IGNITE VULNERABILITY — Empower Yourself & Be The Change

We Encourage Is Part of Discussion & networking event in NYC 19th of October

This one-day event contains a one-hour discussion panel, Voices From The North sound healing concert and empowering voluntary photoshoot.

IGNITE VULNERABILITY — Empower Yourself & Be The Change
Discussion & networking event by FTDA (Finnish Tech, Design & Art), Kota-Alliance and Finlandia Center Foundation

Date and Time: October 19, 2019, 12pm-6pm
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 601 W 26th St #325, New York, NY 10001

What is this event all about?

Being seen and heard requires the courage to be vulnerable and expose new, sometimes even seemingly crazy ideas into the world. Coming from Finland, the hotbed for tech and social innovation, we believe we have something to share about igniting vulnerability as a driving force for positive impact.

There’s a reason why the Nordic countries are constantly ranked as the happiest nations in the world. We’re on a mission to spark discussion of how all this could be implemented into the work of human rights organizations and societies globally.

The power of technology can be harnessed and utilized for social awareness in a way that used to be unimaginable. We invite you to join us to talk about the achievements and positive changes that non-profits and human rights organizations have achieved and will create in the future. Let’s ignite our vulnerability together, make impact and cultivate concrete collaboration between our organizations.

Our one-day event contains a one-hour discussion panel, Voices From The North sound healing empowerment concert and a hands-on-networking lounge. As one of our highlights, we offer the possibility to take part and experience the well-known Finnish empowering photography movement “Break the Mold”, and have your own picture taken.

PROGRAMME

12pm-1pm Discussion Panel: How can technology ignite change through vulnerability?

Panelists

Anna Juusela

A co-founder and CEO of social impact startup We Encourage Education a Nordic Startup Awards 2019 Best Social Impact Startup Nominee, preventing child marriage. We Encourage utilizes technologies such as blockchain and AI, to globally empower girls and women, encouraging education and awareness.

Abdalaziz Alhamza

An award-winning Syrian journalist, human rights defender activist and IT trainer. He is one of the leaders of The New Now and the founder and spokesperson of Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) which is a nonpartisan, independent organization that exposes the atrocities committed by the Syrian regime, ISIS and other groups in Syria.

Tuulia Järvinen

A healthy food lover who believes in the power of empathy. She is the founder of Venner, a new kind of nutrition and education focused social enterprise aiming to reduce the polarization of well-being. Venner offers organizations and individuals the easiest way to empower the underprivileged of our society through nourishing food with just a few clicks. Besides leading her social enterprise, Järvinen is also a food blogger and co-author of two cook books.

Yasmin Fodil

National Director of Community at 100Kin10 and Adjunct Professor of Public Administration and Digital Innovation at NYU Wagner. 100Kin10 is a multi-sector mobilization that responds to the national imperative to train 100,000 excellent science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers over the coming 10 years.

The moderator of the panel is Anni Huhtisaari. She is an artist-songwriter and Women, Peace and Security advocate. Building a bridge between creativity, emotional connection, inner and outer peace and sustainable co-existence through her career in music and Master studies of World Politics and Peace & Conflict Studies, she is a spokesperson for more inclusive, sustainable, peaceful and abundant world for us all. Among other events, she has been speaking about music as a tool for peace at the Foreign Ministry of Finland’s 100th anniversary and at the Nordic Symposium in Reykjavik. Anni is also one of the artists representing the Voices From The North — a sound healing empowerment session held after the panel.

1:pm — 1:30pm Voices From The North — a sound healing empowerment session

The session is led led by three artists from Finland Anni, GEA, IRENE who are in town for the Mondo Music & Tech Conference and Music Festival. The more we are tuned into our inner voice, the louder and safer we can be in our own truth. Sound healing is an ancient method to impact the states of our consciousness, mind, body and spirit — and resonate more peace.

1:30–6pm Networking Lounge & “Break The Mold” photography sessions

Informal conversation, networking and empowering photography sessions hosted by the Finnish “Break The Mold” — an innovative concept of empowering photography. Break The Mold stands for body positivity, being comfortable in one’s own skin and unique personality, embracing all there is.

The event is free of charge, please register and claim your ticket through Eventbrite!