Nurturing Healthy Conversations Across Differences - Amar Bakshi & Sister Jenna

Amar Bakshi is an artist and the founder of Shared_Studios and Portals. He works to connect members of diverse communities who would likely not otherwise meet in intimate environments to create their own meanings. He created the global public art initiative, Portals, in 2014.

Portals are interconnected, immersive audio-visual spaces, staffed by real human beings, in which you come face-to-face with people around the world. Inside, you can make eye-contact, talk, dance, and play as though you were in the same room. Since launch in 2014, Portals has expanded to more than 40 permanent global sites and connected hundreds of thousands of people around the world in intimate conversation, brought in special guests including Barack Obama, Jose Andres, and Priyanka Chopra have been covered by hundreds of the world's leading outlets.

Before becoming an artist, Amar worked as a reporter and editor at The Washington Post and CNN and as Special Assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Amar has a JD from Yale Law School, a Master’s Degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and an undergraduate degree from Harvard University. Visit www.SharedStudios.com and www.AmarBakshi.com

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