Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17, 2019
For over 20 years the Kateri Tekakwitha Peace conference has met on the site of an historic Mohawk Village, a village that had to be abandoned, a life left behind, when the forces of disintegration swept over it.
Slowly, year after year, as we have revisited this sacred site, the wisdom of the land has seeped into our souls guiding us as we have worked to confront war and militarism, forces born out of greed, fear and a disconnect from nature and community, forces which have become enormously destructive to the land we live on.
Facing the painful existential threat of climate collapse and then cultivating a garden of resilience requires a deep wisdom born of cultures more deeply connected to the land. We will begin by assessing where we now stand with clear and insightful evaluations of the climate as it is evolving and look for sustainable ways forward to a place of resilience in the face of changes sure to come.
The three sisters, corn, beans and squash, offer a sustainable and mutually nurturing model of agriculture developed by the Haudenosaunee. They also provide a fruitful metaphor for the cooperation, connectedness and community which will help us trough the difficult days ahead.
These will be the guiding values which we hope will allow us to find our way to a new balance in a path which cultivates resilience and sustainability.
Our program is filled with exceptional educators and artists and special events. See our page of Conference Presenters for a description of the engaging speakers who will be joining us to teach, inspire and share.
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