The Conservation Futures Dialogues In-Conversation Series: When Things Fall Apart
Part 1: When Things Fall Apart
Wednesday 16th April, 5 - 6:30 PM CEST
With Pat McCabe, Rachel Ikemeh & Neema P. Broome,
Moderated by Dr. Carolyn Finney
Join me (virtually) “for our first in-conversation dialogue, the Conservation Futures Dialogues bring leading conservation practitioners and thinkers to engage with us in a discussion about the prospected futures of conservation practices and environmental action during a time of social, economic, political, cultural and ecological collapse. How can we imagine continuing to sustain communities and practitioners at the frontline of conservation at a time when things seem to be falling apart? How do different actors engage with this time of crisis and transformation of the political horizon we are embedded in?”
The Conservation Futures Dialogues In-Conversation Series: Sites of Experimentation
Part 2: Sites of Experimentation
Wednesday 7th May, 5 - 6:30 PM CEST
With Molemo Moiloa, Jocelyn Imani & Ameyali Ramos,
Moderated by Dr. Carolyn Finney
Borrowing its title from a phrase by Bayo Akomolafe, our second conversation will move to territories namely in ‘breakdown’ to give space to projects, communities and practices that continue their work in times that feel like the end of the/their world. This panel will invite both conservation practitioners, artists and activists who, through different methodologies, approaches, and languages, actively work from the ruins of “stability” to continue nourishing radically different imaginaries and cosmologies of how we relate to the earth and with both the human and more than human world.
Horticulture Heroes New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill
Sharing my work with the folks at the New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill. This will be a virtual event - all are welcome!
Taking Nature Black 2025
So excited to be part of the sixth annual Taking Nature Black Conference! The conference takes place over four days and the first two days are virtual allowing for maximum participation. I will be giving a keynote on the themes “Reclamation and Resilience” on Thursday, March 4th.
International Women's Symposium Panel, Ohio
As part of International Women’s month, I will join a panel discussion that elevates women on our terms. More to come…
No Man's Land Film Festival Panel Discussion
I will be part of three-person panel who will watch 110 minutes of documentary shorts and share our insights on women and non-gender conforming people who bring their all to outdoor adventure. Find out more here: https://nomanslandfilmfestival.org/about
Ohio Engagement Summit, Ohio University
I will be talking about my work and my book in a keynote address at the Baker University Center. Stay tuned for more info…
Race & Culture at UVM
I will be sharing my story and my work with students at the University of Vermont - excited to see what emerges…
MLK Celebration at Westminster University, Salt Lake City, UT
Join me and the folks at Westminster University for a keynote and good conversation!
Marrakech, Morocco - Creative Residency and More...
I will be joining the fabulous folks at Jnane Tamsna who will be hosting me as part of their creative residency program. There will be workshops and events to share during my residency that highlight the creative energy of the Black diaspora and generate joy and possibility - STAY TUNED!
The Community Sentinel Award for Environmental Leadership
I am thrilled to be doing a keynote to celebrate the amazing activists and advocates who champion the environment and their communities. The event will be virtual and in-person and you can find out more about it here:
https://www.fractracker.org/get-involved/sentinel-award/
Writing Retreat, Wake Forest University
I’m feeling deep gratitude to have the opportunity to join Dr. Melanie Harris at Wake Forest University in North Carolina for a few days of writing, storytelling and providing mutual support as we dig into our environmental imaginaries together. I’m about to get my writing ON!
Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center of the University of Mount Union, Ohio
I will spend two days at the University of Mount Union in Ohio where I will give a keynote, participate in a campfire hike and talk, and share meals and good conversations with students and community members. If you are in the area, please join me!
https://www.mountunion.edu/events/brunch-and-discussion-with-author-carolyn-finney
https://www.mountunion.edu/events/dinner-and-campfire-with-author-carolyn-finney
https://www.mountunion.edu/events/black-faces-white-spaces-x20469
2024 Women's Environmental Leadership Summit
I am thrilled to be participating in this virtual event that will be held over two days by the Smithsonian’s Center for Environmental Justice at the Anacostia Community Museum on Oct. 18th and 19th. I will be moderating a panel on Eco Literacies and Possibilities with three fabulous creativies: Dr. Lauret Savoy (author of Trace), Mistinguette Smith (Essayist, the Black/Land Project) and Brenda Cárdenas (Poet, Boomerang). Join us online!
