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April 12, 2007: Miami Children's Museum

Growing up in Bombay, Sanjeev Chatterjee, Vice Dean at the University Of Miami School Of Communications, dreamed of being a movie actor. So he went off to college to follow that dream. While in school a new yearning manifested- the desire to make a difference in the world, which eventually led him to discover that media - specifically film, could be used to impact social change. Abandoning his Bollywood vision, Sanjeev decided instead, to become a documentary filmmaker. Combining his talent as a storyteller with his yearning to make a difference in the world, he set out to uncover stories with meaning that he could then share with audiences through film, believing that media can open a narrow window through which action can take place. Sanjeev went on to produce award winning documentary programs to support his vision. His latest feature film, One Water, conceived at the University of Miami, tells the story of the world's growing water crisis through powerfully and unforgettable images.  Sanjeev Chatterjee will now wear one more hat at the University of Miami School- he was recently selected to serve as Executive Director of the new Knight Center for International Media.

Sanjeev was one of five persons who shared their stories at the Images and Voices of Hope conversation on Thursday, April 12 at the Miami Children's Museum.. The theme of this year's event was "What works: from Inspiration to Action".  Over 50 media professionals came together for Miami's 8th Images and Voices of Hope gathering to listen and learn from these South Florida change makers and explore how their own inspirations have the potential to create positive change in the community. 

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and Miami Herald editor Manny Garcia also shared how his life changed course quite surprisingly to lead him to his current career. Investigating stories and serving as editor for 17 years, Manny covers stories that have national impact in Miami. He explained that one of the unique attributes of the Miami Herald is that that the stories are generated by the amazingly dedicated team of reporters he works with.  Manny also shared that although he had planned on attending college, he initially had had dropped out of FIU after being placed on probation and took a job selling shampoo. Eventually he decided to attempt to resume his education and was permitted back into FIU after the Dean of Arts and Sciences recognized his potential and helped pave the way for his return. .

Founder of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Dr. Barth Green described how early on in his life as a medical student, he was touched by the courageous people he met who were in wheelchairs. They came to work every day, often taking three hours to get there, and yet showed up smiling when he arrived grumpy. This inspired him to pursue a career in neurosurgery with the hope to cure problems with the central nervous system.   One day , someone showed up and asked, "What can you do about this paraplegic?" At that time, there was no NIH research. Dr. Green was about to quit when a developer asked him what resources he would need. He said that $1 million would allow him to assemble the smartest scientists. This is how the Miami Project was born.

Another individual honored for personal passion resulting in community impact was Founder and Curator of the Diaspora Vibe Art Gallery, Rosie Gordon Wallace.   Rosie shared how she left a successful career selling pharmaceuticals to pursue her dream of creating a place where emerging artists from the Caribbean and Latin America could be represented and nurtured. She opened the Diaspora Vibe Art Gallery where she works with and showcases such artists. She asserts that artists will change your vision of the world, if you let them into your life. 

Mitchell Kaplan, co-founder of the Miami Book Fair International and owner of Books and Books, an independent bookstore chain in the Miami area was the final presenter.  Mitchell explained to the audience that his aim is not merely to showcase or sell books, but to design cultural spaces where people can gather together and create community.  Books had always been a part of his life, going back to his childhood on Miami Beach when the only bookstore was Double Day on Lincoln Road. He left Miami Beach because he was inspired by the book The Dharma Bums written by Jack Kerouac. After college where he majored in literature, Mitch returned to Miami to teach English and work in a book store. He soon opened his own book store with the aim of creating a great cultural place which would foster a sense of community. Mitch's mantra has always been what's local is good.

Judy Rodgers, founding director of Images and Voices of Hope, flew in from New York to facilitate the conversation.  She explained how this international initiative which began in 1999 focuses on the possibility of media acting as an agent of world benefit offering the opportunity of creating images and stories of hope and possibility. Journalists have been participating in these global conversations in such countries as Moscow, Boston, Sao Paulo, Cape Town, London, New York and Hong Kong.  Judy also shared how in her experience, conversations like these bring people working in the media together at a time when many feel stressed out and isolated from each other ,thereby offering an opportunity for reflection, inner dialogue and sharing stories with others in their field.  Judy's view is that we are all faced with the tyranny of the immediate, with little time or energy to think about the bigger picture.

