Arcosanti Convergence: Full Schedule

12:00pm PDT

Gates Open

Come early to grab your epic cliffside camp spot, and enjoy some light programming before the evening.

Friday October 11, 2019 12:00pm - Saturday October 12, 2019 2:00am PDT
Entrance

3:30pm PDT

Guided Hike through the Agua Fria River

The Agua Fria is a truly magical place! After we watch a 5 min trailer of Viva La Verde, we will head out on a guided hike that will last 60-90 minutes. Topics discussed will include: Agua Fria natural and cultural history, Riparian habitat, native species, conservation issues and ways to help protect one of the most important and rare habitats in our country. Best way to leave the work week behind you:)

Speakers

Hugh Denno

Hugh (“Hueman”) began his film career in 2006 while exploring the depths of the Amazon as a volunteer. Over 15 years of professional experience as a naturalist, experiential educator, and wilderness guide has prepared him to be a great storyteller. Hueman says, “Traveling and... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Red Room

Immersive

5:00pm PDT

Spoken Word with Sebastian

Friday October 11, 2019 5:00pm - 5:15pm PDT
Apse

Music

5:00pm PDT

Conviviality

Conviviality is a longstanding tradition at Arcosanti. You may define the term as 'the quality of being friendly and lively' - Conviviality is a place to meet new friends and feel welcomed into the Arcosanti project.

Speakers

Arco Community

Friday October 11, 2019 5:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
Vaults

Immersive

5:30pm PDT

Highway Hotshop Glassblowing Exhibition

Joshua Dopp and the one and only Highway Hotshop will be blowing glass all weekend… we're curious what kind of crazy inspiring things the Hotshop will churn out.

Speakers

Joshua Dopp

Friday October 11, 2019 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
GlassBlowing

Immersive

7:30pm PDT

Opening Ceremony

Words from Convergence Organizers and Arcosanti Residents. An opportunity to briefly provide context and direction to our weekend together.

Speakers

Kate Bemesderfer

Kate joined Arcoop in 2017 during the first Convergence festival, and 5 years to the day after taking her Arcosanti workshop. A nonprofit development professional, her experience spans 20 years and 5 states, and ranges from expanding audiences for a progressive community theater... Read More →

Tim Bell

Director of Outreach, Cosanti Foundation

Tim Bell currently serves as the Director of Community Engagement for the Cosanti Foundation and Arcosanti. He also serves as the Chief Cultural Officer for the Arcosanti Convergence. He is passionate about leveraging his privilege to build bridges between people and ideas in pursuit... Read More →

Rob Jackson

Rob’s professional journey began with him teaching martial arts while competing in MMA, before embarking on an 8 year stint in the corporate world of business and people management. A gnawing sense of the profound brokenness of our organizational systems led to an in depth and... Read More →

Elana Novali

Sky Blue

Foundation for Intentional Community

Sky Blue has spent the last 20 years living in, working for, and networking and organizing intentional communities, cooperatives, and community organizations. He works as the Executive Director for the Foundation for Intentional Community and has visited over 100 ecovillages, cohousing and coliving communities, co-ops, community land trusts, and communes in the US and Europe. He’s worked for the Federation of Egalitarian Communities, Global Ecovillage Network of North America, consulted with a variety of groups, and is an event... Read More →

Vanessa Nosie

Friday October 11, 2019 7:30pm - 8:00pm PDT
Amphitheater

Keynote Series

8:00pm PDT

Wondering through Arco

In this wonderful Convergence tradition, we will embark on a participatory journey throughout the site - experiencing the sounds and sights of an unfolding story.

Speakers

Bun Bun

We are Bun Bun!! Everybody thinks we met on Craigslist, but the truth is, we didn’t. We are super in love. We got each other the same thing on Valentines Day. It wasn’t even airhorns. It was narwhal costumes and we wear them every day underneath all of our clothing. We fall asleep... Read More →

KJ Ink

Creative Writing Educator

KJ Ink is tired. Tired of writing bios. Tired of being quiet about things that matter most. Tired of the world, and this country, being in such a muck. So then he became a poet, to get it all off his chest. And then he became a teacher, like that’s gonna help. Then he became a traveler... Read More →

Psilosapiens

Spanish Broom Flamenco

We move as a reaction to our place. We create in collaboration with our environment. We are actively resonating with our community, ever expanding its boundaries and persistently pushing our own. We thrill in our mistakes; each one is a path that we can navigate together, and we do... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 8:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
Arco Campus

Immersive

9:30pm PDT

Def - i

Hip-Hop

Artists

Def - i

Christopher “Def-i” Mike-Bidtah hails from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and represents the Diné Nation as an active touring artist. His performance styles range wide from Hip-Hop and spoken word to contemporary Native American acoustic, and has appeared on Eminem’s XM radio station... Read More →

Friday October 11, 2019 9:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
Apse

Music

10:00pm PDT

Djentrification

House

Artists

DJentrification

Djentrification is known for pushing unheard new sounds from across the globe through imaginative hands-on Dj’ing and engaging, direct, live performance. He has been focused and in Love with pushing Underground Phoenix Party/Beat Culture since the early 2000’s’

Friday October 11, 2019 10:00pm - Saturday October 12, 2019 12:00am PDT
Vaults

Music

12:00am PDT

Osterlund B2B Underwood

Deep Deep Cuts

Artists

Osterlund

Deep dubbed-out tribal house explosions from Berlin.

Underwood

Underwood presents the tastiest cuts he can find, and prefers the sound waves to be crisp. very crisp. He ventures out into nature often times, and then returns. The lucky ones amongst us get to spend time with him, on the decks or off.

