BARGER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
JAPAN ACCESS OPPORTUNITY
a mindful leadership journey
MAY 9 - MAY 25, 2019
Hiroshima | Tokyo | Kyoto | Nara | Osaka | Mt Koya
紹介 個々の指導力育成の場面において、指導 者、上司、友達などがその扉を開く瞬間が あります。
私たちは、 ミシガン大の厳選された学生で あるBLIフェローに、 まさにそのような機会 を与えたいと思っています。
本当の意味でのリーダーシップに触れるこ とで、学生たちは現代のリーダーが世の中 を担っていくために持ち合わせるべき複雑 な課題やスキルを理解し始めることができ ます。 BLIリーダーシップフェローから選抜され たグループは、2週間の集中的マインドフル 平和リーダーシップ研修旅行の間、
日本のBLIディレクターRamaswami Mahalingamと共にし、生徒たちは、 さまざ まな背景や分野でのマインドフルネスと平 和リーダーシップについて学び、歴史を探 り、文化を理解し、 この不朽の国について 忘れられない時間を経験します。 学生たちは日本の美学に焦点を当てたマ インドフルネスの実践や瞑想的な芸術を 観察し、学ぶことで、彼らの個人的、社会 的、職場での平和、尊厳、 そして持続性を促 進するリーダーシップポートフォリオを構 築します。
INTRODUCTION In most stories of individual leadership development, there is a moment where someone - a mentor, a boss, a friend opens a door. We hope to give select Michigan students, our BLI Fellows, just these kinds of chances. Access to real, unvarnished examples of leadership allows students to begin to make sense of the complex tasks and skills contemporary leaders must bring to bear on the world. A select group of BLI Leadership Fellows will join BLI director Ramaswami Mahalingam in Japan for a two week immersive mindful peace leadership journey. Students will learn about mindfulness and peace leadership in different contexts and fields, explore the history, take in the culture, and experience an unforgettable glimpse into this timeless country. Students will observe and learn about mindfulness practices and contemplative art with a focus on Japanese aesthetics to help build their leadership portfolio to promote peace, dignity, and sustainability in their personal, social and workplace domains.
ITINERARY Saturday
Friday
MAY
11
MAY
Hiroshima
Hibakusha Visit at the World Friendship Center Peace Memorial Park tour
Saturday
18
MAY
Hiroshima
Miyajima Island visit
Tokyo
Goro Oshida Underground Tokyo tour Bonnie Dixon UM alum dinner
Monday
MAY
13
Tokyo
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
MAY
Sunday
12
17
Hiroshima
Professor Ron Klein at the World Friendship Center
Sunday
MAY
19
Kyoto/Nara
Temple visits Tuesday
MAY
14
Monday
Hiroshima
Nassrine Azimi, UNITAR Hiroshima Bicycle Tour
Osaka
Reflection and journaling MAY
MAY
Hiroshima
Dannie Otto at the World Friendship Center Shoichi (Shaw) Fujii at the Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum
21-23 Mt. Koya Practice of noble silence and quiet reflection time Friday
MAY
24
Kyoto
Final reflections
Thursday
MAY
16
20
Tues-Thurs
Wednesday
15
MAY
Hiroshima
Professor Bo Jacobs at the Hiroshima University Satellite Campus Living with Father: A Monodrama at the World Friendship Center
Saturday
MAY
25
Narita
Return to Michigan
BLIについて Barger Leadership Instituteは、 リベラル アーツ教育を通じたリーダーシップ学習を 推進することを目的とした、学生主導の、 教員が指導するコミュニティです。
次世代のミシガンの指導者たちは、今後グ ローバルな問題が地方の様々な意思決定 にも影響を及ぼし、
効果的な解決策のために、競合する利害 や、 インターナショナルな共同作業を必要 とする複雑で曖昧な世界に直面するでしょ う。
そのような世界で特異性を発揮するには、 多様性のリーダーシップスキル、革新的な 考え方、 そして挑戦的な新しい状況を受け 入れ、評価し、行動する能力が必要です。 BLIは、世界クラスの奨学金、情熱的な学 部生、 そして従来の教室を超えた多様な経 験を持つ熱心な卒業生を結びつけること によって、 ミシガン大生がこれらの問題に 立ち向かうサポートをします。
ABOUT THE BLI
The Barger Leadership Institute is a student-powered, faculty-guided community dedicated to developing leadership learning through engaged liberal arts education. Future generations of Michigan leaders will face a complex and ambiguous world where problems of global scope affect even the most local decisions and effective solutions require collaborations that span competing interests, sectors, and nations. Making a difference will require versatile leadership skills, innovative mindsets, and the ability to embrace, evaluate, and act in challenging new situations. The BLI helps prepare Michigan students to face these demands by uniting world-class scholarship, passionate undergraduates, and dedicated alumni in diverse experiences that reach beyond the conventional classroom.
