THE RECORDINGS of
The Virtual Toronto Summer Institute
July 12-14, 2021
The Virtual Toronto Summer Institute
July 12-14, 2021
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The Values of Inclusion
Servant Leadership is founded on deep values. This book by Heather Simmons is crisp and challenging statement of those values - which we call Inclusion. This booklet was created at the Down Under Institute in Australia in 2012 and includes a link to her video of the same name. It also includes several short articles on inclusion including contributions by John O’Brien, Connie Lyle O’Brien, Judith Snow, Jack Pearpoint & Marsha Forest.
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What Matters
Considering our theme of Servant Leadership, “What Matters” is a remarkable story of a family’s journey – led by their son – in service of civil rights for everyone.
Janice Fialka is a brilliant story teller, thoughtful listener and writer. “What Matters” includes the voice of Micah Fialka-Feldman, her son. Micah is a teaching assistant at Syracuse University and one of the most charming people you will ever encounter. This remarkable story, draws on the reflections from family and friends – and walks us through the family’s journey to this remarkable current reality for Micah and his friends and family. But the story begins as a stunning ‘disability’ story except that this family said no. They decided that Micah wold be fully included and have a full life. And does he ever.
“What Matters” also includes the voices and writing of Micah; Emma (from the lens of a sibling and teacher of full inclusion); and Rich, who writes about his son as a window in the social justice issues. Remarkably, Janice, Rich, Micah and Emma do not hold back. They have the courage to tell the story warts and all… which is why it is a ‘must read’ for every family, every teacher – every person who cares about another person.
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Artful Anti-Oppression Toolkit
If we are going to be servant leaders, we need to broaden our scope to include everyone. This 3 volume toolkit pushes past oppression, and challenges us to practice anti-oppression where an individual, community, institution or system actively prevents, challenges and ends oppression against other people. It means taking a stand against and addressing the ways that oppressed peoples are prevented access to crucial resources let alone choices. It means addressing violence, abuse of power, and the ways people are manipulated, limited, controlled, silenced, incarcerated and erased. It is widely understood that oppression in all its forms can cause mental, emotional, physical and spiritual trauma to people, communities and ecologies. Trauma can cause deep, devastating and sometimes irreparable damage, particularly when it is rooted in harms passed through many generations. This text proposes that anti-oppression principles and practices should be woven into our personal and social values.
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Servant leadership has many forms. Welcoming the wisdom and beauty of neurodivergent poets like Hannah Emerson is a brilliant start. “Keep Yourself at the Beginning of the Beginning” is read and responded to beautifully in this episode of Poetry Unbound
