Face-to-face convenings

RIGHT The workshop on leadership narrative and social change at Rhodes House

CHANGING THE LEADERSHIP NARRATIVE — SOCIAL CHANGE AND VALUES-BASED LEADERSHIP SKILLS WORKSHOP

From Nov. 8 through to Nov. 10, a workshop at Rhodes House gave Atlantic Fellows the opportunity to review and discuss current theoretical frameworks on social change and values-based leadership. The Atlantic Institute co-designed and delivered the workshop, in partnership with the Saïd Business School of the University of Oxford. Fifteen Fellows from across the programs and staff from the Atlantic Institute and the Global Brain Health Institute participated in the workshop. They examined academic literature on leadership and social change as part of the framing; they also shared narratives and personal values, developing tools and strategies for purpose-led leadership and strengthening influence. The sessions were delivered by experienced facilitators from outside the community, who drew on the Atlantic Fellow participants’ lived experience and knowledge.

LEARNING AND CONNECTION GRANT — SAN FRANCISCO WORKSHOP

The first four Fellows to receive the Learning and Connection grant from the Atlantic Institute convened in San Francisco, California, from Nov. 19 through Nov. 22. Fellows Jalayne Arias, Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Lawrence Aritao, Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, and two Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity US + Global, Sarah Hooper and Carla Ventura, are all trained lawyers who work closely with non-legal advocates in unconventional ways to advance social justice.

They had deep face-to-face discussions about the role of law in advancing the work of the Atlantic community, joined by Natasha Forrest, who assisted in ensuring that the workshop was aligned with the Atlantic community’s goals. Legal mentorship was provided by Joel Teitelbaum, an associate professor and Director of the Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. The Fellows also met with UC Hastings School of Law faculty staff to explore different models for using law as a tool to advance social justice. Finally, they held a workshop where they were joined by other Atlantic Fellows, either in person or by Zoom. They aim to pass on legal knowledge and tools for rights engagement to the wider Atlantic community.