Talking Rivers is hosting a series of three community conversations, in which we invite participants to discuss how we can all listen to the voices of Nature.
These open discussions will be centered around the questions: How can natural entities be part of the decision making process of businesses and organizations? How can we act reciprocally with the ecosystems that sustain us?
Two of the events will be virtual and there will be one in-person conversation that will take place on November 7th at 6:00 PM, at the Adirondack Center for Writing, in Saranac Lake, NY (click here to register).
The two virtual conversations will take place on ZOOM on the following dates:
October 16th @ 6:00 PM (register here)
October 30th @ 6:00 PM (register here)
For additional information visit talkingrivers.org.
Co Authors :
Blake Lavia (they/them or all pronouns) is a multimedia artist and community organizer, currently living in the Kaniatarowanénhne / St. Lawrence River Valley, at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, Haudenosaunee Territory. Through their work with the environmental storytelling group Talking Wings, Blake Lavia has organized numerous conferences, curated in person and virtual art exhibitions, and produced visual storytelling pieces that spotlight Water and Earth Guardians. Their art practice dances between filmmaking, writing, photography, animation, and mixed media illustration, and spotlights structural violence, cultural memory, and our current climate crises. Blake Lavia is also the President of Talking Rivers, INC., an organization that is using art and education to unite communities and bring about an ecocentric reality for the region and the world. Instagram: @panopticsnow – @blakeartillustration. Websites: talking-wings.com & blakelavia.com
Tzintzun Aguilar-Izzo (they, elle) is an environmental artist and movement weaver, who is currently working to spotlight stories of regenerative solutions to the climate crises in the North Country, Haudenosaunee Territory. As part of Talking Wings, they have collaborated with Blake Lavia on several art and community-centered environmental projects, such as the “North Country Art, Land and Environment Summit” and “Confluence: A Tapestry of Rivers and their Guardians.” Also, Tzintzun is one of the Directors of Talking Rivers, INC., where they are working on promoting “Rights of Nature” for the North Country rivers. Instagram: @talkingwings. Websites: nocoenvironment.org & tzintzuni.com