The day also included the traditional component of all Images and Voices of Hope conversations - a chance to sit in small groups and share intimate responses to insightful questions designed to inspire personal reflection presented by the facilitator. Guests were asked to describe a particularly inspiring or impacting moment from this past year, to share experiences of Miami's most exciting and transformative public spaces and to explore together, the major changes in media that we are all experiencing on some level.  Discussions at some tables focused on the opportunities of the internet to connect people together yet at the same time be dehumanizing; how despite squandering some of our public spaces, there is still a wonderful array of places, such as like Fairchild Tropical Garden and local festivals that encourage our community to come together and enjoy the natural beauty of South Florida. . 

The day concluded  with a powerful visualization  from B.K. Gayatri  from the Brahma Kumaris who helped moved people into a different space where they  could reflect on  their our own personal mission. As people departed,  they commented on  how energized  and inspired they were by this empowering dialogue. Some even hoped that we should continue such conversations more regularly. It was one participant's comment that best summed up what Images and Voices Hope is all about - "This event truly helped in building a sense of connectedness and common ground."

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April 2, 2005: Turning Hope into Action

By Claudia Eisinger & Karyn Altman

On April 2, 2005, a specially selected group of media professionals gathered in South Florida at the waterfront home of Dwina and Robin Gibb to explore the impact of public images and stories on society. The group included communications professionals in the areas of arts, print and broadcast journalism, television production, marketing and public speaking plus others committed to facilitating positive change in the world of media. Whereas past Images and Voices of Hope gatherings included groups of invitees, this one was intentionally more intimate to enable the participants to devote time to consider future directions of Images and Voices of Hope and the role it might have in supporting journalists and media professionals moving forward.

Now in its seventh year, IVOH's purpose is to strengthen the role of media as agents of world benefit, expand awareness of the choices made by those involved in media and to amplify human hope, thereby enhancing humanity's capacity for life-promoting action. Through transformational public dialogues around the globe, this initiative connects and expands the community of journalists, artists, and communications and marketing professionals to explore the effects of images and stories of hope on the world.

Meredith Porte, Producer at WLRN and a coordinator of IVOH's South Florida conversation, welcomed the group and enthusiastically set the tone by sharing that IVOH is an idea whose time has come. Meredith was followed by Eileen Schein, Project Director of National Center for Outreach at WLRN, public television's service arm that explores the impact of broadcasting in local communities and shared her project's aim which is to "turn viewers into doers" - engage individuals and foster local community participation.

Judy Rodgers, a founder of Images and Voices of Hope who now serves as Executive Director at the Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit facilitated the rest of the day's program. She opened with the idea that our social networks have power and move our world. By example, Judy shared some thought-provoking questions from recent stories in the news in relation to positive meaning making. One such story was that of Ashley Smith, the waitress held hostage by murderer Brian Nichols, who somehow managed to convince her capture to release her and surrender to authorities by simply talking him through the situation in an inspiring, compassionate way. This story had captivated much media attention has the potential to inspire others, thereby enhancing the possibility of positive change in society.

The group then separated into smaller circles in order to bring the conversation to a more intimate level through a process called Appreciative Inquiry (AI) developed by David Cooperrider of Case Western Reserve University. With thought provoking questions and personal story telling, everyone was directed to turn inwards and explore the potential of making positive meaning from the myriad of events in our live.

The group reconvened to share highlights. One participant, Darlene Kristi shared that she had decided to break out of her own comfort zone by doing the opposite of what she normally did, to step out and act in a different way. By doing so, she reached out to help a man who had lost everything in a home fire. This man, Neal Petersen, who is now her husband, (also in attendance), is a solo ocean yachtsman and who has now become an author and motivational speaker. Neal then spoke about the importance of following one's dreams. He displayed the strength of spirit that only one who has successfully overcome adversity has. Growing up Apartheid South Africa, he faced and overcame physical, political, and financial disadvantages to realize his dream of racing solo around the world in a boat he built. He also founded No-Barriers Education Foundation which inspires children to believe in themselves and follow their dreams. He then shared his next dream - to race solo around the world again, but in partnership with journalists and children sharing his journey to inspire others to live their best lives and best dreams.

