Schedule

Day 1 – Friday 7 May

Time Allocation GMT	Topic		Description
1:30 - 1:40	Welcome to GISS 2021		Student Performances Welcome from Peter Bateman and our AISJ Service Learning Council President - Martina Gutierrez Lundstedt
2:00 - 2:30	Keynote address		Chris Mureithi -- Human Capacity Development
2:30 - 3:00	Connect session		ES Connection	MS Connection	HS Connection	Adult Connection
3:00 - 3:45	Workshop 1 Options	Theme	Service Learning in Action	Gender Equality LGBTQ+	Service Learning in Action Elementary School SDGs	Peace & Justice Human Rights	Environment & Climate Action
		Guest Speaker	Cathryn Berger Kaye	Anzio Jacobs	Colleen Fletcher / Jasmine Howell	Itumeleng Lebese	Rita Groenewald
		Workshop Title	Why “Investigation” leads to Effective ACTION	Troubling Intersections of LGBTQIA+ Experiences	Let's Connect and Make an Impact	Home Rights: Trouble in Diepsloot	A Holistic Approach to Sustainability
		Student presenter		TGO Women's Health Clinic : Saniya Mehta Ayra Thawer		Human Rights : Child Soldiers Shire Sexton	AISJ Sustainability : Ana-Margot Brantley Aksharaa Gupta
				Brookhouse LGBTQ+ : Natasha Meher Floreen Ikome		Genocide : Abigail Kalayu	Environment and Climate Action in Kenya : Ken Mutiso Jimmy Miseda
						Say No ToGender Based Violence : Shanzeh Haider
		Audience	MS & HS	MS & HS	ES	MS & HS	MS & HS
3:45 - 4:00		Break	Hangouts/virtual coffee and snack rooms
4:00 - 4:30	Keynote address		Nazley Sharif - South African Shadow Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Disabilities
4:35 - 5:30	Workshop 2 Options	Theme	Service Learning in Action	Gender Equility LGBTQ+	Service Learning in Action Elementary School SDGs	Peace & Justice Human Rights	Environment & Climate Action
		Guest Speaker	Megan Boone	Nazley Sharif	Shei Ascencio	Chris Dadefumi	Sean Russell (EarthEcho International)
		Workshop Title	Developing Critical Service Learning in the Community	Building For a More Inclusive World	A Conversation About the Action You Take	The Dangers of a Single Story and Taking Action	Ocean Conservation
		Student Presenter		Gender Violence in Covid : Kimberlie Munda Ahmed Said	Hope For Sight Initiative! : Lakshmi Gopinathan	Gender Inequality : Brookhouse - Mawusi Dotse Olivia Gitonga	Ocean Conservation Panel : Sean Russell Apurva Iyengar Michelle Muchilwa Jeremy Muchilwa Merrisa Naidoo
				Why White Feminism : Chiwoneso Mupita	Akhil Konduri: Sustainability-Water
					Arun Kondori: Sustainability-Air
		Audience	Adults	MS & HS	All age groups	MS & HS	MS & HS
		Session closure to happen in the workshop- last 10-15 mins.- student moderator led

Day 2 – Saturday 8 May

Time Allocation GMT	Topic	Description
12:30 - 1:00	Welcome	Welcome from AISJ Student Leaders			Welcome from AISJ Student Leaders
	Self-selected topic room	Lexi Meier -- Mindfulness and Stress release (12:40 - 1:00)			Kim Cofino -- Women Who Lead (12:40 - 1:00)
1:00 - 1:30	Keynote address		Anzio Jacobs -- LGBTQ+ and intersection of diversity
1:30 - 2:15	Workshop 3 Options	Theme	Service Learning: Best Practice – The What, Why and How	Service Learning/ Action	Service Learning in Action Elementary School SDGs	Gender Equility LGBTQ+	Peace & Justice
		Guest Speaker	Alice Whitehead	Cathryn Berger Kaye	Tiwana Merritt	Justin Garcia	Anzio Jacobs
		Workshop Title	Best Practice Service – The What, Why & How	Deepen Reflection with Documentar	Service Learning in Action Elementary School	Windows, Mirrors, Sliding Glass Doors : LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Through Stories	Troubling Intersections of LGBTQIA+ experiences
		Student Presenters	Afrika Moja : Kabir Singh	Q & A Sesssion to follow	Communicate to Liberate (LIS) : Bruna Melo Divya Priyadarshini Maya Rajaram	Implementing LGBTQ+ topics at school : Ellen Svinhufvnd	LIS Students : Kety Augusto Deoclesio Correia Ruth Haggai Joao
			Primary School Book Fundraiser : Francine Gasasira		Rapid Response Team :(AISL)		AISJ Uhuru : Mbiri Wazara Lindsay Land
					AISJ ES Gender Inequality Group : Kholu Molapo Katia Dormer Imane Hamidou
			HS & Adults	Adults	All age groups	Adults, MS & HS	MS & HS
2:15 - 3:00	Affinity Groups	Theme	Peace & Justice: Diversity/Equity/Inclusion	Gender Equility LGBTQ+	Elementary School Gender Equility LGBTQ+	Health & Wellbeing Covid-19	Service Learning: Best Practice
		Guest Speaker		Anzio Jacobs		Lexi Meier	Alice Whitehead
		Workshop Title	Uhuru
		Student Presenters	Uhuru : Mbiri Wazara Lindsay Land		LGBTQ+ : Dylan Warnecke Ellen Svinhufvnd
			MS & HS	MS & HS	ES & MS	MS & HS	HS & Adults
3:00 - 3:30	Break	Hangouts/Stress release (optional 10 mins) / virtual coffee and snack rooms
3:30 - 4:00	Keynote address		Teliso Thipanyane - CEO South African Human Rights
4:00 - 4:45	Workshop 4 Options	Theme	Service Learning in Action	Gender Equility LGBTQ+	Health & Wellbeing	Environment & Climate Action	Peace & Justice Student Service Learning Action
		Guest Speakers	Cathryn Berger Kaye	Anzio Jacobs	Talissa Sullivan	Selamawit Zewdie	Busisiwe Nkosi
		Workshop Title	Service Learning best Practice: Reflection.	LGBTQ+ Community	Health and Wellness a Journey to Self-Actualization and Transcendence	Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Possible Pathway Towards Holistic Prosperity for All	Building a non-racial world
		Student Presenters		LGBTQ+ : Naledi Mofokeng	Witkoppen Clinic Cookbook : Flora Thompson Trinity Sala	Sustainability in the face of the pandemic : Nahom Seyoum	Tongogara Refugee Camp : Prince Bashangezi
				Change in LGBTQ+ Community : Dylan Warnecke			Youth Impact Change : Mahek Uttamchandani
			Adults	MS & HS	MS & HS	MS & HS	All
4:45 - 5:00		Closing	Final Reflections and Farewells