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Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."  -- Margaret Mead

 

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PURPOSE    VISION    MISSION    CONTACT INFORMATION    BOARD


PURPOSE

The International Institute for Social Artistry (IISA) is an international teaching/learning community created for the purpose of:

  •  Training and supporting Social Artists around the world;

  •  Activating human capacities and creative talents;

  •  Providing training in leadership skills and human potential development; and

  •  Offering research, consultation, leadership and guidance with the aim to advance human development. 

The Institute is a nonprofit organization, offering ongoing multidimensional education for Social Artists of all ages, trainer certification, as well as a professional association for communication and networking.  The Institute headquarters is in Ashland, Oregon.


VISION

The vision for the Institute is inspired by the times we live in and the certainty that this stage in history is pivotal to the future of all people and the planet. The Institute embraces the need to consciously apply ourselves to our own development, the new greening of the planet, and the re-genesis of society.  The Institute views this is a mandate of our times.  


MISSION

To promote social change by developing an international cadre of leaders trained to apply a wide range of human capacities and skills to finding innovative solutions to critical local and global issues 


CONTACT INFORMATION

Electronic Mail

 


 

 

BOARD

International Institute for Social Artistry (IISA)


Lisa Nelson, Ph.D. - Chair

Professor,Political Science Dept.
and Masters in Public Admin. Program 

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Ashland, Oregon


Dubravka Deppen, Vice-Chair

Principal, The Deppen Group

Glenview, Illinois


Jean Houston, Ph. D.

Founder and Program Director

International Institute for Social Artistry

Ashland, Oregon


Elaine Cirilo - Treasurer
Director, Rockland Journal News
West Nyack, NY

Joyce McNamara - Secretary
Publisher, The Social Artists' Companion
Ridgecrest, CA


Jan Sanders
Joseph Matthews Professor of International Community Development
Orillia, Ontario, Canada

 


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