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Contact UsNurturing Roots coming to 海角社区 11/11, 6-9PM at St. Cajetan鈥檚.听
Please join us as we celebrate the collective work of speakers + poets + organizers + artists + musicians + filmmakers whose land-based practices center and inspire conversations around environmental protection and cultural connections.
Nurturing Roots is a听gathering of speakers + poets + organizers + artists + musicians + filmmakers whose land-based work centers around and inspires conversation about environmental protection and cultural connections.听Attendees will have an opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions and in activities with those committed to protecting the land, life, and culture in their communities. The event aims to strengthen our individual and collective work while we have fun, network, and share in entertainment.
Featuring: short presentations / poetry / music / information tables with local and regional organizations, silk screening, interactive networking opportunities, and a meal.
Nurturing Roots builds on prior iterations and collaborations with Indigenous communities, poets, filmmakers, and musicians who recognize deeply the challenges facing our environment. It is a celebration with others committed to protecting the next generation鈥檚 ability to live in balance with our changing environment. These roots grow deep below the surface and strengthen our connections. 听The organizers work in the humanities (film, art, poetry), education and organizing, and land-based work.听
DATE: November 11, 2026 (6-9PM) *听or on the 听
LOCATION: St. Cajetan鈥檚 1190 Ninth Street, Denver, CO (on the Auraria Campus)
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PARTICIPANTS (BIOS on website):
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Crisosto Apache, Colorado Poet Laureate听
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Che Christ,听Pii听Paash/Quechan, poet and听hiphop 听
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Rosy Campanita, Photographer and Artist, Rebel Axolotl Collective听
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Valentine Espinoza, 听Collective
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David Farrell, MSU Associate Prof of Music,听
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Giselle Hersfeld + Chris Allred with
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John Ibarra and 听recording platform featuring educational, cultural, and scientific content
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Mato White Plume, Organizer, Oglala Lakota Indigenous Youth Council听
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, MSU Associate Professor of Art, 听
ORGANIZERS:
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Suree听Towfighnia,听 + Faculty, 海角社区, Journalism and Media Production (Video Production), [email protected]
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Reuben Cruz, poet and MC, 听[email protected]
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DPhi- Gabriel Grinsteiner,听Assistant Director, Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry at 海角社区
303-434-9562 – [email protected]
*For more information, to RSVP, or to inquire about tabling, please visit the .听听