AFROINNOVA II: The AGENDA

First gathering of the Community Innovation Group
for the Advancement of the African
Cali, 10-13 August 2022 | Diáspora 2022-2023

Please find Below our tentative schedule for the five days we’ll be together as AFROinnova. Check back regularly for updates.

before we gather.

virtual Meetings

June: One-On-One meetings with Paula and Uma
July: Small group collective planning meetings for each key - to be scheduled

arrivals | weds, august 10

Welcome to Cali.

Visiting Cali : a city tour and salsa lessons
Welcome Dinner – AFROINNOVA

day one | Thurs, AUGUST 11

Let us find the keys

Leading questions:
¿Where is the AfroInnova “I” as a human being, right now?
¿How is this moment in life? ¿How is our personal leadership? ¿How are we leading ourselves?

door one:
We Open ourselves.

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
AFROINNOVA: On the purpose, the mood, the experience, the network, the agenda (Paula)

door ONE: We open our work and purpose for racial equality.

9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Group discussions, individual presentations
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | LUNCH
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Finding My Inner Voice | Nature Interaction, The Mirror Effect
Circle Conversation: Contemplating myself, contemplating the other
(Baff-Graciela; Salym-Lucia; Moky-Biola; Bruno-Rafael; Kiluanji-Edna; Gilbert-Paula)

door three: We Connect our creativity across the diaspora.

The world has ended for me and us, it has ended many times
The trends and the opportunities
Where do we go from here?

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | CLOSING
Closing Conversation: the creative power, art and a challenging moment for racial equality
Coming to Conclusions - assessment of the day
Ending ritual: Yo te necesito ( I need you)

day two | Fri, august 12

door four:
we create OUr Agenda
for the future.

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Morning nature meditation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Individual and collective reflection on what we’ve discussed so far
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Agenda and priorities. What comes next…? Breakout groups by region.
Africa: Moky, Biola Europe: Baff, Gilbert, Lucia
Latin America: Bruno, Edna, Graciela and Rafael The U.S: Lorelei, Uma
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH

door five:
on collaboration.

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Group discussion: building the map and Ideas for a future work together
Final reflections and closing ritual: The AFROINNOVA pin and the embrace (secret friend)
3:00 PM ON
Petronio Festival