5th Cultural Talk For Diversity
Theme: Culture, Language, Work & Climate
Event Details
Date: 21 October, 2023
Time: 20:00 (KST) / 22:00 (AEDT) / 12:00 (CET / BST) / 13:00 (CEST) / 18:00 (WIB)
This event has already taken place and is now part of our archive.
Conference Overview
This session brought together three different but connected lenses on how culture shapes action in the world: workplace norms, language and peacebuilding, and youth climate activism. The result was a broad conversation about how identity, communication, and civic participation influence collective life.
Heidi Kim
Speaker
Heidi Kim contributed a perspective on Korean work culture and the norms that shape professional life and communication.
Topic: Decoding Korean Work Culture
This talk explored how Korean workplace expectations, hierarchy, and communication styles can be interpreted across cultural boundaries.
Cheryl Woelk
Speaker
Cheryl Woelk brought a language-and-identity perspective to questions of conflict and peace.
Topic: Language for Peace: Bridging Cultural Conflict through Identity-Based Language Learning
This presentation examined how language learning rooted in identity can become a bridge across conflict and cultural misunderstanding.
Faris Nur Khulafa
Speaker
Faris Nur Khulafa shared a youth-centered story of environmental engagement and community action.
Topic: Youth and Climate Change: Jepara Green Generation Story
This talk highlighted how young people can respond creatively and collectively to climate challenges in their local context.
Archive Notes
- Only a main poster was available; no separate speaker posters were found for this session. Speaker bios and summaries were reconstructed conservatively from poster text.