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Sustainability Film & Discussion Series: Gather

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Gather 7 PM, May 18
Location:144 Noblet, Forestry Building
Gather (75 min.)
Native Americans on the front lines of a growing movement reconnect with spiritual and cultural identities that were devastated by genocide (2020).
Discussion Facilitators
Sierra Ayers (more info coming soon)


Rachael Pressley
Regional Planner for the Western U.P. Planning & Development Region
Rachael Pressley's planning responsibilities include Rural Food System, Hazard Mitigation, Recreation, Environmental, Non-motorized Transportation, and general grant writing / project development. She also provides support to the Western UP Food Systems Collaborative, the UP Food Exchange, the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative, and the UP Arts and Cultural Alliance.
Cost
FREE. $5 suggested donation per film to support the Sustainability Film Series is appreciated. Make donation online or in-person at the film showing
Cosponsored by
Michigan Tech Office of Sustainability and Resilience, Keweenaw Land Trust, Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative, Friends of the Land of Keweenaw, Refill U.P., MTU College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, MTU Department of Social Sciences Sustainability Science Program, MTU Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering, Michigan Tech Center for Science and Environmental Outreach, Sustainability Demonstration House, MI Tech Great Lakes Research Center, and MTU Students for Sustainability.

The Sustainability Film & Facilitated Discussion Series is coordinated by the Tech Forward Initiative for Sustainability and Resilience, and co-sponsored by Keweenaw Land Trust, Keweenaw Unitarian Universalist Fellowship; Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative; Friends of the Land of Keweenaw, MTU College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science, MTU Dept. of Social Sciences Sustainability Science Program, MTU Dept. of Civil, Environmental & Geospatial Engineering; Michigan Tech Center for Science & Environmental Outreach, Sustainability Demonstration House; MI Tech Great Lakes Research Center, Students for Sustainability, and Refill UP.

Questions about the film series, contact Alan Turnquist at sustainability@mtu.edu.