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2001 projects |
| WORKSHOP AND CONCERT Saturday, September 28 |
| Joanne Shenandoah, Grammy-nominated Native American singer and composer will lead a workshop at the Berkeley Buddhist Monastery on Saturday morning, September 28th featuring her CD "Matriarch." The workshop will provide an intimate setting for discussion of filial respect and the special roles of women in the Iroquois Way. Rev. Heng Sure, Buddhist monk will share stories and songs of the Chinese Buddhist virtue of filial respect. |
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Workshop venue: Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, 2304 McKinley Ave. Berkeley,corner of Bancroft,Time: 9:00 - 11:00 AM |
| Concert venue:Graduate Theological Union |
| Leconte and Scenic, Berkeley,Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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On Saturday evening Joanne, her sister Diane and daughter, Leah, will offer a concert from her Native American Music Award-winning CD "Peacemaker's Journey." Joanne's Iroquois vision carries a message of peace in a time of conflict and despair. |
| PRESENTATION AND BENEFIT THURSDAY, JULY 25 |
| FOR The Xavante Project,7 to 9 pm at The Cultural Conservancy. Get involved with an international alliance of environmental and indigenous rights activists working in solidarity with native communities in Brazil. Presenting "Auwe Uptapi (The True People)" An award-winning documentary about the Xavante people's struggle to protect their culture and their lands. The Xavante Indians of the Mata Grosso area of Brazil face the destruction of their traditional lands from the Hidrovía Project, a proposed 2,000 mile dredged waterway through one of the world's most important wildlife sanctuaries.The Xavante are reaching out for help to defeat the project and share their culture and perspectives on the natural world. Location: The Thoreau Center for Sustainability Building 1016 Torney Avenue, Ground Floor Presidio of San Francisco, California 94129 (415) 752-8678 (415) 561-6594 Sponsored by The Cultural Conservancy, Institute for Deep Ecology and IDETI. For more information and directions contact: Philip Klasky (415) 752-8678 or Aryeh Shell (510) 594-1377. |
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FILM SHOWING AND PRESENTATION SATURDAY, JULY 27 |
| ON Sacred Land Preservation, 7:30 PM at the Main Post Chapel at the Presidio of San Francisco. A new documentary film on the Lummi Nation's struggle to preserve the 2,250-acre Arlecho Creek watershed in Washington State and save it from logging will be shown at the Presidio of San Francisco's Main Post Chapel. Songs on the Wind: the Arlecho Creek Story" is produced and directed by filmmaker Richard Newman with beautiful cinematography and a vivid description in the words of the Lummi Indians of what such places mean to the cultural survival of Native Peoples. The film depicts the Lummis' eight-year struggle to first protect, then preserve in perpetuity the Arlecho Creek watershed which contains one of the last remaining unprotected stands of mid-elevation old-growth forest in Washington State. The Arlecho Creek forest is a sanctuary for the spirit that helps to reaffirm their identity by connecting the people to each other, to the land, and to their collective past. Members of the Lummi community are interviewed in the film, including the Chairman of the Lummi Indian Business Council, Darrell Hillaire, who will speak before the showing at 7:30 pm on Saturday, July 27. Other scheduled speakers are: Doug Nash, Nez Perce Tribe, Native Lands Director for the Trust for Public Lands Dean Mike, Chairman of the 29 Palms Tribe, Native American Land Conservancy Chris Peters, Executive Director, Seventh Generation Fund The event is sponsored by Northwest Indian College, and cosponsored by The Seventh Generation Fund and The Cultural Conservancy. Admission is free. Hors d'oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages will be served at a reception following the film. All are welcome. Directions to the Chapel: call 415/561-6873 or see http://www.interfaith-presidio.org/ |
| Workshop Saturday, May 18 |
| “Restoring Sustainable Cultures” with Melissa Nelson 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Crissy Field Environmental Education Center Presidio of San Francisco We all know why ecological restoration is important, but find out why restoring earth-based cultural traditions are equally important. Cultural Restoration involves re-learning the foods, stories, songs, dances, and resource management practices of our indigenous ancestors who lived in a more sustainable way than modern technological society. Experience hands on work in cultural and ecological restoration at and around Crissy Field. Cosponsored by the Crissy Field Center (www.crissyfield.org). To register, contact: 415/561-7752.
