10-12 APR 2025
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Dictionary Definition:
an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence
In HOPES:
cultural resurgence, reconnecting communities, building & rebuilding communities with joy and purpose
Culture has long been used to embed knowledge of land stewardship practices that have been ignored, overlooked, and erased. Resurgence is about bringing this knowledge back to the surface as a way to combat climate change.
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Our Theme Resurgence:
Dictionary Definition:
an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence
In HOPES:
cultural resurgence, reconnecting communities, building & rebuilding communities with joy and purpose

Culture has long been used to embed knowledge of land stewardship practices that have been ignored, overlooked, and erased. RESURGENCE is about bringing this knowledge back to the surface as a way to combat climate change.
Schedule of Events
Events are subject to change
Thursday, April 10th
3:30-4:45 PM:
Workshop: Native placemaking and Reconnecting Foodways: A participatory Design Workshop
5:15-6:30 PM:
Speaker: Lisa + Leaf Hillman, Land Resource Stewardship + Indigenous Storytelling
6:30-6:45 PM:
Music + Poetry: Hossein Salehi Santoor
6:45-7:15 PM:
Harper Keeler, State of the Urban Farm
7:15-8:00 PM:
Dinner provided by Falling Sky Brewery
Friday, April 11th
2:15-4:00 PM:
Workshop: Dark Matter University, Antiracism in Design + Design Education
4:00-5:00 PM:
Speaker: Fernando Ortiz-Moya, Urban Policy, Sustainable Development and the 2030 Challenge
5:00-6:15 PM:
Speaker: Shamichael Hallman, Revival of Libraries as Cultural and Community Hubs
6:15-6:30 PM:
Poetry: Ali Esteghlalian
7:30-8:15 PM:
Dinner provided by Falling Sky Brewery
Saturday, April 10th
9:00-9:30 AM:
Coffee + Pastries
9:30-10:45 AM SPLIT EVENTS:
Student Panel: Material Innovations
Student Panel: Foodways
10:45-12:15 AM SPLIT EVENTS:
Student Panel: History + Current Cultural Political Workshop
Workshop: Grove Urban Garden
12:15-1:30 PM:
Panel: HOPES [1] Alumni
1:30-2:15 PM:
Lunch provided by Falling Sky Brewery
2:15-2:30 PM:
Trashion Fashion Show
2:30-4:00 PM:
Speaker: Bailey Morgan Brown Mitchel, Tribal Law, Property, Housing, and the Importance of Tribal Sovereignty in Early Design Education
4:00-5:15 PM:
Speaker: Jaime Andrade Lopez, Relationship between Territory, City, Building, and their Impact on Social, Cultural, and the Environment of Urban Spaces