Sister Mohini, president of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization, a spiritual educator and journalist herself, then shared her thoughts, tying together the themes of the morning and also looking to the next question for the group - where everyone was asked to consider what they would like to contribute before the end of their careers - something that would make them feel fulfilled and complete. She reminded the group of the importance of not only motivating others, but how vital it is to nurture the self and to maintain personal contentment in order to be able to give more to others. Mohini expressed a deep compassion for those in the media and sited an example of seeing a newsreader and thinking, "How can she manage all that bad news?" She shared her personal practice which includes not being influenced by negativity and not allowing hopelessness to touch her feelings by instead asking, "What can I do to bring hope?" In the case of the newsreader, she was compelled to send the reporter nurturing vibrations of peace. Mohini also demonstrated a simple method to bring light into darkness, to trust that in the presence of solutions and how to stop the feeling of being blocked by first turning within to thoughts, logic, reasoning and silencing one's mind. To get to silence, one must first find solitude in our mind and then connect to one's inner resources - our innate qualities. It from this that we can think clearly, find the answers, and achieve success.

Judy then led a writing exercise to propel the group to look forward, inwardly. Many shared deep dreams and passions: to write one's memoirs, create a network of people helping people, extend the power of journalism into a government position, help retirees feel gratitude and the opportunities in living life now, give power back to the people, help others see the power of a dream, and make everyone feel special, especially young people.

The conversation then moved to the future role of IVOH and how can it better serve those in the media. Each of the founding members of IVOH shared their organization's reasons for supporting the initiative. Judy Rodgers spoke on behalf of Case Western and the Advance Institute of Appreciative Inquiry, who offer the methodology to the media community to bring out the assets of that system. Rita Cleary spoke on behalf of Visions of a Better World whose purpose is to inspire all people to conceive and make real their dreams to make the world a better place. Sister Mohini spoke on behalf of the Brahma Kumaris whose purpose is to serve and nurture all sectors of life, including media professionals, through conversation and reflection - so that each individual can create his or her choices based on an awakened universal consciousness that will lead to the best result.

Moving forward, there are many opportunities for IVOH to amplify human hope and expand its network: to create new partnerships, perhaps with the National Center for Outreach, develop a newsletter, and create a Blog link and email as a channel to generate public demand for balance reporting. Others offered to create an IVOH day; devote, either daily or weekly, a whole section of the newspaper to conscious reporting; create a mentor program with young journalists; join the Press Club in Washington, D.C. for real conversations about media; and have a three-day summit focused on creating a more formal organization and sustaining it.

We completed the dialogue, full of enthusiasm to put hope into action, with a scrumptious lunch sponsored by National Center of Outreach and prepared by the Brahma Kumaris.

September 21, 2004: The Impact of Stories We Tell

At first glance they were a representative group of the media; TV anchors, newspaper journalists, writers, actors, musicians and artists. But as they enjoyed dinner at the Miami Beach home of Robin and Dwina Gibb and introduced themselves to each other it was clear there were certain qualities that brought them to the attention of the planners of the 2004 Images and Voices of Hope. The topic of the evening on September 21st, The Impact of the Stories We Tell, was undoubtedly something each had pondered at some time during their careers, perhaps even lost sleep over.

Images and Voices of Hope is an international conversation on the social impact of public images and stories. This initiative is intended to connect and expand the community of journalists, artists and media professionals who are consciously exploring the language, the stories and the images most suited to telling a story of hope at home and around the world. Dave Lawrence, Jr. is the honorary chairman of the South Florida conversation which has been held annually since January 2000.

Discussion began with three panelists sharing images of famine, civil war, genocide, poverty or oppression - all witnessed first-hand during their careers. John Yearwood is the World Editor for The Miami Herald, Bonnie M.

