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SUMMARY:On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces: José G. González
DESCRIPTION:Wayfinding and Belonging in the Outdoors\nMarch 29\, 2023 | 7 PM EST\nWe move as stories through narratives spaces as much as physical and cultural spaces. The outdoors\, as a construct grounded on the land\, is one we co-create\, and as the nation’s demographics continue to be more diverse\, we have the opportunity\, and responsibility\, to co-create an outdoors reflective of 2050\, rather than preserve one from 1950. And we can take learnings from nature to help us on this path. \nJosé G. González is the Founder of Latino Outdoors and Co-Founder of the Outdoorist Oath. He is a professional educator with training in the fields of education and conservation while engaging in different artistic endeavors with art and messaging—often exploring the intersection of the environment and culture. As a Partner in the Avarna Group and through his own consulting\, his work focuses on Equity & Inclusion frameworks and practices in the environmental\, outdoor\, and conservation fields. He is also an illustrator and science communicator. He received his B.A at the University of California\, Davis\, and his M.S at the University of\nMichigan School of Natural Resources & Environment. His teaching coursework was at the Bilingual\, Multicultural\, Education Department at Sacramento State. He serves as a Trustee for the National Outdoor Leadership School\, a Trustee for the National Recreation Foundation\, and Outdoor Industry Association Board Director\, among other such leadership volunteer roles. \nYou can connect with him on social media @JoseBilingue. Puns welcomed. \nClick here to register. \nWinter 2023 sponsorship by:\nFreedom’s Way National Heritage Area\nLincoln Cultural Center\nThe Ogden Codman Trust
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SUMMARY:On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces: Leah Penniman
DESCRIPTION:Black Earth Wisdom: Afro-Ecological Survival Strategies\nMarch 8\, 2023 | 7 PM EST\n“I love to think of nature as unlimited broadcasting stations\, through which God speaks to us every day\, every hour.” ~Dr. George Washington Carver\, Tuskegee University\, 1887\nThe Queen Mothers of Kroboland\, Ghana admonished their Black American students in disbelief\, “Is it true that in the United States\, a farmer will put the seed into the ground and not pour any libations\, offer any prayers\, sing\, or dance\, and expect that seed to grow?” Met with ashamed silence\, they continued\, “That is why you are all sick! Because you see the earth as a thing and not a being.”\nEcological humility is part of the cultural heritage of Black people. While our 400+ years immersion in racial capitalism has attempted to squash that connection to the sacred earth\, there are those who persist in believing that the land and waters are family members\, and who act accordingly. In Black Earth Wisdom\, Leah Penniman weaves together the lessons from today’s most respected Black environmentalists\, those who have cultivated the skill of listening to the lessons that Earth has whispered to them. Together\, we embark on a sensory journey through Black ecological thought.\nIn this time\, we are acutely aware of the fractures in our system of runaway consumption and corporate insatiability. We feel the hot winds of wildfire\, the disruptions of pandemic\, and the choked breath of the victims of state violence. We know there is no going back to “normal.” The path forward demands that we take our rightful places as the younger siblings in creation\, deferring to the oceans\, forests\, and mountains as our teachers.\nThose whose skin is the color of soil are reviving their ancestral and ancient practice of listening to the Earth to know which way to go. As Dr. Carver explained\, “How do I talk to a little flower? Through it I talk to the Infinite. And what is the Infinite? It is that silent\, small force… that still small voice.” \nLeah Penniman (all pronouns) is a Black Kreyol farmer\, mother\, soil nerd\, author\, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton\, NY. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2010 with the mission to end racism in the food system and reclaim our ancestral connection to land. As Co-ED and Farm Director\, Leah is part of a team that facilitates powerful food sovereignty programs – including farmer training for Black & Brown people\, a subsidized farm food distribution program for communities living under food apartheid\, and domestic and international organizing toward equity in the food system. Leah has been farming since 1996\, holds an MA in Science Education and a BA in Environmental Science and International Development from Clark University\, and is a member of clergy in West African Indigenous Orisa tradition. Leah trained at Many Hands Organic Farm\, Farm School MA\, and internationally with farmers in Ghana\, Haiti\, and Mexico. She also served as a high school biology and environmental science teacher for 17 years. The work of Leah and Soul Fire Farm has been recognized by the Soros Racial Justice Fellowship\, Fulbright Program\, Pritzker Environmental Genius Award\, Grist 50\, and James Beard Leadership Award\, among others. Her books\, Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land (2018) and Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists (2023) are love songs for the land and her people. \nClick here to register. \nWinter 2023 sponsorship by:\nFreedom’s Way National Heritage Area\nLincoln Cultural Center\nThe Ogden Codman Trust
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/on-belonging-in-outdoor-spaces-leah-penniman/
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SUMMARY:On Belonging in Outdoor Spaces: Claudia Fox Tree
DESCRIPTION:Decolonizing Contributions by Indigenous People\nFebruary 22\, 2023 | 7 PM EST\nHow do we decolonize what we have learned about Native American achievements? We add important missing information and change the dominant narrative. This presentation will help connect the dots from understanding the land to understanding Indigenous People. We will move from the past to the present in learning how Indigenous ingenuity impacted language\, history\, industrialization\, and cultures around the world. \nClaudia Fox Tree is a professional educator and social justice activist who facilitates courses and workshops on having challenging conversations about diversity\, equity\, and social justice. In decolonizing equity conversations\, she centers Indigenous culture\, resistance\, and contributions\, while dismantling stereotypes and historical inaccuracies in what is now known as North and South America. She asks allies and co-conspirators to come on the journey with her. Claudia A. Fox Tree (she\, her) has been a middle school special education teacher for over 35 years. She earned her Master’s Degree in Education from Northeastern University and is currently a doctoral student at Lesley University. Since 2000\, Claudia has been a board member on the Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness. Since 1998\, she has been a Massachusetts liaison for the United Confederation of Taino People. \nClick here to register. \nWinter 2023 sponsorship by:\nFreedom’s Way National Heritage Area\nLincoln Cultural Center\nThe Ogden Codman Trust
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/on-belonging-in-outdoor-spaces-claudia-fox-tree/
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SUMMARY:Diversity Is More Than Color
DESCRIPTION:Join us for On Belonging In Outdoor Spaces\, a free series featuring speakers whose work is advancing efforts to strengthen belonging and connection between communities of color and the outdoors. \nAs a cancer survivor\, paraclimber\, outdoor enthusiast\, and a diversity\, equity\, and inclusion professional\, Kareemah Batts pulls from her lived experience and education to co-create a world where diversity is intersectional and accessible. Kareemah will walk us through her journey\, and demonstrate what happens when the narrative shifts from: “you don’t belong here” to “you belong here\, you exist\, and you matter.” \nSupport for the Spring 2022 series is provided by The Ogden Codman Trust. \nClick here to register.
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