The 2019 Ghana Teachers’ and Leaders’ Workshop
The 2019 Ghana Teachers’ and Leaders’ Workshop, led by Chioma Okonkwo, was indeed a great workshop. The leader took me through the process of re-emergence in a way that I hadn’t experienced before. Other high points were the classes on climate change and on healing from war.
I’ve resolved to plant a tree in my locality and to help clean up the environment around me. I would like to give a talk on climate change for my church youth ministry. I’d also like to build an RC Community in my area and pass on what I have learnt in my seven years in RC.
Accra, Ghana
Chioma talked about how we get hurt and that no matter how long the pain has been there, we need to let it go by discharging it. Some of her other topics included benign reality, the difference between real and frozen needs, and confidentiality.
Erick Holmes, the Accra (Ghana) Alternate Area Reference Person, talked about war. He said that no one hurts another person unless he or she has first been hurt. Some root causes of war are profiting, greed, fear, and capitalism. War in Africa is incited by bigger nations to get us to fight with each other (with guns we purchase from them). Then they steal our resources.
Urbain Bamana, the Area Reference Person for Accra, spoke about climate change. He advised us all to do what we can to save our environment. Since the workshop I have reduced my use of nylon and plastics. I have gone back to using my water bottle.
Accra, Ghana
At the workshop I realized that most of the insects, weeds, and grasses I used to see when I was growing up are no more in the environment. Also, we would play football in the street gutters, but I don’t think people will do that anymore. I don’t think parents will allow their children to play there because the gutters are filthy now.
I’m going to use my position in the community to influence people. I will talk to them about the environment. It’s going to start with me.
Accra, Ghana