{"id":15,"date":"2026-09-10T19:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T19:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/nurturingroots\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-10-01T18:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:46:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/nurturingroots\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>DATE: November 11, 2026 (6-9PM)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>LOCATION: St. Cajetan\u2019s 1190 Ninth Street, Denver, CO (located on the Auraria Campus)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Free. Please RSVP<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/NurturingRootsRSVP\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Featuring: short presentations \/ poetry \/ music \/ information tables with local and regional organizations, silk screening, interactive networking opportunities, and a meal.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Nurturing Roots builds on prior iterations and collaborations with Indigenous communities, poets, filmmak<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">ers, and musicians who recognize deeply the challenges facing our environment. It is a celebration with others committed to protecting the next generation\u2019s ability to live in balance with our changing environment. These roots grow deep below the surface and strengthen our connections.\u00a0 The organizers work in the humanities (film, art, poetry), education and organizing, and land-based work.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-98 \" src=\"http:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/nurturingroots\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2026\/09\/NR-land-and-roots-with-little-seedsUntitled_Artwork_2-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/nurturingroots\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2026\/09\/NR-land-and-roots-with-little-seedsUntitled_Artwork_2-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/nurturingroots\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2026\/09\/NR-land-and-roots-with-little-seedsUntitled_Artwork_2-1024x966.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/nurturingroots\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2026\/09\/NR-land-and-roots-with-little-seedsUntitled_Artwork_2-768x725.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/nurturingroots\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2026\/09\/NR-land-and-roots-with-little-seedsUntitled_Artwork_2-1536x1450.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/nurturingroots\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2026\/09\/NR-land-and-roots-with-little-seedsUntitled_Artwork_2-2048x1933.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;letter-spacing: 0px\">Nurturing Roots is free and all are welcome. <\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.msudenver.edu\/nurturingroots\/meet-the-team-bios\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information about our speakers.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;letter-spacing: 0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/NurturingRootsRSVP\">RSVP here<\/a> or at the form above.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">If you&#8217;d like to volunteer + table + vend at Nurturing Roots, please click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdrSejATh7dW1a8KZ_Kc5tSVxVnzsPBF2wf-yZrZo02KLsbCQ\/viewform?usp=header\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW171038025 BCX8\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\">WE ARE ON NATIVE LANDS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\">MSU <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW171038025 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/native-land.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW171038025 BCX8\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\">resides on the lands of the Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Ute, Lakota<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\"> and many othe<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\">r Indigenou<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\">s peoples who traveled the rivers and lands as migratory people for 10\u2019s of thousands of years, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/people.auraria.edu\/about\/spaces\/displaced-aurarian-scholarship\">displaced Aurarians<\/a> who resided here prior to campus co<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW171038025 BCX8\">nstruction. 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW171038025 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> For more information, please see the <\/span>MSU Denver Art Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msudenver.edu\/art\/land-acknowledgement-statement\/#extended-statement\">Land Acknowledgement Statement<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DATE: November 11, 2026 (6-9PM) LOCATION: St. Cajetan\u2019s 1190 Ninth Street, Denver, CO (located on the Auraria Campus) Free. Please RSVP HERE\u00a0 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. 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