Anderson, a veteran reporter for CNN and NBC and author of News Flash, and Ronald Mangravite is Assistant Professor of Motion Pictures and Video Film at the University of Miami and a writer/director/critic working in both motion pictures and theatre. The panelists acknowledged the sense of hopelessness and mistrust felt by many on how to affect change in an industry controlled by the few and powerful. They shared a concern about the lack of diversity or compassion and everyone recognized the high value placed on ratings and bottom-lines.

Breaking into smaller groups and using the technique of Appreciative Inquiry (AI), developed by Dr. David Cooperrider of Case Western University, each person shared why they were there that evening. The exercise continued as each was asked to relate an image or a story that had a profound impact on them this year and why. Among people with whom a shared interest had been communicated, the process began - akin to peeling away layers of an onion. Experienced professionals seldom at a loss for words, concerned with news cycles and being heard sat looking inward, involved in an interaction that asked them to express something personally moving, something hopeful and inspiring rather than 'breaking news'.

The small groups re-integrated and the facilitator asked that one person from each group recap a story that came up during the AI process. We heard about the role of individuals in ending endemic corruption by bringing a former dictator to justice and renewing hope in their country's legal system. Of a man who is now serving his country as a leader in his government but twenty years ago risked his life to help a news crew because he believed that if the truth was known, change was inevitable. And a simple yet illustrative, story of hope that of a woman in her nineties who had just broken ground to build a new home.

A poignant visualization from Sister Jayanti brought the evening to an official end. It was clear from ongoing clusters of intimate conversations and the looks on faces that the evening was a reminder of why one chose their profession and validation that change begins with the individual. And for some I suspect sleep was again elusive but this time because of ideas on how to integrate work done responsibly with images and voices of hope.

Theresa Peluso
Participant
2004 Images and Voices of Hope
Miami, Florida

April 9, 2003: Today's Media Meet Tomorrow's Voices

Wednesday, April 9, 2003
9:45am to 1:00pm
St. Thomas University
Miami
Tel: 305-442-2252

e mail: miami@ivofhope.com 

Today (and maybe it was always so ) we see few who can look at the world's unfolding events and see the real possibility of positive outcomes. Those with real vision -- among them, journalists, artists and media professionals -- have an uncanny ability to see, and shine a light upon, those with the capacity and imagination to bring about a new world. They stir in us hope; they kindle our imaginations. It is so worth our while to gather and talk about this.

This April 9, a Wednesday, will be South Florida's fourth annual dialogue called "Images and Voices of Hope." The theme that day will be "Today's Media Meet Tomorrow's Voices." Leaders in the South Florida media community will meet with students of media at several South Florida colleges and universities for what promises to be an important and provocative exchange. Who are being invited are those whose voice and insights can make a distinct contribution to this dialogue.

CONVERSATION ON THE MEDIA AS AGENTS FOR WORLD BENEFIT CONTINUES IN SOUTH FLORIDA

Miami Beach, Florida -The Miami City Ballet played host to a group of media, business, community and education leaders on February 1, 2002, gathered for the fifth South Florida conversation of Images and Voices of Hope. David Lawrence, Jr., former Publisher of The Miami Herald and President of the Early Childhood Initiative Foundation led the program by sharing his perspective as a former journalist and the movement towards a more enlightened media now taking place.

The event was organized by the South Florida members of Images & Voices of Hope (IV of Hope), a global organization headquartered in Boston with conversation groups throughout the world. Judy Rodgers, National Project Director for IV of Hope provided an overview of the organization and its work to define an important role for world media. Dr. David Cooperrider, of the Center for Advanced Appreciative Inquiry at Case Western Reserve University, discussed how dialogue might serve as a path to social transformation. In his presentation, Dr. Cooperrider shared research findings supporting the use of Appreciate Inquiry (AI) methodologies in approaching problems and conflicts. AI is a technique employing questions designed to focus group discussions through the sharing of positive individual experiences and visions of a better future. These techniques, developed by Dr.Cooperrider and his colleagues at Case Western Reserve University, are being successfully used in global conversations among community and world leaders and are regularly employed in all IV of Hope conversations.

True to the AI approach, the group was divided into pairs and instructed to share one story or image recently experienced that impacted each partner's appreciation for the value of the human spirit and to share one personal experience defined as a high point in their lives. The pairs were then invited to join a larger group and share visions of a better world in which communicators are truly committed to serve as agents of world benefit.