https://anacostia.si.edu/2024welsummit
Seeing is Believing: Black Voices, New Stories
Join me at Middlebury College as I lean into some great conversation with award-winning filmmakers Andre Lambertson and Zaire Love who will share their work documenting the human experience and elevating Black stories.
https://www.middlebury.edu/events/event/seeing-believing-black-voices-new-stories
Sowing Seeds: Conservation Connections for a Resilient Future
Looking forward to sharing my keynote with diverse folks from Vermont who will be leaning into good conversation about relationship, belonging and green possibilities. You can find out more about the conference here:
https://sites.google.com/view/2024-conservation-conference/home
Bryant Impact Core Gen Ed Speaker
Excited to join the folks at Bryant University in Rhode Island on Thursday, September 26th to share stories and talk about my work. If you’re in the area, please join us!
https://events.bryant.edu/event/bryant-impact-core-gen-ed-speaker-series-carolyn-finney-author-of-black-faces-white-spaces
Global Environments Summer Academy in Oxford, UK
As a resource person and co-facilitator, I am so excited to join change makers from around the world as we lean into the themes of renewal, resilience and hope. https://www.globalgiving.org/pfil/15728/projdoc.pdf
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
I will be joining the fabulous young conservation leaders in Seattle as we share our conservation stories - stay tuned!
York Expedition 2024
As part of team, I will be joining other African Americans as we paddle & hike along the Upper Missouri River Breaks where Lewis & Clark traveled 200 years ago. Stay tuned for more info!
Camp Denali Special Emphasis Series with Carolyn Finney & James Mills
Thrilled to return with renowned author and activist James Mills to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the publication of our books, Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors and The Adventure Gap. Come join us!
https://campdenali.com/activities/special-emphasis-series
Audacious Creativity for Climate Justice: Gathering Women of Color Thought Leaders
I am gathering with three amazing writers and leaders, Priscilla Solis Ybarra, Sharon M. Day and Virginia Grise at the Acreage at Osceola at the St. Croix River to co-design a larger retreat for summer 2025 where women writers from the Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous communities will come together to deepen connections, birth new ideas, and continue the work of dreaming justice into being…stay tuned for more info!
18th Congress of Ethnobiology in Marrakech, Biodiversity & Cultural Landscapes: Decolonial, Indigenous & Local Perspectives
I will be returning to Marrakech in May as one of their keynote speakers - stay tuned for more information:
https://www.isecongress2024.org/keynote-speakers-and-organising-team
Princeton Theological Seminary First Thursday's at the Farm
I will spend part of my day with students working on their Masters in Theology & Ecology; leaning into some good conversation about creativity and imagination on the podcast, Iron Sharpening Iron, and sitting down to an intimate dinner at the Farminary where I will share some of my work and their good food grown on the land that will be prepared by the world class chef Joe Rocchi. Join us!
Everett Empowered: Celebrating Earth Day with Dr. Carolyn Finney
Excited to give a keynote and share in some generative conversation with the folks at Washington State University Everett! You can register here:
https://everett.wsu.edu/everett-empowered/
Diversity Makes Us Stronger Kickoff Celebration!
I will be giving a keynote and digging into some generative conversation with folks from the National Park Service and the Golden Gate Conservancy at the Presidio in San Francisco.
11th Wang Center Symposium: The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-being
Excited to be part of the conversation with a talk entitled: Our Story: Blackness, Belonging & Dreaming the Family Tree.
Wilma Dykeman Stokely Lecture
I will be speaking at the University of Tennessee Knoxville - more information can be found at: https://www.lib.utk.edu/news/2024/01/carolyn-finney-author-of-black-faces-white-spaces-to-speak-february-29/
Penn State Altoona African American Read-in
I will be giving a virtual keynote - stay tuned for more info!
Arcadis Black Employee Network
Leaning into virtual conversation with members of Arcadis about environmental & systemic racism, and possibility…
Writer-in-Residence Marrakech
I will be spending a month at Jnane Tamsna, owned by Meryanne Laum-Martin, Morocco’s only Black female hotelier. Known for holding the Philoxenia Literary Retreats for Black writers, they are also hosting individual writer’s whose work is focused on social transformation. I will be also be engaged in multiple events in Marrakech and beyond - stay tuned!