Final Headliner talk of tUrn week:
Generational Trauma, and Rooting into Hope
OML Celebrates 25 years
1-2:30 PM (in-person & online)
Generational Trauma, and Rooting into Hope
with Shannon Rivers, Akimel O’otham
CA Mission Room, Lower Level Benson & Zoom
Indigenous leader Shannon Rivers, Akimel O’otham of the Gila River Tribe, addresses what we need to understand about generational trauma in marginalized communities from an Indigenous perspective, in order to make lasting and transformative social and environmental change. America's story of historically and systemically oppressing communities and our land can contribute to feelings of despair, overwhelm, victimization, and apathy. Shannon Rivers brings perspectives as a Native spiritual leader, previously incarcerated individual, and current social activist, to help us investigate how we confront/absolve the past in order to change the future.
This talk is collaboratively produced between tUrn, and OML, born out of our shared commitments to critical, intersectional dialogue and, anti-racist, liberatory programming and pedagogy. Join OML in celebrating their 25th anniversary at SCU at the Shannon Rivers keynote at 1pm and their celebration at 4pm. Also see Shannon Rivers Monday April 21 keynote for tUrn on the LA Fires and our National Parks.