Following the group discussions, Jorge Ramos, Anchor, Univision Network News, delighted the group with his experiences and perceptions as a network journalist covering world events and affairs. Mr. Ramos recently published an English-language book, The Other Face of America. The book is a compilation of stories on the gains and struggles of immigrants in the U.S.

Among the more than 90 guests in attendance were local television and radio professionals, reporters and anchors; newspaper and magazine columnists, writers and publishers; book authors; artists and musicians; film industry professionals; public officials; university professors and administrators; business leaders and a wide range of communications professionals. One guest, Ralph De La Cruz, Lifestyle Columnist, South Florida Sun-Sentinel was inspired by the IV of Hope conversation into writing a newspaper column under the heading of "Looking for the Good in Bad News" (see attached clipping)

The hosts for the local event, Edward and Linda Villela, welcomed the guests to the Miami City Ballet's new state-of-art studios and offices in Miami Beach. Also participating were representatives of the national IV of Hope and convening organizations the Brahma Kumaris and the Visions for a Better World Foundation.

At the conclusion, the group resolved to continue the conversation. Most agreed that this form of enlightened dialogue was necessary and called for more frequent conversations. The participants also recommended the creation of an action plan to help guide the efforts. Nelly Rubio, Director of Media Relations at WFOR-TV, CBS4, and a member of the local IV of Hope proposed the creation of the "Media of Hope" awards program to reward the contributions of local communicators offering positive images and visions. Plans for the awards program are now underway.

For more information, please visit: www.ivofhope.org or contact IV of Hope Miami at (305) 442-2252, miami@ivofhope.com.

photos from Miami conversation

25 January 2001

On Thursday, January 25th, 100 people from the South Florida community gathered at the ocean-front home of Claudia and Alan Potamkin for an Images and Voices of Hope dialogue. It was the second large conversation to take place in Miami. The first was at WLRN television in January of 2000. Participants represented NBC, CBS, Fox, WLRN, WPLG TV, BBC Worldwide HCI Communications, representatives of the Mayor's office, the Dade County Commissioners, the chairman of the Florida Marlins, the Miami Herald, as well as smaller publications, independent writers and filmmakers, and numerous representatives of area universities.

Both conversations were opened by Dave Lawrence, former publisher of the Miami Herald and advocate for early childhood development. Lawrence arrived at the end of the buffet lunch, coming directly from the funeral of a woman with whom he had worked at the Herald. In his warm and extemporaneous opening remarks, he observed that this woman didn't have a position of particular influence and that she probably never made much money, but that an exceptional number of people had turned out for her funeral because of the impact she had on those with whom she worked. He suggested that there is no reason that each of us can't make a difference in the way that she did.

Project director, Judy Rodgers, set the context for the dialogue, first by quoting renowned ecologist Thomas Berry, who has said that the world is between stories (Dream of the Earth, 1988). She read a passage from Global Mind Change by Willis Harmon.

"Imagine yourself a historian looking back from some time in the twenty-first century. What do you judge the most important thing that happened for the world in the twentieth century? Was it putting a man on the moon? Or the creation of the United Nations? Or the development of nuclear weapons, or of computers and artificial intelligence?

My guess is that it will be something much less conspicuous to those of us who are living now, something whose significance will not be fully apparent for decades to come. It will be something as quiet as a change of mind, a change of mind that is bubbling up out of the unconscious depths, spreading around the world, changing everything.

It is much easier, of course, to answer that question about the seventeenth century. In retrospect, we can easily see that the most important development for the world was not the Thirty Years' War and the Peace of Westphalia, nor the ending of the Ming dynasty in China, nor even the establishment of colonies along the Atlantic seaboard of North America. Most people would probably agree, after some thought, that the winner is that total change of view which we call the scientific revolution. The scientific revolution started in Western Europe and ultimately affected the lives of people all over the Earth, in ways so fundamental it is hard to find a comparable transformation anywhere in history.

Few today doubt that the world is going through some sort of structural transition. The evidence suggesting this is omnipresent. How major the structural change will be is more disputable. For some the pattern of a fundamental transformation fairly jumps out of the evidence; for others it is a much more problematic conclusion" (p. xvii-xviii).

