Winona LaDuke, Indigenous author and activist, speaks at UAA Nov. 8-9, 2018
by Michelle Saport |
Award-winning Indigenous author, economist, environmentalist and activist Winona LaDuke-who
twice ran for Vice President on the Green Party ticket-will visit Anchorage Nov. 8-9
for a public speaking tour, presented by the UAA/APU Books of the Year program and
Alaska Airlines. See below or download the flier to view the complete schedule of events.
Leading from the Heart: Activism, Identity and Community Empowerment Thursday, Nov. 8, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307 A conversation between renowned Winona LaDuke and UAA Psychology Professor E.J. David, followed by discussion. Specially designed for potential and current student leaders.
All Our Relations: Environmental Justice and Community Empowerment Thursday, Nov. 8, 2:30 p.m. | UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307 A conversation between Winona LaDuke and Vi Waghiyi of Alaska Community Action on Toxics, followed by discussion.
Potluck Honoring Winona Thursday, Nov. 8, 6-8:30 p.m. | APU Atwood Building Please bring a dish to share.
Indigenous Resistance and Community Empowerment Friday, Nov. 9, 2-3 p.m. | UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307 A conversation between Winona LaDuke and Heather Kendall Miller, Native American Rights Fund, followed by discussion.
Keynote Lecture: The Next Energy Economy: Grassroots Strategies to Mitigate Global Climate Change, and How We Move Ahead Friday, Nov. 9, 7-9 p.m. | Wendy Williamson Auditorium Presentation by renowned Indigenous activist and author Winona LaDuke. Free and open to the public. Free parking.
LaDuke is an internationally renowned human rights and environmental activist working on issues of sustainable development, renewable energy and food systems. She lives and works on the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, and is a two-time Green Party vice presidential candidate, having run with Ralph Nader.
A graduate of Harvard and Antioch Universities, LaDuke has written extensively on Indigenous and environmental issues. She is the author of five books, including the Winona LaDuke Chronicles, one of UAA and APU's Books of the Year.
As program director of the non-profit Honor the Earth, she works nationally and internationally on issues of climate change, renewable energy and environmental justice with Indigenous communities. In her own community, she is the founder of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, a leader in culturally-based sustainable development strategies, renewable energy and food systems. She also continues national and international work to protect Indigenous plants and heritage foods from patenting and genetic engineering.
For a glimpse of LaDuke speaking, watch her video on Redemption.
For more information, contact Libby Roderick at eroderick@alaska.edu or (907) 786-4605.
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