Event Invitation
Our Ancient Forests
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Online Dialogue: Stories about Two Sacred Rainforests
Friday, November 13, 2020, 6pm to 7:30pm
Stories about two sacred rainforests in two very different regions, sharing rituals, mythology, and the people who protected them.
The Amazon and the Pacific Northwest.
The stories of the Amazon tropical forest takes place in and around Calanoa located in the middle course of the Amazon River, 60 km from Leticia and 1,100km from Bogotá, Colombia, home of the Tikuna and Cocama peoples.
Photo credit: Diego Samper www.diegosamper.com
The stories of the Pacific Northwest rain forest takes place in the Dakota Bear Sanctuary, located in the Dakota Creek Watershed on the lower Sunshine Coast, on the unceded territory of the Skwxwú7mesh (the Squamish People).
Photo credit: Shel Neufeld www.shelneufeld.com
Join us for a conversation with those who have been living and studying the forest and its people, its reality, sharing in different ways how to respect it, love it, and protect it, through knowledge, ritual, and art:
Dennis Joseph, respected Skwxwù7mesh elder, storyteller and singer.
Marlene Samper, social communicator, book publisher, environmental educator, and promoter of indigenous community development through the revival of traditional art.
Diego Samper, visual artist, photographer, filmmaker, designer, and explorer of the Amazon.
Dr. Lucie Gagne (Moderator), award winning interior designer, educator, researcher, and faculty leader for a field school in the Amazon Rainforest.
The evening is sponsored by the Living Forest Institute and the Sunshine Coast Arts Council.
Join us virtually for an evening of sharing, conversations and learning on Friday, November 13, 2020 from 6pm to 7:30pm. Register here. Pre-registration is required. Date and time do not work for you? Register anyway to receive the link to the recording.
