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Youth Leadership Trainings: Empowering Emerging Leaders and ChangemakersWhat’s Happening Now?The current focus for empowering youth leaders includes the following:
We are also in the process of building collaborative relationships with national and international youth groups for future HBLS programs. In addition to the programs at Hummingbird Living School there is an international component to the youth leadership work (see below). Please contact Robert for up to the moment information on youth activities. History of Leadership Trainings at HummingbirdKatharine and Makasha Roske have been engaged in innovative education and international youth work for more than thirty five years. They have been instrumental in the founding of a number of alternative schools (Shining Mountain Waldorf School, Misty Mountain Free School, and the Earth Guardian School). In 1995 they co-facilitated the Children’s Torch of Hope Tour across America ~ a journey which took them to 29 states and into Mexico City. During this 5 month journey the young people performed and engaged in youth activism regarding human rights for children, environmental issues and building a culture of peace. In addition they have facilitated a variety of trainings and workshops focused on co-creative leadership, community building and cross-cultural understanding. The Roskes have a long held dream of a sanctuary for the young ones whose destiny is to lead us across the threshold into the birth of a new world. They are both founding members of Hummingbird Community and Hummingbird Living School. During the past twelve summers Hummingbird Living School has hosted several International Youth Leadership Programs, Rites of Passage experiences, the Awakening the Dreamer Youth Facilitation Training and three Permaculture Certification trainings. Awakening the Dreamer Youth Facilitator TrainingA project of Pachamama Alliance, the first Awakening the Dreamer Youth Facilitator Training took place at Hummingbird during the summer of 2009. The training empowered 22 youth leaders (ages 17-32) to take the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium out to their peers and to be more fully engaged change-makers, bringing positive influence to the world. The testimonies and pictures speak to how the week long training deeply impacted these brilliant young adults. Participant Testamonials Go to YouTube for video testimonials.
“I can't even begin to tell you what my ATD training
has done for me. The training has truly changed my life. Before the training I was lost,
unsure where my life would go and which path I would choose. After my time at Hummingbird
I don't have a choice. I have one purpose and that is to bring connection and love
and wholeness back to the world at every moment as long as I live. Hummingbird was
just the beginning to a life changing summer and the rest of my life. You should be
proud to have been the space for us young people to find ourselves because now I am
on fire and there is no stopping me until all my dreams come true.” “Hummingbird served as the perfect place for
this training, both in its vital Pachamama potency and its embodiment of
co-creative intentional community.” “The safe space created allowed me to be open to
remembering what my soul has always known.”
“My time at Hummingbird was not only therapeutic, but also deeply transformational.” “Beautifully created container that allowed such deep and powerful connections, both inner and outer.” “Yes – I’m more aware of who I am and how I want people to see me. I also know that I’m so lucky to be in an occupation where I can awaken their dream every day of my teaching life.”
“It was an amazing experience to share in a co-creative community; to feel and to see so many open hearts and connect with people who are both dedicated and passionate. Truly an inspiration.” First International Youth Leadership TrainingA dynamic group of 25 youth leaders (between the ages of 16-30) attended the First International Youth Leadership Retreat at Hummingbird in August of 2004. They converged from Mexico, India, New Zealand, and throughout the US. These emerging leaders shared the richness of their diverse cultural traditions, experienced hands on sustainable practices, gathered in core groups to explore co-creative leadership skills, and collaborated on positive solutions to meet the many challenges of these extraordinary times. The following are quotes by an adult volunteer and a participant who attended the International Youth Leadership Retreat at Hummingbird, summer of 2006. “I
was deeply and profoundly touched by the genuine, loving and authentic
connections that occurred between everyone that came to this event.
I gained a new and brighter vision of possible futures for our
Planet. I felt a significant sense of relief after meeting these
incredible young people. It makes me weep with joy just to remember
what I experienced.” “Community
is home-base for me having been raised in the international township
of Auroville, in southern India. I am so amazed at the love that
is present at Hummingbird and how quickly all of us bonded with
one another as family. There is so much here that I want to be
able to take back to Auroville to share, especially with the young
people.” International Component of the Youth Leadership ProgramIn addition to the programs at Hummingbird, there is a global component to the youth leadership work. The primary focus at this time is with the international township of Auroville in south India. To further strengthen the relationship with Auroville, representatives of HBLS traveled to India this past winter. This group included Katharine and Makasha Roske, their son, Noa, and youth leader, Steve Dedrick. While in Auroville Katharine and Makasha, together with the Brueninger Foundation, assisted in the facilitation of a UNESCO sponsored event: Youth for Human Unity. The week long conference was comprised of about 60 young people from Southeast Asia, Auroville and other parts of the world. The youth leaders explored the theme of human unity as it applies to education, culture, science, and religion. They were brilliant in the depth of their insights and positive perspectives for innovative change. Particularly poignant were the bridges of peace built between the youth from Pakistan and India. In addition, The Voice of Youth, a project of our non-profit NGO Global Family, played a major role in galvanizing the young people of Auroville and the conference through music, dance and multi-media. There are plans for on-going involvement in Auroville for future conferences as well as building a coalition of youth and cross-cultural exchange. |
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“Spectacular – nothing short of life changing! Here is a chance to expand your heart into a community and the world.”
“How do I count the ways? I feel that my heart was re-opened fully for the first time in years, maybe ever. I feel a calling like I never have before and though I’m unsure of a precise purpose, I feel a sense of direction and heightened awareness and intention.”
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