The 2023 Focus Communities Gathering
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Welcome, Focus COmmunity members and friends!
This page begins to document the gems from our focus community gathering. If you have anything you’d like to add to this page - video, audio or photos - please email Amy at awalsh09@gmail.com and we can discuss getting it up on this page.
Use of photos and videos:
You may use any of the photos here in your own communications. If shared publicly, please credit with: Pat Robinson, 2023.
If you wish to share videos of people talking who are not members of the Land Justice team, please seek consent from the speaker. If you don’t know who they are you may contact us at the Land Justice Team to help.
Photography
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If you share any photos publicly, please credit Pat Robinson, photographer.
N&N Land Justice team, faculty, AND movement partners
catholic sisters, associates and partners in mission
Tuesday night party
The Panel: Pat McCabe, Christin Tomy, and Joan Gallagher
PAT 1: Pat’s landback story
PAT 2: breaking the spell of money
PAT 3: to begin to swim downstream
PAT 4: resurrection + forgiveness
Christin 1: learning + unlearning, in service of life
Christin 2: Our integrity is at stake
JOAN 1: the story of the shinnecock kelp farmers
Note from Amy: these clips are from my phone. More will be uploaded soon.
A couple of times when I thought I was recording, I wasn’t - so I missed some of what both Christin and Joan shared. If anyone else caught any of it on video, please send and I will include here.
CLOSING CEREMONIES
VIDEO OF ADAM SINGING THE GROVE WHILE we all ADD prayers TO THE LAKE WATER→
“I am Becoming,” our closing circle:
audio →
transcript →
the rainbow portal of land justice :-)
A community mural by Amy Walsh and the whole Focus Communities Gathering community.
the rainbow portal: a video poem
What is on your mind & heart as we begin our retreat?
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What will we LEAVE behind as we make this journey?
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WHAT WILL WE CARRY WITH US AS WE TRANSFORM?
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WHAT ARE WE FEELING AND SEEING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAINBOW PORTAL OF LAND JUSTICE?
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