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| Film Showing and Dialogue Sunday, April 21 |
| “In the Light of Reverence” with Producer/Director Christopher McCloud & Native American Activists 3:00 pm Main Post Chapel, Presidio of San Francisco Across the USA, Native Americans are struggling to protect their sacred places. Religious freedom, so valued in America, is not guaranteed to those who practice land-based religion. Every year, more sacred sites - the land-based equivalent of the world's great cathedrals - are being destroyed. Strip Mining and development cause much of the destruction. But rock climbers, tourists, and New Age religious practitioners are part of the problem, too. The biggest problem is ignorance. IN THE LIGHT OF REVERENCE tells the story of three indigenous communities and the land they struggle to protect: the Lakota of the Great Plains, the Hopi of the Four Corners area, and the Wintu of northern California. Come see this award-winning documentary and talk with the producer/director and local Native Americans about efforts to protect sacred lands. Cosponsored with the Woodfish Institute (www.woodfish.org), the Association for Transpersonal Psychology (www.atpweb.org) and the Sacred Land Film Project (www.sacredland.org) hosted by the Interfaith Center at the Presidio (www.interfaith-presidio.org) |
| Lecture Presentation Tuesday, March 12th |
| “Eco-Cultural Conservation Strategies” about The Cultural Conservancy By Melissa Nelson, Executive Director, Sponsored by the Pachamama Alliance, 8:00 pm. Location:Pena Pachamama Restaurant 1630 Powell St. (between Union and Green) North Beach, San Francisco 415/646-0018 In this interactive presentation, Melissa will discuss the work of The Cultural Conservancy, emphasizing the various strategies used to protect, conserve, and restore eco-cultural diversity. She will exemplify these strategies through a discussion of case studies from her work with California Indian nations. Come at 6:30 pm for a presentation about the Pachamama Alliance by David Tucker, Executive Director. For more information, contact Pachamama Alliance, 415/561-4522 or www.pachamama.org |
| Ethnographic Audio Recording Workshop Friday, March 8 |
| “Storyscape Project’s” Presented by Phil Klasky, Melissa Nelson, and Colin Farish. 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Headlands Institute, Sausalito, California In order to assist tribes and their communities in the preservation and restoration of their own cultural treasures, we are offering this introductory ethnographic audio recording workshop for the Language is Life Gathering, March 8 - 10, 2002, a conference of the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival (AICLS). We will provide an introduction to the basic concepts and methods of audio recording for oral history documentation and language revitalization, including hands-on training with audio recording equipment, record keeping, interview techniques and community participation. We will provide an overview of the recording process, from working with an elder or language keeper to completing a CD for educational programs and archive. Included will be a discussion of intellectual and cultural property rights, copyright, ethics and protocol. |
| Gathering March 8 - 10 |
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For the Language is Life |
2001 for additional programs |
 AUGUST 3...ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF MILITARISM ..."I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle-man for big business, Wall Street and for the bankers, In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism"~former Marine Corps Gen. Smedley E. Butler 9:00-12:15 Morning Council Dialogue Melissa Nelson, Ojibwe activist, The Cultural Conservancy Sandra Alvarez, Plan Colombia activist, Global Exchange Michael Coffey, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Jose Palofax, Producer, "New World Border" video Kathleen Sullivan, nuclear awareness educator Facilitated by Joanna Macy, author and deep ecologist 12:15-1:00 Theater Presentation by Youth for Environmental Sanity's Art and Action Camp* 2:00-3:30 Workshop Session A US Imperialism in the Americas Sandra Alvarez, Plan Colombia activist, Global Exchange Military Space Based Initiatives and their Corporate Ties Robert Gould, Physicians for Social Responsibility Michael Coffey, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Fran