Young Southeast Asian leaders arrive in Honolulu
One of the coolest projects I’ve ever been involved in began
today with, fittingly, a fun session on how to make (and appreciate) an authentic
Hawaiian lei. (pictured)
A group of 25 young leaders from across Southeast Asia has convened here in Honolulu for a project themed on protecting natural resources.
They’ll spend 25 days in Honolulu. Then, the cohort will travel to Santa
Fe, NM for five days, and finally on to Washington, DC for another four days. All
along the way, they’ll be learning about natural resources and their management
while they devise community projects to enhance natural resource protection in
their home countries.
My role in this project is to teach sessions on mis and
disinformation, peace social media, and media literacy, with an eye toward
developing a proactive social media strategy to enhance their community projects.
Even after just one day, I can tell that these young
leaders, aged 20-25, are smart, dedicated, and energetic. I look forward getting
to know them as I teach during the next three weeks, and as I accompany them to
New Mexico and DC.
Stay tuned for details.
PS--I’ve already alerted the participants about the joys of
New Mexico green chiles, which I plan to consume in nearly obscene quantities!
