While we are in our final module of the programme, our journey doesn’t end here!
For many of us, this programme has brought up many questions and new learning, requiring some time for us to independently reflect, and work through the activities and resources available beyond the workshops.
During our Stream A workshop session, we discussed how we would like to take this decolonial work and practice forward beyond our four-part workshop programme. We have agreed to take some time to sit with our learning for the time being, and will follow up with participants over email in the coming weeks to discuss next steps.
The group shared a desire to continue in this work, and maintain the relationships we have begun to built during this programme. This is therefore not a passive pause, but an active one. Giving us time and space to reflect, so that we can be in the best position to go forward in our decolonial journeys.
However, as promised, resources for Module 4 will be available once stream B has completed their workshop. These will include some suggestions for colonial harm minimisation in your organisations, as well as a more detailed look into the Processes of Decolonisation model we learnt about.
While we have reached the end of this block of workshops, please do keep in touch!
You can continue to access this programme hub, and the LinkedIn discussion group for the next few months. You will receive emails well in advance of the Hub closing, as well as LinkedIn reminders, so you will have plenty of time to revisit the workshop recordings, or download resources that you may need.
whānaukataka
Throughout this programme, you have heard a lot about whānaukataka, or being in good relationship. Whānaukataka is core to all our practice at Activate. We feel immensely grateful to have been part of this journey with you all, to have been entrusted with facilitating this process, and to have been trusted with your stories and knowledge that you have all contributed to this space.
With that in mind, we see this programme as only the beginning of our relationship, and invite you to stay in touch however you have space and preference for. You are welcome to connect with Kera on LinkedIn, and LinkedIn message or email kiaora@activate.film if you have any questions, or would like further support in putting your decolonial learning into practice.
While these workshops conclude for now, our relationship does not. We so look forward to supporting you on your decolonial journeys, and to sharing space with you all again soon.
Sending aroha and solidarity,
Kā mihi maioha,
Kera, Haylee, Jason & the whole Activate whānau