Event Details

DATE: November 11, 2026 (6-9PM)

LOCATION: St. Cajetan’s 1190 Ninth Street, Denver, CO (located on the Auraria Campus)

Free. Please RSVP HERE

Nurturing Roots a gathering of speakers/poets/activists/artists/musicians/filmmakers whose land-based work centers around and inspires conversation about environmental protection and cultural connections. Attendees will have an opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions and in activities with those committed to protecting the land, life, and culture in their communities. The event aims to strengthen our individual and collective work while we have fun, network, and share in entertainment.

Featuring: short presentations / poetry / music / information tables with local and regional organizations, silk screening, interactive networking opportunities, and a meal.

Nurturing Roots builds on prior iterations and collaborations with Indigenous communities, poets, filmmak

ers, and musicians who recognize deeply the challenges facing our environment. It is a celebration with others committed to protecting the next generation’s ability to live in balance with our changing environment. These roots grow deep below the surface and strengthen our connections. The organizers work in the humanities (film, art, poetry), education and organizing, and land-based work.

Nurturing Roots is free and all are welcome.

More information about our speakers.
RSVP here or at the form above.
If you’d like to volunteer + table + vend at Nurturing Roots, please click HERE

WE ARE ON NATIVE LANDS

MSU resides on the lands of the Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Ute, Lakota and many other Indigenous peoples who traveled the rivers and lands as migratory people for 10’s of thousands of years, as well as the displaced Aurarians who resided here prior to campus construction. You are encouraged to learn more about the history of the lands you call home and the role that Indigenous people have played in the protection of the lands, natural environments, and life. For more information, please see the MSU Denver Art Department Land Acknowledgement Statement.