First Storyteller’s Festival: Embers Borne West

Dairy Arts Center 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO

Join us for a staged reading of the new play Embers Borne West. It’s a time-shifting tale about intergenerational resilience and identity, as two very different generations of a Cherokee family move to Los Angeles, in 1927 and in the present day. Stay after the show to participate in the audience discussion with the writer – a crucial part of developing new work!

The Justice Film Series Launch

Boulder Public Library 1001 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, United States

Set in Berlin and New York, FROM HERE interweaves the stories of Tania, Miman, Sonny and Akim -- artists and activists raised in the Global North to parents from the Global South. The film accompanies them as they move from their 20's into their 30's, facing major turning points: fighting for citizenship, creating a family, surviving violence, and finding creative expression. Beautifully shot over the course of ten years, the film captures theur struggle to define belonging for themselves in societies increasingly hostile to their existence. 

First Storyteller’s Festival: Pink Man or the Only Indian in the Room

Dairy Arts Center 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO

Pink Man: or The Only Indian in the Room follows a young Ojibwe on a semi-autobiographical, semi-realistic journey of self-discovery as he battles tradition, stereotypes, and himself. Mixed-blood and white-presenting, Pink Man deals with internal and external struggles over identity and heritage, always worried about how others see him.

2nd Annual Yellow Barn Film Festival

Yellow Barn Farm 9417 N Foothills Hwy., Longmont

Experience a unique celebration of film, community, and the land at Yellow Barn Farm. With an incredible lineup of films like The Unknown Country and Common Ground, this festival brings together inspiring stories that highlight regeneration and connection.

A Movement on the Move: A Conversation about the State of Climate Advocacy in 2024

Virtual

We're living in wild times. From historic climate and conservation victories to rising threats from extremist plots like Project 2025 -- it’s a lot to hold all at once. Join us for a livestream with Sierra Club experts to make sense of the moment, learn what this means for the climate and our future, and get involved. 

Third Act: A Conversation with Eric Blank, Chair, Colorado Public Utilities Commission

Virtual

A rare opportunity to hear from Commission Chair Eric Blank, a lawyer and economist from Boulder, who has worked on electric utility and clean energy issues for over 35 years in a diverse range of entrepreneurial, business, and non-profit settings. This discussion will be led by Paul Culnan of Third Act Colorado (and Empower Our Future).

Anxiety Into Climate Action Panel and Discussion

Wolf Law Building, CU Boulder 2450 Kittredge Loop Dr, Boulder, CO 80305

Join the Environmental Center, Climatique and  the CCL (Citizens Climate Lobby) on this great panel of local climate justice organizers who’ve transformed their concerns about the climate crisis into a diverse range of actions, ranging from sustainable food production to political advocacy, and everything in between. Stick around to discuss your own ideas in small groups, meet new folks, and connect with local organizations at CU and in the broader community. 

Portrait of Nuclear Colorado: Past, Present and Future

Performing arts center Naropa University 2130 Arapahoe Ave,, Boulder

Join us for an evening dedicated to community resilience as we explore the history and impact of nuclear indices on Colorado's Rocky Flats and other nuclear sites across the state. The evening will include refreshments, a short film screening, an educational presentation, and a panel discussion.

Snow Raven @ Yellow Barn Farm

Yellow Barn Farm 9417 N Foothills Hwy., Longmont

Join Snow Raven and Danza Azteca for a Rocky Mountain X Arctic Beats All-Ages Workshop. Snow Raven, born in the remote Republic of Sakha-Yakutia in Arctic Siberia, brings her unique talents as the pioneer of arctic beatbox. This all-ages workshop will:
- Sharpen your awareness of surrounding sounds
- Reconnect you with your ancestral roots and Mother Nature
- Inspire improvisation and full self-expression

Indian Boarding Schools and Multigenerational Trauma with Jerilyn DeCoteau

Museum of Boulder 2205 Broadway, Boulder CO

Jerilyn DeCoteau (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa) offers this slide presentation about the federal government’s policy of family separation and forced assimilation of Native children and the ongoing impacts on her family and on American Indian* communities and tribes today. Jerilyn is co-founder of Right Relationship Boulder and spent her career with the Native American Rights Fund.