Global Perspectives 2021: Let’s Talk About Power!

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Global Perspectives 2021 will bring together some of the international and local organisations and civil society networks from around the world who are focusing on new, innovative and fresh approaches to New Power.

For the year 2021, Global Perspectives focuses on civil society sector approaches, opportunities and challenges of New Power. We increasingly see New Power at work in demonstrating the strength of communities around the world in creating organic networks aiming at making a positive change. What does this mean for members of the more formalised international civil society sector? To explore this, Global Perspectives 2021 will bring together some of the international and local organisations and civil society networks from around the world who are focusing on new, innovative and fresh approaches to New Power. The conference will be a space for new and existing conversations and workstreams to happen. We are putting you, our participants and partners, at the heart of the discussions.

? Hybrid, with in-person regional hub meetings in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and online.

Themes

This hybrid experience will feature three pillars of exploration and discussion:

• De-concentrating Data and Digitalisation,
• Decolonising Aid and Organisational Structures, and
• Embracing New Power. 

For each pillar, the event will share innovative and future-facing approaches on how we might best align with New Power for sustained futures, better knowledge management, and community-led networks.

Background

CSOs are challenging, unlearning and deconstructing the current cultural norms that benefit from hierarchical worldviews and moving towards networked and more community-based approach, this especially with the shared ambition of the 2030 goals and shared experience of working through a global pandemic.

The Centre, with its unique sector leadership convening position, wants to support organisations in understanding privilege and the colonial legacies that have long influenced the way the international civil society sector operates. Our ambition towards supporting CSOs to take action includes providing the safe space of Global Perspectives for organisations, futurists, thinkers, academics and business to come together to share innovative solutions to the current and legacy challenges the sector is facing.

Download the concept note here.

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