Becoming an Engaged Citizen: A Collective Approach towards Ubuntu and Beloved Community

In light of the recent national elections in South Africa (May 2024) and in the United States (November 2024), this workshop explores ways that people can exercise their citizenship in ways other than just voting. 

This workshop invites participants to consider: 

• what they have to offer to societal well-being, 

• how governmental power requires citizen consent, 

• four pathways of collective action to promote “ubuntu” and “beloved community,” and

• how the values of authenticity, connection, and wholeness ground this work.