COHORT Mehrin Ahmed Mehrin is a senior majoring in Film, Television, and Media studies and has been involved with BLI since becoming a fellow in the fall of 2017. As a student involved in media studies, she is passionate about empowering the voices that are seldom heard and bringing rightful representation to the overall digital media industry. She is involved with Sisters in Cinema, a student film organization that advocates for the advancement of diverse artists. She is also the Marketing Chair for the Bangladeshi Students Association, a cultural organization that aims to create spaces for embracing the Bangladeshi identity. She enjoys producing creative projects with friends, giving back to the community, and of course, binge watching her favorite shows and movies.
Justine Burt Justine is a junior in the Ross School of Business pursuing a BBA and minor in Entrepreneurship. She has been involved with the Barger Leadership Institute since her first semester freshman year. She has been a PF for the last 3 semesters and participated in the Capstone program last year. Outside of the BLI she is Cofounder of the Dot Org, and is involved in Gamma Phi Beta, Kgrams, and plays roller derby with the Ann Arbor Derby Dimes.
Semia Clay Semia is a senior in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Majoring in International Studies with a focus on Political Economy and Development and intent on minoring in Community Action and Social Change, volunteer work and humanitarianism are fundamental parts of her values and interests. She is a coordinator for KGrams, a pen pal/mentorship program for elementary school students and serves as treasurer for Sister 2 Sister, a community-service org of campus focused on creating a space to empower and connect African American women on campus. She has worked with BLI for two semesters as a Peer Facilitator. Her passions include traveling, learning about new cultures, and a love of languages!
Christiana Cromer Christiana is a senior in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts majoring in Organizational Studies. She became a BLI fellow in the winter of 2017 and has since stayed involved with the program as a member of the Mindful Leader Program. Christiana’s academic pathway rests in Emerging Technology Companies and Related Consumer Behavior and Decision Making. She’s a member of the Entrepreneurs Leadership Program held at U-M’s Center for Entrepreneurship, and a leader within the student organization UpRound Venture Capital. Christiana is an avid reader and writer, a passionate sister and friend, and a lover of the arts and philosophy.
Alfredo (Freddie) DeLaRosa Freddie is first generation junior studying biopsychology, cognition and neuroscience. He went through the BLI leadership lab last semester and has enjoyed getting more involved over the current semester. Freddie is an active member of La Casa (the Latinx student union) and a member of PILOT, an org that focuses on college outreach and social justice education for high school students that come from marginalized backgrounds. In his free time, he enjoys programming for his fraternity Sigma Lambda Beta and binge-watching Netflix, and being active.
Jessica Kosticak Jessica is a senior studying Biomolecular Science. She has been with the Barger Leadership Institute as a Peer Facilitator for the past year. When she’s not facilitating the Leadership Lab, she works in a Kinesiology research lab studying diabetes, is an active member of Michigan Students for Disability Awareness and Wolverine Support Network, and has worked as a followspot operator for MUSKET shows, most recently Legally Blonde the Musical. In her free time, she enjoys playing with dogs and juggling.
Emma Ma Emma is a junior in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Music. She became a BLI fellow in fall, 2017. She is passionate about helping and advocating for autistic kids, and she is currently interning in the Applied Behavior Analysis program at Mary Rackham Institute as a therapist. She is the co-founder of Michigan Genetics Club and student organization MythBusting Our Biases. She loves everything about Disney, Harry Potter, and Astronomy. In her free time, she enjoys taking photos of people and nature, singing with Women’s Glee Club, and doing community service.
