Activist in Residence: The Art of Jacob Johns
January 29 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
“Indigenous Wisdom and Climate Policy: A Path to a Sustainable Future”
EWU’s Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies Department invites you to experience the return of the Activist in Residence (AiR) program in Winter 2025. AiR consists of four workshops and related art exhibit. All are encouraged to join us and help spread the vocation of activism further within EWU and the regional community.
Our 2025 Activist in Residence and special speaker Jacob Johns is a Hopi and Akimel O’odham environmental defender who has worked tirelessly to protect water and prevent the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Jacob also expresses his activism through his art. Select works are on display in the Secrist Gallery, Jan. 15 – Feb. 19. To learn more about Jacob Johns, please visit this webpage: https://www.backbonecampaign.org/jacob
AiR workshops will take place on the following Wednesdays from 3 pm – 5 pm in the WAGE Center (Monroe 207):
- January 15th “Breaking Free from the Non-Profit Industrial Complex”
- January 29th “Indigenous Wisdom and Climate Policy: A Path to a Sustainable Future”
- February 5th “Reclaiming the Narrative: Transforming Trauma into Artful Resistance”
- February 19th “Weaving the Future: An Organizing Model Rooted in Traditional Knowledge and Collective Vision”
