Earth’s Tapestry Part One: Weaving Threads of Recovery and Resilience featuring Dr. Lyla June Johnston | Friday , September 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. |Resilient Retreat 3500 Journey Lane, Sarasota FL

Tickets: FREE, but donations appreciated.  RSVP required.   Earth’s Tapestry has 2 parts.  Part One will take place at Resilient Retreat on Friday, Sept. 27 and Part Two will take part at Fogartyville on Sept. 28th.  You can register for Part One or both events below.  To register only for Part Two, go to this page. 

Register for Part 1 – Resilient Retreat  

  Register for Both Events: Resilient Retreat & Fogartyville

 Join us as we investigate the impact of climate change and intercultural disparities on environmental, community, and individual experiences. Explore the relevance of Indigenous values that encourage balance, kinship, harmony, and environmental stewardship. Learn practices of care that can contribute to contemporary resiliency, restoration, and healing.

• KEYNOTE: Dr. Lyla June Johnston is a scientist, public speaker, poet, hip-hop artist, and acoustic singer-songwriter of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages. She lives and works at the center of the “perfect storm” where Climate Change and Climate Justice intersect. Based on her research and personal and cultural experiences, she offers a clear-eyed but hopeful message of resilience and creative possibility. 
• ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION – Local environmentalists share holistic approaches to ecological restoration, stewardship, and environmental justice.
• CLIMATE RESILIENCY – The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Heritage and Environmental Resources Office and the Seminole Climate Resiliency Program share their research on the significance of climate-related change for individuals, culture, and the environment, and their efforts to prepare for coming changes. 
• ADVANCING COMMUNITY – Rev. Dr. Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio Hansen, Associate Professor at Candler Theological Seminary (Emory University) shares a unique perspective on climate change. Local experts share creative projects that contribute to the restoration of communities experiencing the effects of intercultural and intergenerational disparities. 

This event is FREE/Pay what you can. The PEACenter is a fiscal sponsor for this event and donations are tax-deductible. You can DONATE to support the program here.  We greatly appreciate your support!               

Program

Friday, September 27, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Weaving the Tapestry: Threads of Recovery and Resilience at the Resilient Retreat, 3500 Journey Lane, Sarasota, FL 34240

• 9:30AM – Doors open for registration 
• 10:00AM – Welcome, land acknowledgment & meditative prayer
• 10:20AM – Presentation: A Trauma-Informed Reading of the Climate Crisis – Rev. Dr. Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio Hansen, Candler School of Theology at Emory University
• 11:05AM – Break (enjoy light refreshments and mingling)
• 11:15AM – Panel Discussion: Intergenerational, Interethnic and Intercultural Trauma   
  •        Pastor Anita Williams, Bethel CME Church
  •        Dr. Sydney Turner, Resilient Retreat
  •        Dr. Andrea Blanch, SRQ Strong
• 12:00PM – Lunch Break (Box lunch is included in the registration. Must register to be counted for lunch).
• 1:00PM – Keynote Address: Reclaiming Indigenous Wellness and Mental Health  – Dr. Lyla June Johnston
• 2:00PM – Panel Discussion: Recovery and Resilience  
  •        Rev. Jay Wolin, Unitarian Universalists of Sarasota
  •        Walter Gilbert, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and Newton Alive!
  •      Grace Korley, SHARE Share Theray & Wellness
• 2:45PM – Closing 

Saturday, September 28, 9:00AM – 12:30PM: Part Two: Weaving the Tapestry:Threads of Restoration and Community, Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, 525 Kumquat Ct, Sarasota, FL 34236

• 8:30AM – Doors open for registration
• 9:00AM – Welcome and land acknowledgment
• 9:05AM – Ringling Museum of Art HAT Eco-Performance Fest – Dr. Elizabeth Doud
• 9:15AM –  Keynote Address: Architects of Abundance: Indigenous Food Systems and the Excavation of Hidden History – Dr. Lyla June Johnston
• 10:20AM – Presentation: Seminole Climate Resiliency Program
  • Krystle Young Bowers, Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Heritage and Environmental Resources Office, Climate Resiliency Policy Coordinator
  • Cody Motlow, Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Heritage and Environmental Resources Office, Climate Resiliency Coordinator
• 11:20AM – Break (enjoy light refreshments and mingling)
• 11:30AM – Panel: Kincentricity: Building Connection through Environmental and Community Restoration.  Moderator: Julie Morris, host of “Our Changing Environment” on WSLR radio.  Panelists: 
  •        Dr. Randy Wells, Sarasota Dolphin Research Program
  •        Alia Garrett, Sarasota County, UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability
  •        Damon Moore, Oyster River Ecology
  •        Tracie Troxler, Sunshine Community Compost
• 12:25PM – Closing

Thank You to Our Sponsors:

WSLR, Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center, Peace Education and Action Center, Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ, Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, The Green Team and Racial Justice Team of the First Congregational UCC of Sarasota.

If you would like to support this program, please contact Budd Friend-Jones at 941-313-2239 / buddfj@gmail.com.