The Walker Center for Ecumenical Exchange

You’re invited to join SESSION TWO of our Arts -Based Practices for Dynamic Leadership Series - JULY 31 - with !!!

“This session has a primarily visual orientation. Participants are encouraged to bring their cell phones and/or cameras for activities that will help encourage groups to pause and think about how there can be more than one way to look a situations, each other, and ways that things that can seem like challenges might lead the way to new opportunities.” Sponsored by BTS Center and

Tickets for session 2,3 & 4 are still on sale! https://walkerctr.networkforgood.com/events/13878-arts-based-practices-for-dynamic-leadership

- (Art Credit: Walker Center Art / Kevin Grieve on Unsplash )

SESSION One of our Workshop Series, “Arts-Based Practices for Dynamic Leadership,” led by , is entitled “Theater of the Oppressed and Creating What Comes Next.” THIS TUESDAY (7/22), 6pm-9pm. Per Callid, “We’ll mostly work with a modified form of ‘Image Theater’ from Augusto Boal’s visionary Theatre of The Oppressed, learning a bit about where the forms came from, doing some short movement and theatre exercises that can help groups get ready to engage the practice, and developing ways to use it for organizational culture-building as well as visioning.” There’s still time to sign up! $25 for the one session but if money is a barrier to attendance let us know. Sponsored by BTS Center and . — Walker Center Art (Orig. Photo credit: Sara Krulwich/New York Times ).

Ramadan Kareem, to all who are celebrating this month!

Our very own Megan Heeder will be running the Boston Marathon on Monday! We can't wait to cheer her on. If you want to learn more about Megan click on the link below to read our latest Walker Spotlight Story. Best of luck, Megan!

https://www.walkerctr.org/news/walker-spotlight-meet-megan

In this day and age, as all matters of finding “space” become increasingly rare in our daily lives, and as the cacophony of violence often rings far too loudly, Walker Center remains committed to "space-creation." It has been, and continues to be, part of who we are. Yet this is not simply a way to explain our past and present; it helps guide our future as a center of living and learning together.

Creating Space - by Dr. Joshua Lunde-Whitler, Exec. Co-Dir. For me, listening to renowned religious educator Parker Palmer speak is a balm for the spirit. This is especially the case today, in a world obsessed...

Part of our mission at the Walker Center is to promote intentional interreligious communities. That is why we are proud to continue our tradition of housing the Barton Community. The Barton Community is a home of graduate students who all believe in our mission of working for a better world through dialogue and community building across spiritual bounds. We are now accepting Barton Community applications for the 2019-2020 school year! If you would like to be considered for this meaningful and affordable housing opportunity please click the link below.

https://www.walkerctr.org/bartonapp.html

Our Walker Spotlight Stories highlight the great people behind the work being done on our campus. Not only do we love getting to know the students, conference leaders, and faith leaders who come to the Walker Center, but we also love to celebrate them and share their mission with the world!

In this story, we spotlight Zahra Lee, a local Sufi leader who hosts groups at the Walker Center. Click the link to read more about her work. https://www.walkerctr.org/news/walker-spotlight-meet-zhara

Walker Spotlight: Meet Zhara

It's been a beautiful (and snowy) few weeks here at the Walker Center. We've been working hard to plan some great events for the summer, and we're hoping to share some more details with you soon!

If you are a Boston-area graduate student, involved in religious leadership (however you define this): Come live with other students from a variety of programs, religious traditions, and backgrounds in intentional community! We are looking for diverse, engaged, and thoughtful future residents who aim to be justice-seekers and peacemakers in communities around the globe. (Oh, and we’re also VERY affordable.) Applications for the 2019-2020 school year will become available after March 1st, but ask now and I’ll send you an application as soon as it’s available. Feel free to email me ([email protected]) for more info, or go to https://www.walkerctr.org/community-living.html. And please pass this along to anyone you think might be interested. Barton Community is part of Walker Center, a nearly-150 year old campus in Newton, MA, just outside of Boston.