Marissa Sotomayor Marissa is a junior in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts studying economics. She is minoring in art and design with a focus in graphic design. She wants to use both her analytical and creative background to work in marketing in the future. She just finished the BLI Leadership Lab last semester, and is thrilled to be able to continue her involvement with BLI for the next year! Marissa has recently helped to start Theta Sigma, the first professional fraternity for transfer students, and is currently working on marketing and fundraising for a local non-profit En Nuestra Lengua. Her passions include giving back to the community, traveling, baking, and playing with dogs.
BLI STAFF Ramaswami Mahalingam Ram Mahalingam received his PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. Originally he was trained as a civil engineer and held more than 12 different jobs (math tutor, film script writer, children’s theater activist, poet, writer, lecturer, night watchman, dish washer, cook, book stacker and preschool teacher) including being a structural engineer for 8 years before becoming a psychologist. Currently, he is a Professor of Psychology in the Personality and Social Contexts program, a core faculty member of the Psychology and Women’s Studies joint PhD program, director for the Barger Leadership Institute and director for the Mindful Connections Lab. His research is centered around intersectionality — the way that different identities we embody intersect shape how we make sense of our lives. In his empirical work, he conceptualizes intersectionality in three distinct ways. First, he explores intersectionality as a lived experience, focusing on encounters and stressors for those with marginalized identities based on gender, ethnicity, religion, caste, sexuality, occupation, and class. Second, he studies intersectionality as identities in contexts. Third, he views intersectionality as a critical social awareness of privilege and marginality for differing identities. With this overarching framework, he pursues three lines of research: (a) Dignity and Invisibility in workplace with a specific focus on janitors in India, US and South Korea; (b) Mindfulness, social justice and leadership with a focus on interconnectedness; (c) Relationship between cell phones and self.
Ethan Hopper Ethan is a 2019 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He joined the Barger Leadership Institute in 2015 and became a student staff member in 2016. His previous work experiences include internships with the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Department of State, and SpaceX. This fall, Ethan will start his career as a Business Analyst with Deloitte’s Government and Public Services consulting practice.
Elizabeth Rohr Elizabeth is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Social Work, with an emphasis in interpersonal practice and mental health. She also holds a BS in Sociology with a minor in History from Northwestern University. Elizabeth has had an eclectic journey to her role as Academic Program Specialist for the BLI. She’s worked in the private sector as a corporate project and event manager; a dating and sexual violence prevention peer educator in San Francisco, and helped conduct research and develop new programs for nontraditional students at the U-M Center for the Education of Women. As a social worker, Elizabeth believes in the capacity of people to advocate on their own behalf, as well as the importance of recognizing and respecting diverse perspectives, values, and experiences. Working at BLI has given her the opportunity to translate these beliefs into practice, while working every day with amazing students and staff alike.
SPEAKERS & ORGANIZATIONS World Friendship Center The World Friendship Center was founded by Barbara Reynolds on August 7th, 1965 (20 years after the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima) to provide a place where people from many nations can meet, share their experiences and reflect on peace.
Hibakusha Stories Hibakusha (survivor) share first-hand accounts of how their lives have been impacted by the Atomic bomb. As well as sharing their stories of August 6th, 1945 and the effect on their lives and those that they loved, and offer their vision and work for peace and forgiveness.
Miyajima Island One of the most scenic spots in Japan, has long been regarded as an Island of Gods on the beautiful Seto Inland Sea. It is a romantic and historical island where Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage site, is located, along with the Virgin Forest of Mt. Misen, and numerous preserved shrines, temples and historical monuments.
Professor Ronald Klein PRESENTATION Facets of Hiroshima – This lecture provides an overview of the history and aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and then focuses on the constantly changing meanings associated with the city since the end of World War II. BIO Dr. Ronald D. Klein is Professor of Global Studies in English at Hiroshima Jogakuin University Graduate School. His
specialization is Asian English Literature and the U.S.Japan cross-cultural studies. He has written 5 books and more than 40 articles, published in 8 countries, on Asian literature and western views of Japan. He has recently co-authored the 2018 textbook, Global Messages from Nobel Peace Laureates, published by Eihosha.
