Day 1 of Black Womyn's Voices Convening in Cape Town, designed to support Black womyn in leadership.

Atlantic Fellows are exploring strategies to address the challenges faced by Black womyn and womyn of color around the world.

#GenderEquity #Leadership #BlackWomynsVoices

Atlantic Fellow Hany Ibrahim talks about the 12 “thieves” of our memories and ways we can protect our brain health throughout our lives.

#BrainHealth #Dementia #Inequity #TEDx JohannesburgSalon #TEDx #GBHI #AinShams

Watch the full talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=C4H9cj…

'Chuck invested so much in people, and that is what I am really grateful for.' – Collins Santhanasamy, Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia.
#EquityInitiative #AtlanticPhilanthropies #ChuckFeeney

‘Chuck Feeney brought people with diverse experiences and perspectives together, and that led to the emergence of really big ideas.’ - Brian Lawlor, Site Director, Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health, Ireland.

#GBHI #Equity #AtlanticPhilanthropies #ChuckFeeney

Forced by war to become a migrant, #AtlanticFellow Ganzamungu Zihindula witnessed death and violence. At TEDxJohannesburg , he shares a story, not just of survival but how his trauma was healed by the power of compassion.

#Refugees #MentalHealth #Trauma

Did you miss our co-hosted event 'The search for democracy in the world's largest democracy' with Alpa Shah, Christophe Jaffrelot, Tarun Khaitan, and AFSEE Fellow Priyanka Kotamraju?🇮🇳

📺Watch the video: bit.ly/3w7A7Hz
🎧Listen to the podcast: bit.ly/3Q2AQ3t

Loneliness doesn't discriminate, but its impact can be especially profound for those navigating #dementia . New research from #AtlanticFellow Krista Lyn Harrison et. al underscores the vital role of social connections for patients & caregivers alike. ucsf.edu/news/2024/03/4…

'One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.'

Kudos to #AtlanticFellows Elijah Rock, Paulina Ruiz & Ula Skrobas + Kate Rankin Rankin Lab for recently hosting a remarkable salon on #respect , a core value of Global Brain Health Institute🤝

Baltimore has been called ‘ground zero’ for #urbanapartheid , a city where urban food deserts impact the lives and health of Black residents disproportionately.
At TEDxJohannesburg, Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity Akshita Siddula, describes what sparked her to help set up several #urbanfarms on native land.

Things continue to evolve once they have momentum, delighted to see this and read the amazing commitments to future activity

#WorldArtsDay theme is 'a garden of expression: cultivating community through art' & so is a perfect day to reflect back on the successes of this year's CreativeBrainWeek for participating #AtlanticFellows

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'By releasing the codes of our new model we aim to foster an open science framework for computational methods in #brainhealth & towards accelerating & democratizing science in regions traditionally underrepresented in brain health research such as Latin America'. #AtlanticFellows

Research findings by #AtlanticFellow Peter Anderson
et al challenge the traditional narrative of Indigenous students progressing poorly compared with non-Indigenous peers (via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand)
theconversation.com/we-have-a-new-…

CreativeBrainWeek Satellite India
New Delhi
Builds from co-development in person and online.
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Creative Brain Week Satellite - India
@CreativeBrainWeek
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In the last episode of Conversations on Confidence neurologist Boon Lead Tee, Global Brain Health Institute on how confidence is expressed in different cultural settings & how this affects working together as a global community tackling #dementia .

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#AtlanticFellows at the XR (Extended Realities) residency explored the potential of Augmented Reality, where the physical and digital come together as one. It was powerful to see the delight and awe turn into practical realisation of how this medium can support equity.

A group of #AtlanticFellows recently convened in Oxford for a residency on #XR (Extended Realities).
Fellows explored a range of immersive technologies in our XR Lab & considered the future of tech for equity whilst equipping themselves to be thought leaders in this growing area

This by Atlantic Fellow Mayor Alfredo Coro Jr on his passion for locally-led conservation through his membership of Coastal500 a global network of mayors & local gov leaders committed to healthy, prosperous & thriving coastal communities.
TheEquityInitiative

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The countdown until our April 11 application deadline continues as we share some of our most frequently asked questions.

There are no educational requirements for the fellowship program. We recognize that many leaders have obtained advanced knowledge in non-traditional ways.

For #WorldHealthDay 🩺 we hear from the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity alumni advocating for equal access to health care.

Kevin Liverpool, a former headteacher, works in violence prevention with No Means No Worldwide, an organisation which seeks to end sexual violence.

#MyHealthMyRight #ShapingTheWorld