E. D. Berman
Edward David Berman MBE FRSA (born 8 March 1941 in Lewiston, Maine) is an American-born British community educator, social activist, children's poet, playwright, director and producer. In 1979, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Berman an Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for Services to Community Education and Community Arts, examples of which include city farms, Instant Business Enterprise System, the Inter-Action Creative Game Method, Fun Art Bus I & II, the Community Media Van, FabLab on Wheels, the Father and Mother Xmas Union, and Inter-Action – the umbrella organization for a range of innovative, creativity-based projects and community training systems. Later, Berman saved the World War I ship HMS President (1918), which became the charity's centre for 15 years.
E. D. Berman MBE FRSA | |
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| Born | Edward David Berman 8 March 1941 Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
| Nationality | American-British |
| Other names | R. L. Dogg |
| Alma mater | Lewiston High School; Harvard University; Exeter College, Oxford University |
| Occupation(s) | Community educator social activist children's poet playwright director producer |
| Title | Rhodes Scholars in Britain (founding chair and trustee, 2014) |
| Parent(s) | Jack and Ida (née Webber) Berman |
He became founding chair (2014) of Rhodes Scholars in Britain and a trustee. In 2015, he was invited by MIT's Bits and Atoms to establish Fab Foundation UK. A Harvard graduate and Rhodes Scholar in 1962, Berman is Inter-Action's founder (1968) and CEO. Currently, in addition to the activities above, Berman runs international workshops and training courses in the Inter-Action Creative Game Method and Inter-Action Instant Business Enterprise System.