SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25TH |
8:00 - 9:00 am SU Foyer | Check-in and Onsite Registration Coffee and tea service will be provided | |
9:00 - 10:30 am Rogue River Room | Plenary Panel Discussion Fire Relief & Mutual Aid: After the Almeda Fire Panelists: Adriana Sanchez (she/her/ella) - Fire Relief Organizer, Rogue Action Center; Alli French (she/her) - Executive Director, Talent Maker City; Lucas Wedeman (he/him) - Community Engagement Coordinator, Rogue Food Unites; Nicole Greider (she/her) - Disaster Relief Team Organizer, Rogue Action Center; Sara Cervantes (she/her/ella) - Former Resource Navigator, Rogue Climate. Moderated by Elib Crist-Dwyer (he/him) – Lead Organizer, Rogue Action Center. | |
10:45 - 11:45 am | Saturday BREAKOUT SESSIONS | ||
Rogue River Room | SU 323 | SU 319 |
The Intergenerational Struggle of Being a River Based Community in Modern Day America Danielle Frank, Youth Coordinator, Save California Salmon, Miss Na:tini-xwe', Hoopa Valley Tribe Native Youth Coordinator, Native Americans in Philanthropy (via livestream) | Lessons on Equity from 2020 Fires & Climate Justice/Housing Justice Activism Erika Bucio and Rene Braga, Unite Oregon Climate Resilience and Environmental Justice Department | A Re-envisioned Multicultural STEM Education for All Amanda Casto - Assistant Professor of Education, Southern Oregon University (she/her) |
COVID and then the Fires Hit: Multiplied Crises, Housing and Climate Injustice within Migrant Communities in Southern Oregon Celinés Garcia and Erica Ledesma, Coalición Fortaleza | Following their presentation the staff from Unite Oregon invite individuals interested to stay and discuss their presentation and upcoming legislation. | Connecting Coursework with Coalition-building for Seasonal and Service workers in the Rogue Valley Robert Arellano, Professor, SOU |
11:45 - 12:45 pm Rogue River Room | Lunch A catered lunch will be served, vegetarian with vegan and gluten free options available | |
12:15 - 12:45 pm Rogue River Room | Keynote Address Margaret Corvi Finding strategies to yield abundance | |
1:00 - 2:15 pm | Saturday BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |
Rogue River Room | SU 323 |
Protect Pehee Mu'huh: Resisting Dirty Mining for “Clean Energy” Ka’ila Farrell-Smith (she/her) and representatives from The People of Red Mountain | Zone Captains: Bringing Survivors into the Decision-making Process of Recovery Panelists: Representative Pam Marsh (she/her) - State Representative for House District 5 State of Oregon House of Representatives; Cass Cornwell (she/her) - Zone Captain Program Coordinator, Firebrand Resiliency Collective; Ellie Holty (she/her) - Program Director, Local Innovation Works; and Jose Yañez (he/him) - Support Navigator Zone Captain. Moderated by Tucker Teutsch (he/him) – Executive Director, Firebrand Resiliency Collective. |
2:30 - 4:30 pm | Saturday BREAKOUT SESSIONS - WORKSHOPS | |
Rogue River Room | SU 323 |
Finding Our Place in the Climate Movement Blanca Gutierrez (she/her/ella) – Leadership Development and Cultural Director, Rogue Climate; Jordan Bruyn-Fry (she/her) – Co-Executive Director, Rogue Action Center | 1st Foods: Cultivating Resilience, and Connection Lorri O’Neill (she/her) – Indigenous Organizer, Unite Oregon; Marion Powell (she/her) – Clackamas County Climate Justice Organizer; Emilie Pilchowski (she/her) – Climate Justice Organizer, Unite Oregon |
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24TH |
10:00 am - 10:30 am SU Foyer | Check-in and Onsite Registration Coffee and tea service will be provided | |
