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AKRI/OPUS Listening Post
Sunday, February 15, 2026, 4:00 PM - 6:15 PM EST
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The United States of America is approaching the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence from the British monarchy. Fundamental to this declaration is the idea that “All men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain inalienable rights…among them, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”.
As we approach this US milestone, the nation is politically polarized, and the system of checks and balances designed to encourage deliberation and to protect the people from tyranny and abuse of power appears to be threatened. At the same time, technological advances are on the horizon that promise to bring profound change to how people live.
What might be happening in the American society at this pivotal moment?
A Listening Post is based on the notion that a group of people meeting together to study the behavior of the society, as a society, allows the unconscious expression of some characteristics of the wider social system to surface. The collective experience of the Listening Post is relevant to understanding society beyond individual and personal preoccupations.
The purpose of the Listening Post is to enable participants as individual citizens to reflect on their own relatedness to society and to try to develop an understanding of what is happening in the society as a whole at this moment.
This Listening post will provide an opportunity for participants to share their preoccupations in relation to the various societal roles they may have. Collectively, participants are invited to try to identify the underlying dynamics both conscious and unconscious that may be predominant at this time in American society.
There are three parts to a Listening Post: 1) the sharing of individual preoccupations, 2) the identification of themes, and 3) the development of hypotheses about what might be going on collectively and unconsciously.
You are invited to join this exploration. |
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• 4:00 to 6:15 pm Eastern
• 3:00 to 5:15 pm Central
• 2:00 to 4:15 pm Mountain
• 1:00 to 3:15 pm Pacific
Limited spots available. We recommend early registration. |
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