Macy, environmental activist Military and Social Justice: The military's role in perpetuating racism and sexism Valerie Z. Alipio Jocson, GABRIELA Network Mario Hardy, A.W.O.L magazine, CCCO 3:45-5:15 Workshop Session B Militarization of the Mexico-US Borderbr> Jose Palofax, and his video "New World Border" The Ecological Consequences of Militarism Kathleen Sullivan, nuclear awareness educator Marylia Kelly, Tri-Valley Cares Domestic Militarization Schools not Jails* 5:30-7:30 Truth Mandala: A ritual for facing pain and speaking truth Facilitated by Joanna Macy AUGUST 4...REDEFINING SECURITY 9:00- 12:15 Morning Council Dialogue Queuhtemoc (Gino) Mendoza, Mexican activist and land steward Pamela Miedell, The Atomic Mirror Jejuana Johnson, Community Self Determination Institute Anne-Marie Sayers, Costanaon Elder Facilitated by Sarah Ghiorse*, Community Action Now, Sokoni Project 12:15-1:00 Theater Presentation by Art and Revolution 2:00-3:30 Workshop Session A Truth and Reconciliation: Group Work to Transform Conflict Bonnie Mansdorf*, Foundation for a Healing Among Nations Adeela Khalid*, Peace Revival Association of Youth, Pakistan Gitana Martinez, Universal Synergy Productions Agricultural and Economic Alternatives to Militarism Tim Savage, Nautilis Institute Non-Violence Movements Alli Star*, Art and Revolution Drew Dellinger, poet, rap artist, teacher 3:30-5:15 Workshop Session B Security as if People and the Earth Mattered: deep ecology, place, and democracy Pamela Miedell, The Atomic Mirror Alternatives to Incarceration and Retaliation Jejuana Johnson, Community Self Determination Institute b>Decolonization Queuhtemoc (Gino) Mendoza, Mexica activist and land steward Puma Quispe Singona*, Peruvian Quechua activist, INIYA Raymundo Galindo, Mexican artist, INIYA Sarah Ghiorse*, Community Action Now, INIYA Levana Saxon, IDE, INIYA a nation cannot hope to live at peace without a domestic economy that is...democratic, locally adapted, ecologicaly responsible, and reasonably self-sufficient" ~Wendell Berry 5:30-7:30 Closing Ceremony: Planting the Spirit of Security Phyllis Bala, Indigenous doctor and seer Portions of this conference will be aired on KPFA and the National Radio Project. Food provided by Food Not Bombs *invited not confirmed EARTH WARRIORS I Post-conference Workshop with Joanna Macy August 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Presidio Alliance There are powers for the healing of our world, and they have nothing to do with military might or military technology. These powers arise directly from the life-generating relationships of Earth. In this day-long training we will work with fundamental concepts and practices for applying the power of our deep ecology to guide and sustain us in our work for the world. Limited to 60 participants (Priority registration for those who attend the conference) See the Website for more information about these other programs offered by the Institute for Deep Ecology: Building Bridges - a multicultural, intergenerational retreat for activists (invitational) August 16-19, Morning Star Tloque Nauaque, Lake County, Mendocino National Forest Council of All Beings Oct. 13-14 - Pepperwood, Sonoma County Earth Warriors II - a continuation of the August Earth Warriors I training with Joanna Macy Dec. 8 & 9, San Francisco Bay Area |
| Lecture PresentationTuesday, September, 11 |
"Eco-Cultural Conservation Strategies" about The Cultural Conservancy By Melissa Nelson, Executive Director As part of the Pachamama Alliance’s monthly public programs 8 pm Come at 6:30 pm for a presentation about the Pachamama Alliance by David Tucker, Executive Director Pena Pachamama Restaurant 1630 Powell St. (between Union and Green) North Beach, San Francisco 415/646-0018 For more information, contact Pachamama Alliance, www.pachamama.org In this interactive presentation, Melissa will discuss the work of The Cultural Conservancy, emphasizing the various strategies used to protect, conserve, and restore eco-cultural diversity. She will exemplify these strategies through a discussion of case studies from her work with California Indian nations. |
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DIGITAL STORYTELLING TRAINING ...Sept. 01, 01 |
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Funded by Woodfish Institute
Using Just Think Foundation's "Media Mobile" in the Presidio |
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