31, 2009 Bliss Browne, President of Imagine Chicago, offers a discount to RSA Fellows for Frameworks for Inspiring Change, an interactive workshop on dealing constructively with change at a personal, institutional and community level.  The workshop is hosted by: Appreciative Inquiry Community of Minnesota. In this “train-the-trainer” workshop you will learn and apply Appreciative Inquiry, Imagine Chicago’s [...]

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The Persian Paradox: Understanding Iran and Iranians

Janera Soerel of JANERA.com, in partnership with Global Nomads Group, invites Fellows to:    The Persian Paradox: Understanding Iran and Iranians. Come for cocktails and a provocative conversation between HOOMAN MAJD, author of “The Ayatollah Begs to Differ,” and GENEIVE ABDO, author of “Mecca and Main Street: Muslim Life in America After 9/11.” The evening will [...]

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Ever run into an elephant downtown?

 Ever run into an elephant downtown? The Role of Imagination in Social Change Fellows in Chicago are invited to a free illustrated lecture this Thursday, May 21 at 5 pm at the Loyola University Museum of Art, 820 N Michigan Ave, on the role of imagination in social change.  Andries Botha, South Africa’s acclaimed sculptor [...]

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Invitation from Fellow to Fellow to hear Lord Patten of Barnes

Michael Cunningham, head of the The North American Oxford Alumni Office, welcomes Fellows at a dozen locations across North America in May and June to hear Lord Patten of Barnes. Fellows who are not Oxford alumni should identify themselves as “FRSA” when registering. Tuesday 28 April:  Toronto, ON at The University Club of Toronto Wednesday [...]

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Imagine Chicago invites you to:

April 27-29, 2009 Chicago,IL Highly interactive immersion course in strength based organizational and community development by two internationally renowned community development pioneers. Topics covered include Fundamentals of Appreciative Inquiry and Asset Based Community Development AI and ABCD in ACTION – Case studies, stories, illustrations of using these approaches in organizational and community development How to [...]

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North Central Fellows’ Meeting February 28, 2009

This first meeting of the North Central States brought together 20 Fellows and almost as many Big Ideas, including: Technology, education and inter-generational communications Science Beyond the Classroom Use and application of classical mythology on music Education and socially active students International Fellowship development Rural investment in China Community advocacy for live-work space for artists; [...]

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