Indigenous-Irish Relations & Building Solidarity on Ohlone Land

Admission: $15 suggested donation at the door, no one turned away due to lack of funds.

A Dialogue About Indigenous-Irish Relationships and Building Solidarity on Ohlone Land

This event is an Irish community fundraiser for the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust (sogoreate-landtrust.com), highlighting the campaign to save the West Berkeley Shellmound (http://ipocshellmoundwalk.homestead.com/), and considering local and global relationships between Irish and American Indian peoples.

The event will feature short presentations and facilitate a discussion about how Irish people can support indigenous sovereignty in the Bay Area.

Featured Speakers: 

Corrina Gould (Chochenyo/Karkin Ohlone, Spokesperson for the Confederated Villages of Lisjan/Ohlone, Co-Founder of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust and Indian People Organizing for Change),

Dr. Sé Sullivan (Lecturer in Gender and Women’s Studies, UC Berkeley)

Matt Horton (Doctoral Candidate, UC Berkeley)

More speakers and statements TBA.

All welcome.