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SUMMARY:2021 Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium Virtual Gathering Fibershed Event
DESCRIPTION:2021 Wool & Fine Fiber Symposium\nWeaving Voices: People\, Land & Water\nA Virtual Gathering | November 13\, 2021\nRegister Here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIllustration by Laurie Sawyer\nFibershedhed’s annual Symposium takes place this coming Saturday\, and we’re looking forward to a day full of connection and learning. Tickets are still available here! \nRecordings of all Symposium sessions will be available to view shortly after the conference for all who register. If you can’t attend all the sessions live\, you will be able to watch them later on your own schedule. \nCheck out some of the Symposium program highlights we know you’ll enjoy: \n\nConversation between Abena Cynthia Agyeibia of Kantamanto Market and Santa Puac of the Garment Worker Center: A Conversation between highly skilled women working at the front and end of the linear fast fashion model. The conversation explores the exacting needs for change from those on the front lines.\nA Presentation from Anja Lynbaeck of Local Futures\, an organization that develops\, advocates\, and connects communities growing ecological economies from the ground up.\nPresentation with Karen Hampton & Conversation Between Karen Hampton and Teju Adisa-Farrar: Presentation by textile artist\, anthropologist\, and storyteller Karen Hampton\, followed by a conversation with Teju Adisa-Farrar. An internationally recognized conceptual artist\, Karen Hampton will discuss her use of textile as a language that connects history\, ancestry\, landscapes and visual art\, and some of the influences that have shaped her work. She will show how she integrates the role of a weaver with that of a griot\, the storyteller. Teju Adisa-Farrar is a writer and geographer whose work centers on climate and environmental justice\, adaptive responses\, ecological resilience and cultural equity.\nScaling Agroforestry in CA and the US for Landscape-Scale Restoration\, Watershed Health\, Economic Resilience and Climate Change Mitigation: Agroforestry is the practice of integrating trees into our cropping and livestock systems\, bringing ecological and economic benefits to farms and ranches. This panel will discuss the various types of agroforestry practices\, their relevance for California fiber and food systems\, and strategies for implementation and establishment.\nLightning Talks with Marcia Barinaga\, John Bailey\, Kelli Dunaj\, Sarah Keiser: Join several of our producer-members as they provide insight into their lives\, endeavors\, business operations\, and land stewardship practices.\nWater Systems Panel with Andy Fisher\, Regina Hirsch\, Dennis Hutson\, Brad Lancaster: Watersheds within our arid and semi-arid landscapes have and will continue to experience changing precipitation patterns with climate change. This panel will discuss rehydration of our land and aquifers and what it means to do this work at multiple scales.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Fibershed Marketplace Showcase will feature a range of the region’s soil-to-soil textiles and will highlight our region’s farmers\, artisans\, weavers\, felters\, knitters\, mills and natural dyers who will be offering freshly farmed and ranched goods from our range and cropland systems. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule\n\n9:00-9:15 am: Opening Remarks by Rebecca Burgess \n9:15-10:25 am: Conversation between Abena Cynthia Agyeibia of Kantamanto Market and Santa Puac of the Garment Worker Center \n10:15-11:10 am: Presentation by Anja Lynbaeck of Local Futures \n11:10-11:20 am: Short Break \n11:20-11:45 am: Presentation by Karen Hampton & Conversation between Karen Hampton and Teju Adisa-Farrar \n11:45-1:15 pm: Agroforestry Panel with Sonja Brodt\, Liz Carlisle\, Guido Frosini\, Jesse Smith; facilitated by Mike Conover \n1:15-1:35 pm: Fibershed Marketplace Showcase \n1:35-1:50 pm: Short Break \n1:50-2:30 pm: Lightning Talks with Marcia Barinaga\, John Bailey\, Kelli Dunaj\, Sarah Keiser \n2:30-4:00 pm: Water Systems Panel with Andrew Fisher\, Regina Hirsch\, Dennis Hutson\, Brad Lancaster \nRegister Here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare this:\n				Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n				Facebook
URL:https://njfibershed.com/event/2021-wool-fine-fiber-symposium-virtual-gathering-fibershed-event/
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CATEGORIES:fibershed affiliate event,symposium
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