United Nations Institute for Training & Research Organization (UNITAR) UNITAR is the first United Nations entity to establish a presence in the symbolic city of Hiroshima, in response to the desire of its people and authorities to contribute more actively to global peace and development. UNITAR’s mission is to deliver innovative training and conduct research on knowledge systems to develop the capacity of beneficiaries. The Hiroshima Office has an inherent strength in the areas of the post-conflict reconstruction as well as the broader themes of international peace and security. These notions continue to evolve, demanding a comprehensive approach incorporating the ideals of human security including community, economic, environmental, food, health, personal, and political security.
Nassrine Azimi, UNITAR Senior Advisor PRESENTATION Peace and Conflict Resolution and the work of UNITAR BIO Nassrine Azimi is one of the original UNITAR staff members who contributed to the success of the Institute. A young journalist and later, urban planner, who graduated from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva and the University of Lausanne, she later helped to establish two among three UNITAR outposted offices in the world.
Shortly after joining UNITAR in 1986, Nassrine opened an environmental programme on the use of satellite imagery (GIS - Geographic Information Systems), in cooperation with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). She also set the cornerstone for UNITAR’s future programmes on toxic chemicals.
Dannie Otto PRESENTATION History and significance of the World Friendship Center BIO Dannie Otto was born into an Old Order Amish family in Illinois and at the age of four, his family changed churches and became Mennonite. Dannie thought he had left farm life for good when he left home for university studies. His graduate studies in the history of philosophy took him to Notre Dame University, the University of Toronto, and the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies. For Dannie, interest in Japan developed with his relationship with Barbara and her family. In 1984, the second year of their marriage, they spent four months together in Japan, which included a trip to Nagasaki to see the bomb memorial there. Dannie is also a lifelong, committed pacifist and coming to serve at the World Friendship Center will allow him an opportunity to continue to educate on the folly of war.
Shoichi (Shaw) Fujii BIO Honkawa Hospitality Group started as a voluntary activity group in 2015 to promote “the Heart of Hiroshima” to the students inside and outside Japan who visit Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum and want to have Japanese cultural experience. Mr. Fujii is an interpreter for the Honkawa Peace Program.
Honkawa Elementary School Peace Museum Honkawa Elementary School is situated 410m away from the hypocenter of the atomic bomb, the closest school to ground zero of the Hiroshima bombing. They lost about 400 students and more than 10 teachers, and the building took great amounts of damage from the atomic bomb dropped on August 6, 1945. Most of the building has been renovated, however, the certain remains of the original building including the basement have been preserved and currently forms part of the Peace Museum.
Professor Bo Jacobs Research Associate Professor, Hiroshima Peace Institute and Hiroshima City University
PRESENTATION Activism and Advocacy on the Part of the “Global Hibakusha.” BIO Professor Jacobs’ work focuses largely on the experiences of radiation affected communities, especially after 1945. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in radiationaffected communities. These are primarily nuclear test site communities, nuclear production sites, and nuclear accident sites. His focus is global, having worked in many nuclear test sites around the world and interviewed many nuclear veterans who have taken part in nuclear tests in many countries. Prof Jacobs recently returned from Chernobyl and also Sellafield in the northern UK where there was a nuclear disaster in 1957. His studies focus on the people who have experienced exposure to radiation and the nature of radiation in the ecosystem, as well as the colonial nature of nuclear siting and testing. He has interviewed and worked with numerous groups advocating on behalf of those who have suffered from radiation exposure in many places. And he is also working on the issues of long term storage of nuclear waste.
Tatsushi Amano LIVING WITH FATHER: A MONODRAMA BIO Mr. Amano, a seasoned actor originally from Tokyo, discovered the play in a bookstore in 2008 and began memorizing the dialogues while working as a taxi-driver. He first performed the play in 2009 and since then has presented it more than 150 times in Japan and abroad, including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He is now a resident of Hiroshima where he performs the play frequently. He is active with the World Friendship Center.
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA, in accordance with the Development Cooperation Charter, will work on human security and quality growth. JICA, with its partners, will take the lead in forging bonds of trust across the world, aspiring for a free, peaceful and prosperous world where people can hope for a better future and explore their diverse potentials.
