Upstander Project: National Council for the Social Studies
Nov
23

Upstander Project: National Council for the Social Studies

In-person workshops as part of the 2024 National Council for the Social Studies workshop. The Upstander Project team is presenting 2 workshops at this conference today:

  1. Indigenous Origins of the American Revolution (11/23/24 from 9:10-10:10am in room 210) Presented by Dr. Mishy Lesser (Upstander Project Learning Director), Chris Newell (Passamaquoddy; UConn), and endawnis Spears (Diné, Ojibwe, Chickasaw, Choctaw; Brown U.)

  2. Lessons in Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Rwanda 30 Years After Genocide (11/23/24 from 3:30-5:00pm ET in room 210) Presented by Claude Gatebuke (Author and Genocide Survivor), Adam Mazo (Upstander Project Creative Director), and Dr. Mishy Lesser (Upstander Project Learning Director)

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Upstander Project: National Council for the Social Studies
Nov
22

Upstander Project: National Council for the Social Studies

In-person workshops as part of the 2024 National Council for the Social Studies workshop. The Upstander Project team is presenting 3 workshops at this conference:

  1. Bounty in Boston: Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in Colonial Massachusetts
    (11/22/24 from 1:55 - 2:50pm ET in room 312) Presented by Dr. Mishy Lesser (Upstander Project Learning Director), Roger Paul (Passamaquoddy, Wolastoq, consultant), and Kristine Malpica (Upstander Project Researcher)

  2. Indigenous Origins of the American Revolution (11/23/24 from 9:10-10:10am in room 210) Presented by Dr. Mishy Lesser (Upstander Project Learning Director), Chris Newell (Passamaquoddy; UConn), and endawnis Spears (Diné, Ojibwe, Chickasaw, Choctaw; Brown U.)

  3. Lessons in Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Rwanda 30 Years After Genocide (11/23/24 from 3:30-5:00pm ET in room 210) Presented by Claude Gatebuke (Author and Genocide Survivor), Adam Mazo (Upstander Project Creative Director), and Dr. Mishy Lesser (Upstander Project Learning Director)

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Reciprocity Project: Uppsala Short Film Fsetival
Oct
27

Reciprocity Project: Uppsala Short Film Fsetival

  • 1 Klostergatan Uppsala, Uppsala län, 753 21 Sweden (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In-person screening of ÁHKUIN as part of the “SLOTTS” program at Uppsala Short Film Fsetival in Sweden.

Sámi cinema has grown rapidly in recent years. Cinema plays an important role, it provides a modern means, closely connected to tradition, for recording and transmitting cultural knowledge, as well as creating new stories. In this way, it helps keep Sámi culture alive and sustainable.

Curator: Tarja Porsanger Indigenous Peoples’ Film Festival Skábmagovat Film Centre Skábma /The Sámi Parliament of Finland

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Reciprocity Project: Uppsala Short Film Fsetival
Oct
23

Reciprocity Project: Uppsala Short Film Fsetival

  • 1 Klostergatan Uppsala, Uppsala län, 753 21 Sweden (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In-person screening of ÁHKUIN as part of the “REGINA” program at Uppsala Short Film Fsetival in Sweden.

Sámi cinema has grown rapidly in recent years. Cinema plays an important role, it provides a modern means, closely connected to tradition, for recording and transmitting cultural knowledge, as well as creating new stories. In this way, it helps keep Sámi culture alive and sustainable.

Curator: Tarja Porsanger Indigenous Peoples’ Film Festival Skábmagovat Film Centre Skábma /The Sámi Parliament of Finland

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Live Becoming Beacons Screening with Nefesh Mountain & Upstander Project
Oct
23

Live Becoming Beacons Screening with Nefesh Mountain & Upstander Project

Join us for a very special live online event: a work-in-progress screening of Becoming Beacons: In the Studio with Nefesh Mountin. This short film is about the band Nefesh Mountain as they record their new Americana/Bluegrass album. In the newest film from Upstander Project see what happens when a wife, husband and their toddler go to Nashville to try to make their album in the historic Sound Emporium recording studio. The filmmakers go behind the scenes revealing the ups and downs of married musicians as they take us on a musical exploration of this particular socio-political moment through their eyes. This film is so new it doesn’t have a title yet!

After the film join one of the co-directors Adam Mazo along with the featured participants, Nefesh Mountain bandleaders Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg, for the screening, Q & A, and maybe a live performance of a song or two! This is a rare opportunity as this will be the only chance to watch this version of the film. Because the film is still a work-in-progress we’re not ready to make it available anytime, anywhere so this live event will not be recorded, so please join us!

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