Momentum Conservation

Join us as we gather with Black, Indigenous, other people of color, and folks with white privilege from across the Northeast who are engaged with the land and place through the environment, conservation, agriculture, spirituality, medicine, education, and recreation.

This convening is an opportunity to build relationships with others through the common grounding factor of place within our communities, the environment, the land, and the networks we live and work in. Through our convening, we hope to articulate a collective vision of the future for our communities and our worlds.

We strive to foster a space that addresses the need for BIPOC folks to gather, share resources, and build relationships while also providing folks with white privilege the opportunity to reflect, learn, and contribute.

You can expect to:

• Build relationships

• Share space

• Create art

• Be in community

• Practice self-care

We recognize that everyone’s perspective is necessary for creating a just and livable future. This is an opportunity for white privileged folks to share learnings and identify problematic behaviors within their predominantly white organizations in ways that are often inaccessible to BIPOC folks.

Convening Outcomes

From this convening, participants can expect to participate in the development of cross-racial coalitions and the beginnings of networks that thrive on interdependent solidarity.

These coalitions and networks will provide support and resource sharing into the future through continued opportunities for connection and collaboration.

Equity Considerations

As measure to lower barriers to access, stipends will be provided for attendance. We recognize that many of you may have to take off work or have childcare needs and we hope to offset the impact of this time.

All attendees are required to be full vaccinated (two shots and a booster) to attend the in-person convening. We are implementing this requirement because many of the individuals who will attend come from high-risk communities. This requirement is an ethic of care for these communities.