Bonnie Dixon In 2005, when Ms. Dixon joined Atsumi & Sakai she became the first non-Japanese attorney to become a partner of a domestic Japanese law firm, pursuant to legislation that for the first time allowed law partnerships between Japanese lawyers and lawyers licensed elsewhere. Bonnie Dixon is licensed to practice law in the State of New York and is registered in Japan as a Foreign Registered Lawyer. She has extensive experience in international transactions, cross border labor and employment, structured finance, banking transactions, investment funds, etc. Ms. Dixon speaks fluent Japanese and has worked in Tokyo for more than ten years in the aggregate. Before returning
to Tokyo in 2002, Ms. Dixon practiced law in New York City, where she became a partner of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, and later of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP. EDUCATION University of Michigan (B.A., majoring in Japanese and Political Science, 1978) University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1981)
LEADERSHIP HABITS The shared focus of all BLI programming is the Ten BLI Habits. We invoke the idea of habit to signal that mastering effective leadership takes sustained work and systematic practice.
PYRAMID OF PHASES The BLI program structure allows members to create their own pathway through the Institute’s various opportunities and activities. Students enter the community as a member at any point in their undergraduate career. This provides the flexibility of progressing through each phase at their own pace and makes the community as inclusive as possible.
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Barbara Shenkさん、Dannie Ottoさん始め、広島でのプレゼン ター、 アーティスト、 そして活動家たちとの交流をサポートしてい ただいた Shoich (Shaw) Fujiiさん、Bo Jacobs教授、Ronald Klein博 士、Tatsushi Amanoさん、Jumpei Hiraoさん、Erika Abikoさん に深く感謝いたします。 学生たちと時間・経験を共有くださることに心から敬意を表しま す。 パフォーマンスとTatsushi Amanoさんへの訪問を調整い ただいたDannie Ottoさん、一人芝居「父と生きる」を演じる Tatsushi Amanoさん、 UNITAR訪問の調整に尽力いただいたAi Yabukiさん、平和と紛 争解決およびUNITARの仕事についてプレゼンテーションをして いただくNassrine Azimiさん、 私たちの訪問のためにあらゆる努力をしてくださった日本国際 協力機構（JICA）のRyuichi Itoさん。
東京で私たちの学生のために特別ディナーを主催されるミシガ ン大OB（‘78 B.A., ’81 J.D.）のBonnie Dixonさん、 そしてDixon女史への紹介をしてくださったLSA Advancement のSuzy Salibさん、 明るく魅惑的なアンダーグランド東京ツアーに導いてくださる Goro Oshidaさん、 初開催のこの旅に参加もされる私たちの創設者Dave Barger は、学生にもスタッフにもかけがえのない存在です。 U-M日本研究センターのBrad HammondとLSAグローバルエ ンゲージメントチームのAsinda Sirignanoに、生徒たちの旅行 の準備をさせてくれたすべての彼らの援助、 トレーニングと指導 をありがとう 私たちのこの日本旅行を思い出深いものにしてくださるすべて の皆様に心よりお礼申し上げます。
GRATITUDE A big thank you to Barbara Shenk and Dannie Otto for all for their time, work and dedication to help us engage with presenters, artists, and activists in Hiroshima – Shoichi (Shaw) Fujii, Professor Bo Jacobs, Dr. Ronald Klein, Tatsushi Amano, Jumpei Hirao, and Erika Abiko. We truly value all those that shared their time and experience with our students. We are grateful for – Mirei Tashiro and Dannie Otto for coordinating the performance and visit with Tatsushi Amano, and for Tatsushi Amano for performing his monodrama, Living with Father. Ms. Ai Yabuki for all her assistance in coordinating the UNITAR visit, Nassrine Azimi for presenting on Peace and Conflict Resolution and the work of UNITAR. Ryuichi Ito of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for all his efforts to plan our group visit to the agency. We appreciate – the generosity of U-M alum Bonnie Dixon, B.A., ‘78 and J.D., ’81, for hosting a special dinner for our students in Tokyo, and to Suzy Salib from LSA Advancement for making the introduction to Ms. Dixon. Goro Oshida, for leading our students on an illuminating and engaging tour of underground Tokyo. Our founder, Dave Barger, whose presence and participation on this inaugural trip, is invaluable for students and staff alike. Many thanks to Brad Hammond of the U-M Center for Japanese Studies and Asinda Sirignano of the LSA Global Engagement team for all their assistance, training and guidance that prepared our students for the trip. We are filled with gratitude for the many people who made our Japan trip memorable.
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