2 Days of Earth-based Ritual, Workshops, DIY PhD Presentations, and More!
Hi friend! Join us for our 2nd Annual Confluence
Saturday, June 21st & Sunday, June 22nd
at Feminist Center for Creative Work in Tongva Land
3053 Rosslyn St, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Free to attend! Suggested donations of $15+
to support our cooperative school and movement for a sovereign Earth.
Limited capacity! Please RSVP to save your spot.
Let’s Gather for this Planet
This June 21st and 22nd, we are hosting our 2nd Annual Confluence in collaboration with and celebration of the Feminist Center for Creative Work's 10-year anniversary.
A Confluence re-imagines the academic conference through Earth, body, community, and ancestors.
Join the Ecocene and Feminist Center for Creative Work in coming together to celebrate all that we have been cultivating in the movement toward planetary liberation.
Featuring
Summer Solstice
Bring offerings and reverence to contribute to our community altar and cocreate a community solstice ritual for our planet.
Earth Workshops
Ecocene Stewards share skills to strengthen our collective eco-resilience in changing times.
Mycelia Market
Our community of Earth stewards, artists, and mystics will be sharing their wares, publications, offerings, exhibitions, and Earth medicine at our Mycelia Market.
DIY PhDs
DIY PhD students and planetary scholars share heart-centered research in-person and virtually.
EcoRadio
Wander over to our sonic capsule (recording table) to record your thoughts, dreams, songs, incantations, and art through self-guided prompts with Stepfanie Anne of Memoriver Radio.
Children’s Village
Community reindigenizing homeschooling collective ‘Ooxor ‘Aweeshko will offer a spot for children’s activities, creative expression, and play.
Visit Our Mycelia Market
Peruse the creations and offerings from eco-communities of abundance. Featuring artwork, oracle readings, care products, and more. Food will be available for purchase. More information coming soon!
OUR 2025 HONORED ELDER + CULTURE BEARER
Olivia Chumacero
We are excited to have former SftE instructor Olivia Chumacero as our 2025 elder and a workshop facilitator. Olivia is an artist, author, poet, filmmaker, educator, and guide for supporting people in their relationship with flora. She has coordinated Spirit Runs, lectured at UC Riverside, San Diego and Santa Cruz Universities, and taught Everything is Medicine (eim) for over 25 years. Her research, video, and artworks have been presented at the Huntington Gardens and with Pacific Standard Time at the Armory Center for the Arts. Read more of her work at everythingismedicine.wordpress.com.
Olivia will teach an in-person eim workshop at the Confluence on Sunday, June 22nd, from 11-12 am. RSVP Recommended here.
DAY ONE | Sat. June 21
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Community Altar + Opening Circle
11 AM - 12 PM
Opening Circle with Leyanne and Sarita
In-person
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Workshops
12 - 2 PM
Led by Ecocene stewards Sarita, Leyanne, Jo, Sapito
In-person
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Mycelia Market
12 - 4 PM
Science Fair meets the tianguis; sharing community works, wares, food, offerings + music
In-person
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DIY PhD Presentations
2 - 3 PM PST
Connect to the living pedagogies, practices, and creations of our DIY PhD scholars
Virtual and In-person
DAY TWO | Sun. June 22
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Workshops
11 AM - 2 PM
Led by elder Olivia Chumacero, Ecocene stewards Chayo and Dongyi
In-person
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Mycelia Market
12 - 4 PM
Science Fair meets the tianguis; sharing our works, wares, and offerings
In-person
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DIY PhD Presentations
2 - 3 PM PST
Connect to the living pedagogies, practices, and creations of our DIY PhD scholars
Virtual and In-person
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Closing Celebration
3 - 4 PM
We close in ritual, dance, and celebrate the continued unfurling of Earth medicine, everywhere
In-person
Workshops
DAY ONE
Creating Ecooperatives
Intro to School for the Ecocene and how to grow Earth-centered co-ops for abundant economies.
Vaga Sin Miedo
Wilderness Preparedness and Survival with Jo from LA Rooted. Learn what necessities to pack, how to train, and tips for living on the go in changing times.
EcoSomatic Healing Modalities
Sink into nervous system support for your heart and spirit in hard times with Sapito. Learn healing modalities to soothe and center with the elements.
DAY TWO
eim: Everything is Medicine
Immerse yourself in the senses, plant relations, and sink into breath with Olivia, an elder and culture bearer of Raramuri/Chirikawa ancestry.
Reindigenizing Homeschool
With ‘Ooxor ‘Aweeshko, co-founder Chayo gives a charla on structuring rhythms for child-led learning within and around home habitat + tips for reparenting ourselves as we guide children in our lives.
Plant Fiber Cordage-making
Learn to work with plant relative yucca to make cordage from their fibers.
Limited capacity! Register here.
Our DIY PhD Presenters
Connect to the living pedagogies, practices, and creations of our DIY PhD scholars, here and abroad. The DIY PhD presentations will be shared in-person and virtually by: Jasmine Nyende, Eden Hakimzadeh, Sar Artoonian, Joy A. Anderson, Lyn Pacificar, Alma Cielo Livingstone, Greg Grano, Forest Lin, Meredith Hackleman, Marybelle Bustos, Quetza Ramirez, and j nyla ink mcneill.
Help seed-fund our school
Calling Earth Angels and Sugar Zaddies! Support a movement for healing through Earth and education while liberating our hearts and minds. Your tax-deductible donation through our fiscal sponsor, KARMA, will pay our volunteer school stewards, fund events such as the Confluence, and support our efforts to launch more classes.