Last week, ARI held a special workshop on the topic of “Dignity”.

The instructor was Jeffrey Mensendieck, an associate professor at Oberlin University, with whom ARI has had a longstanding relationship, and the class provided an opportunity to learn deeply about human dignity.

During the class, participants shared with each other situations and experiences in their own countries and discussed how poverty, discrimination, and conflict affect human dignity. They also deeply examined what is lost when dignity is taken away, and conversely, how healthy and sustainable a society can be when dignity is protected.

ARI will continue to work toward the realization of a society where people from diverse cultural backgrounds understand and support each other through this kind of dignity education.