10:30 - 11:00 am Rogue River Room | Keynote Address Teresa Cisneros Connectedness of Humanity, Hope, and the Land: Considering Climate Justice through an Indigenous and Racial Equity Lens | |
**Confirmed Schedule Change** 11:10-12:30 am | Friday BREAKOUT SESSIONS | ||
Rogue River Room | su 319 *NOTICE: THIS IS A ROOM CHANGE* | su 323 *NOTICE: THIS IS A ROOM CHANGE* |
Building Equitable & Climate Resilient Strategies in Lane County, Oregon Paige Hopkins (she/her) – Climate Justice Organizer, Beyond Toxics; Tonya Graham (she/her) – Executive Director, Geos Institute | Lessons learned by SOU students about equity and resilience in relation to the 2020 Almeda fire (panel) Speakers: Cameron Aalto (he/they), Maroun Eduardo Aguero-Dagdug (he/him), Reese Rosenberg (she/her), Katie Sheely (she/her) - Students at Southern Oregon University. Moderated by Jessica Piekielek (she/her) – Professor, Southern Oregon University Institute for Applied Sustainability | Who owns the Data? Community Mapping, Digital Storytelling, and Equitable Community Engagement in Disaster Recovery Tucker Teutsch (he/him) – Executive Director, Firebrand Resiliency Collective; Sabra Cronk (she/her) – Firebrand Resiliency Collective |
Climate Justice Statewide Listening Session and Advocacy Report Out Becca Phelps (she/her) – Climate Resilience and Environmental Justice Program Manager, Unite Oregon | Digging Deeper School Partnership – How we pivoted to support our school communities, focusing on resilience, creativity, justice and connection Ellie Cosgrove (she/her) – Education Program Manager, Rogue Valley Farm to School; Elise Pfrommer (she/her) – School Partnership Educator, Rogue Valley Farm to School; Meghan Murphy (she/her) – Lead Educator, Rogue Valley Farm to School; Abigail Blinn (she/her) – Procurement Coordinator, Rogue Valley Farm to School | |
Fighting from the Inside (via livestream) Shyrah Kum (she/her) – Equal Access Advocate, DC Green Bank | Integrating Racial Justice and Climate Action Erika Giesen (she/her) – Faculty, Rogue Community College; Leilani Janes (she/they) – Student, Rogue Community College | |
12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch Lunch is available for purchase in the SU food court (Elmo's) or at nearby restaurants. | |
1:30 - 2:15 pm Rogue River Room | Keynote Address Thomas Joseph The Dangers of Promoting False Solutions to Climate Change | |
2:30 - 4:30 pm | Friday BREAKOUT SESSIONS - WORKSHOPS | |
Rogue River Room | SU 323 |
Centering Community Resilience Maeve Hogan (she/her) – Energy Resilience Organizer, Rogue Climate; Alessandra de la Torre (she/her/ella) – Advocacy & Programs Director, Rogue Climate | Planting the Seeds of Racial and Climate Justice in Your Neighborhood: Developing A Working Framework For Your Community Matthew Reynolds (he/they) – Founder, Matthew Reynolds Consulting, LLC |
4:45 - 5:30 pm SU Arena (bottom floor) | Reception An array of vegetarian appetizers will be served, compliments of Sustainability at Southern Oregon University | |
5:30 - 7:30 pm SU Arena (bottom floor) | INHABITANTS Film Screening and Talk Speakers (via Zoom) include: Costa Boutsikaris – Co-Director/Cinematographer/Editor, Anna Palmer – Co-Director/Producer, Ben-Alex Dupris, Colville Confederated Tribes - Producer / Advisor. Moderated by SOU Assistant Professor Christopher Lucas. inhabitantsfilm.com | |
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23RD |
5:30pm - 8:00pm SU 323 | Pre-conference Film Screening Celebrating Youth Leadership: Watch Youth V Gov Rogue Climate Cinema Project | |