Rising Voices 9 (2021)

Centering justice in the convergence of sciences, communities, and actions

We chose the theme of Centering Justice in the Convergence of Sciences, Communities, and Actions for the Rising Voices 9 theme to emphasize the importance of centering justice in collaborations between Indigenous and Earth sciences as these collaborations contribute to scientific efforts, community capacities, and actions for more sustainable and regenerative futures in response to climate change. “Convergence science” conveys the idea of many disciplines and many ways of knowing coming together to create a whole that is larger than the sum of its parts.

Thank you to the 9th Annual Rising Voices Workshop Planning Team:

• Paulette Blanchard (University of Kansas),
• Patrick Freeland (Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network-LiKEN)
• Katie Jones (National Ecological Observatory Network-NEON)
• Heather Lazrus (National Center for Atmospheric Research-NCAR)
• Julie Maldonado (Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network-LiKEN)
• Katie Spellman (University of Alaska-Fairbanks)
• Althea Walker (Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center)
• Aara'L Yarber (Pennsylvania State University)

• Reciprocity of Knowledge Event
• Artistic representation of RV9 sessions by Pamela Beans
• Keynote presentation: Reciprocity and Restoration: Justice for the Land, presentation by Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Panel: Centering Justice in Indigenous and Place-based Methodologies
• Panel: Centering Justice in Intergenerational Research Practices
• Keynote Presentation: Indigenous data sovereignty: Centering justice for our shared futures, by Dr. Dominique David-Chavez
• Panel: Centering Justice in Indigenous Data Sovereignty
• The 2021 Bob Gough “Climate Change is Inevitable, Adaptation is Optional” Public Symposium