"What is the emergent new story of the twenty-first century?" she queried, "and how can those of us in the arts, journalism, and the media learn to see this story living in the midst of the older more traditional story? How can we become different observers - those who see possibility and help others to see this possibility?"

The group then gathered in an adjacent room to screen a ten-minute documentary segment called Improbable Pairs (Thank you, Paul Andrews and URI). In sharp contrast to the hundreds of segments we have all seen of Palestinian teenagers throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers who are not much more than teenagers themselves, and of Israeli soldiers firing at Palestinians, this segment profiles an Israeli and a Palestinian. One has lost his eldest son who was his best friend. The other has lost his brother, who died while he was looking at him. Instead of responding by seeking revenge, they have dedicated themselves to working for peace. Together they have formed a parents group, people on both sides who work with bereaved parents on behalf of peace. After the film, Appreciative Inquiry consultant Marge Schiller did a brief introduction to AI and led the group into an appreciative interview, which they did in pairs throughout the house and garden. The interview asked them to think of a time when an experience had changed them in some significant way so that they became a different kind of observer. They reflected on what had happened and how it impacted them and the way they saw the world.

Then Gayatri Naraine, the Brahma Kumaris' representative to the United Nations, led the group in a guided meditation and a brief period of silence. The pairs then combined into groups of four for a conversation about what indicators they saw of a new and emergent world. After 40 minutes they reconvened in the living room for a plenary dialogue.

Many saw signs of a spiritual revolution, from the titles on the bestseller list to the nominees for this year's Oscar awards. The public service director of Channel 4 CBS talked about the genesis of the "Neighbor 4 Neighbor" program at her station that started during Hurricane Andrew and has continued since, linking people in South Florida. The founder of FACE (Facts About Cuban Exiles) talked about his experiences during the Elian Gonzales events and the way he interpreted the experience of the Cuban community to a "roomful of 500 gringos." Several people talked about the diversity of the South Florida community and of the world, and of the movement towards seeing the human family as one family. Several spoke about the glut of information and the movement of information and music across the Internet as characteristic of the new age.

Olga Edridge, Director of Joint Ventures for BBC Worldwide, pointed out that the BBC had always had a mission to educate, inform and serve. Dave Lawrence responded that the Miami Herald had a similar stated mission, but queried Olga and the group at large about the business model, asking whether news and media businesses that pursue this approach can run viable businesses.

As the plenary session wound down, Susan Schein, President of Entertainment Industry Incubator, took the microphone and told the room about a film competition she had run earlier in the year about "Hope" based on her involvement with Images and Voices of Hope. She invited the group back into the adjacent room to watch a five-minute film called Virgil about a homeless man who lives on the property of filmmaker Carl Kessler. The short film drew warm applause, after which Kessler spoke briefly about how he was moved on Thanksgiving Day to shoot the film of Virgil.

Judy Rodgers closed the program, sharing some recent research on the ability of images and stories of altruism to produce an emotion of elevation in a viewer and an inclination to take action in the world (Jonathon Haidt, psychologist at the University of Virginia). She also offered some insights from a recent interview with Chilean scientist, Humberto Maturana, who is a partner of Images and Voices of Hope in Chile. Maturana addressed the delicate subject of "professionalism" in science and in journalism as being a commitment not to distort their explanations to serve their own interests. He went on to say that a professional scientist or a journalist could use their work to whatever end they choose - for example to improve the world or to become wealthy or powerful. She urged the group to continue to consider the question raised by Dave Lawrence about a viable business model.

Finally she passed along congratulations to the planning team for this Miami event: 

  • Claudia and Alan Potamkin for their hospitality
  • Meredith Porte of WLRN, who brought the idea home from New York and got Dave Lawrence and WLRN involved.
  • Millinda Sinnrich, Jerry Marshall, Sue Schein, Carol Green and Veronica who were all part of the planning team.
  • And special thanks to Karyn Altman and Donna Serpe for the prodigious amount of work they did to make this program such a success.

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Images & Voices Of Hope Planning Team
miami@us.bkwsu.org

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