SESSION DESCRIPTION

Co-created by Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Rika Iino, HEALING FORWARD™ is a lively workshop that engages cultural leaders to think structurally about equity. Utilizing their unique framework, this program supports leaders and organizations in their journey toward an equitable future. Since its launch in June of 2021, HEALING FORWARD™ has impacted 70+ organizations of all sizes through retreats and workshops, with a cohort of 200+ leaders in arts and culture. This workshop is designed to introduce attendees to this unique framework and initiate discussions on how it might deeply impact their organizations.

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PRESENTERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marc Bamuthi Joseph is an internationally renowned cultural strategist, librettist and spoken word artist. As co-creator of the paradigm-shifting allyship training HEALING FORWARD™, has lectured in 25 different countries, and his TED talk “You Have The Rite” has been viewed more than five million times. His honors and accolades include being named a 2017 TED Global Fellow, an inaugural recipient of the Guggenheim Social Practice initiative, an honoree of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship, the 2011 Herb Alpert Award in Theatre, an inaugural recipient of the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and most recently, recipient of the 2023-24 Emerson Collective Dial Fellowship.

 

 

 

 

 

 
Rika Iino embodies two decades of purpose-driven work at the intersection of social impact, innovation, and the arts. As a cultural entrepreneur, creative producer, and founder of SOZO, her dedication to artists as change agents has shaped global projects. Deeply engaged in independent artist advocacy and leadership development, Rika serves as a coach, mentor, and speaker at institutions like Stanford University, Yale University, and UC Berkeley. Co-creator of the systemic allyship program HEALING FORWARD™ in collaboration with Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and co-chair of Building Ethical and Equitable Partnership, a national initiative on equitable contracting, Rika made history as the first woman of color to receive the Patrick Hayes Award for transformative leadership from the International Society for the Performing Arts in 2021. In 2023, she earned the Mentoring Award from Western Arts Alliance and the CALI Catalyst Award from the Center for Cultural Innovation, acknowledging her extraordinary efforts in realizing greater inclusion and equity in the cultural sector. Currently she is the lead designer for SOZO Fellowship, a groundbreaking entrepreneurship and sustainability coaching program for artists and creative practitioners.