Social Arts for Dialogue Podcast

Uri Noy Meir

Conversations on what connects us Listen, speak, and dialogue on Social Arts and not only imaginaction.substack.com

  1. Memories from Senegal — Part 2

    10/26/2025

    Memories from Senegal — Part 2

    Ruth Cross reflects on her experience during our 2016 journey with ImaginAction. As we prepare for our next Learning Journey to Senegal (2026), we invite you to be part of opening THE Regenerative Arts Fellowship—where arts and community meet. 🌍 Join or Support the Journey:https://opencollective.com/imaginactionet/events/senegal-learning-journey-2026-6a58c373 ✨ Upcoming Sessions 💫 Embodied Teamwork — Using Theatre to Build Trust and FlowHosted by Uri Noy Meir📅 Wed, Nov 5, 2025 — 2:30 PM GMT+1 (30 min, Zoom)Explore how simple embodied practices can deepen trust and connection.🔗 Join for free 🌿 Making Space for Connection — Shifting AwarenessHosted by Uri Noy Meir📅 Wed, Nov 12, 2025 — 2:15 PM GMT+1 (30 min, Zoom)A short experiential session to practice presence and attunement in virtual spaces.🔗 Join for free 🎭 Beyond the News — Theatre in the Post-Digital World📅 Thu, Nov 6 – Thu, Dec 4, 2025An in-depth 5-week online course exploring newspaper theatre and social polarization in the 21st century.🎟️ Super Early Bird (€75) | 🎓 Scholarships available (€100, +donation)🔗 Register here (need extra support to join in, let us know) 🌱 Theatre That Reconnects — Practice Space Next session: Fri, Nov 28, 2025 — 14:15 CETAn embodied, participatory space blending The Work That Reconnects, Theatre of the Oppressed, Social Presencing Theatre, and Dragon Dreaming. This is a caring, open environment for previous participants and new explorers alike—to practice techniques, share stories, and deepen connection within this emerging field. 💧 Pay-what-you-want (including 0€): Register here Get full access to ImaginAction's SubSpace at imaginaction.substack.com/subscribe

    2 min
  2. Making Hope in Times of Despair - In conversion with Maoz Inon

    07/04/2025

    Making Hope in Times of Despair - In conversion with Maoz Inon

    In a heartfelt conversation with Uri, Maoz Inon shares his journey of grief and transformation following the October 7th Hamas attack, in which he lost his parents, close friends, and their children. Born in a kibbutz near the Gaza border, Maoz describes life since the attack as a freefall into an abyss of violence and despair. Yet, he insists that hope must be made, not found—and that hope is born through action. Despite the pain, Maoz chooses the path of radical forgiveness, inspired by Palestinian peace activists who also lost loved ones. He has forgiven both Hamas and the Israeli government, framing forgiveness as a form of self-liberation. For Maoz, the way forward lies in focusing on a shared future, rooted in values like dignity, equality, and healing, rather than being trapped in irreconcilable past narratives. His vision is bold: peace between Israel and Palestine by 2030, guided by a five-step path—dreaming, agreeing on values, building partnerships, creating a roadmap, and taking action. Through initiatives like reopening the Fauzi Azar guesthouse as a peace retreat, organizing mass peace rallies, and co-authoring The Future is Peace with Aziz Abu Sarah, Maoz puts vision into practice. He and Uri close by reaffirming the power of small, committed actions to ignite hope even in the darkest times. Follow up links https://www.iinteract.org https://linktr.ee/maozinon https://linktr.ee/urinoymeir https://imaginaction.org Get full access to ImaginAction's SubSpace at imaginaction.substack.com/subscribe

    54 min
  3. A Living Library with Inger-Mette Stenseth - Episode 5

    02/12/2025

    A Living Library with Inger-Mette Stenseth - Episode 5

    Welcome to this Episode where we enter a conversation with Inger-Mette about rebuilding the Library of Alexandria. We explore the Gaia theory by listening to the earth as well as the Delphic Council and its connection to the arts, culture, and wisdom. Join us in shaping our understanding of the world, and the necessity of aligning with our inner selves and the wisdom of the earth. Inger-Mette Stenseth: “- in this context, I am an imaginator! Being part of the global and distributed team of Imaginaction, gives me hope. I come from a place of everyday creativity and life as our playground. In the commercial stage of the fashion business, the highest zest is transformation. The arts and the creative art of living life in all its diversity, we even transcend our complex challenges – and community and hope rise. Imagine that!” Interdisciplinary Curator – creative entrepreneurship for a sustainable future. Inge Mette is both founder and galvanising force behind ground-breaking deep ecology projects that bring together specialists in business, the Arts, science and education from around the globe. Dedicated to positive interaction with the natural environment and cultural preservation, her work has included: Augural Youth conference at the Library of Alexandria, Egypt, co-founding 360hub Global ( 2001) co-founding of World Climate School (2020). As part of the Nordic Scene, and the Nordic Think Academy, she is on the board of Norwegian Climate Network, Climatfestival §112, and Project Manager for different youth projects funded by Erasmus Plus, Europe: www.c6world.eu Inger-Mette Stenseth is a trained facilitator in System Thinking and brings forward creativity as a meta-skill in bringing forward transformative and systemic change. Based on her fashion enterprise in Norway, circular economy and sustainable fashion is her strategic profile. She lives in the city of Molde, Norway – in the northwestern part of Norway – and facilitate online to all corners of the world. The situation of Covid19 has accelerated international projects, and the rethink of the rethink is part of her build back better perspectives. Get full access to ImaginAction's SubSpace at imaginaction.substack.com/subscribe

    36 min

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