Saturday October 12, 2019 12:00am - 2:00am PDT
Vaults

Music

2:00am PDT

Dewomp Afterhours

Enjoy the warmth of the Dewomp for a mellow after hours party.

Artists

Lander

Red Fox

Saturday October 12, 2019 2:00am - 2:00am PDT
Dewomp

Immersive

8:00am PDT

Sacral Flow with DJ Josh Walker

Artists

Josh Walker

Josh Walker is an energetic and eclectic musician who aims to move dance floors. With roots in Deep House, Tech House, Funk, Reggae, and Old School Hip hop, his vibes barrel forward on waves of bouncy sub sounds and live percussion.His start was found while attending UCLA and frequenting... Read More →

Natalie Anne Hewitt

Saturday October 12, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am PDT
Vaults

Immersive

10:00am PDT

Morning Keynote: Intersections at the Core of Community Organizing

In the first installment of the Convergence keynote series, we will hear wisdom from the leaders of an assortment of causes and coalitions.

Presentations From:
- Arizona Youth Climate Strike
- Sunrise Phoenix
- Protect Oak Flat
- Olohana Foundation
- Taos Initiative for Life Together
- Al Otro Lado
- Flagstaff City Council

Through the eyes of these land and water protectors, immigrant rights activists, elected representatives, indigenous leaders, and place based thinkers - we will begin to see the overlap and intersectionality of our movements.

Speakers

Todd Wynward

Executive Director @ TiLT, T.i.L.T. Taos Initiative for Life Together

Todd Wynward is an author, father, public school founder, small-scale farmer, wilderness educator and Mennonite minister for watershed discipleship. He has been engaged in education reform and social change movements for twenty years, and has spent more than a thousand nights outdoors... Read More →

Daniel Herrera

Brian Mecinas

Arizona Youth Climate Strike

Hola! My name is Brian Mecinas and I serve as the Advocacy Lead for the AZ Youth Climate Strike. I’m an incoming freshman at Arizona State University and will be majoring in Political Science with a minor in Sustainability. Outside of my climate activism with AZYCS, I advocate for... Read More →

Claire Nelson

Arizona Youth Climate Strike

Hey y’all my name is Claire Nelson and I am the Arizona Co-lead and Policy Lead for AZ Youth Climate Strike. I am passionate about clean energy and electric cars (especially classic conversions). I am dedicated to transitioning Arizona to 100% clean energy but also making sure that... Read More →

Shane Mulligan

Shane Mulligan is an advocate for immigrant rights and human rights defender that has spent 2019 living in Tijuana on the border of the United States and Mexico amidst a crisis based on the denial of humanitarian relief to asylum seekers from all over the world. He is a recent-former... Read More →

Vanessa Nosie

Trang Cao

Olohana Foundation

Trang Cao collects old keys with incongruent teeth. Formally trained as a literary scholar andcultural historian, she now finds herself a continuing student of indigenous knowledge systems.Trang works with the Olohana Foundation and its diverse networks to produce immersive eco-service... Read More →

Adam Shimoni

Vice Mayor, Flagstaff City Council

A Flagstaff resident since 2005, Adam Shimoni has been active in Flagstaff politics for several years. Shimoni founded and facilitated Flagstaff Speak Up!, a civic engagement program under Friends of Flagstaff’s Future, and was a board member of Friends of Flagstaff’s Future from... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Amphitheater

Keynote Series

12:00pm PDT

Pink Feet

Artists

Pink Feet

Pink Feet and the unusual, yet comforting sound of harp with velvet fog vocals, debuted last spring with their EP “Some Things Piscean” (distributed by Manimal Vinyl). The recording artist and aspiring thereminist is soon to embark to Colombia for an artist’s residency where... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 12:00pm - 12:45pm PDT
Apse

Music

1:00pm PDT

Circus Bounce

Live Drums and Loops

Artists

Circus Bounce

Chase has been playing the drums since he was six and has been in touring and recording bands since he was a teenager.He took a break from being in bands to focus on a career as a cinematographer, but is now back with a solo act. Circus Bounce is melodic electronic DJ set with live... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
Amphitheater

Music

2:00pm PDT

Reaching for the Heart in Racial Justice Work (3 Part Series Beginning at the Top of Each Hour)

Part 1: Seeing Blackness

In this workshop Participants will be invited to dive deep in an intimate and thoughtful learning environment. Much of the format of the workshop will come in the form of questioning. You will be encouraged to look within from an honest and vulnerable place. Questions will be asked that will push us towards being close to and seeing African heritage people without the oppressive force of racism. This workshop aims to re-frame how white people look at African heritage people and help white and non-black people fight for their relationship with blackness.

Part 2: Touching Blackness

Touching Blackness is about hearing the stories of Black Bodies, feeling the story in our skin, in our voices, and in our tears. The strategies you use to hold and hear African heritage stories will be examined. You are invited to this Deep Dive to hold witness to the power of reaching for others. It is also about you. What experiences around touch do you bring to the room? Of black bodies? Of messing up or feeling awkward? The purpose of this workshop is to start a conversation that continues for a lifetime. We invite you to begin here. At the center of every Workshop is human connection. We invite closeness and intimacy in all of the workshop experiences. Having smaller groups than a typical workshop allows us to slow down how we see, hear, and reach for each other. These spaces invite emotions and further curiosity to come up in the process of reaching for each other’s hearts and minds.

Part 3: Reaching for Blackness

As white folks reach for African Heritage folks in social justice work, part of that relationship is re-evaluating how we give correction as white people. Every correction has an impact, and it’s a necessary part of reaching for blackness. In this deep dive, we are going to investigate what comes up in ourselves, the potential impact, and the offer care for ourselves and for them. There are three categories we will discuss. Critique around money and the professional environment, the body, and sexuality.

Speakers

Aaron Johnson

Holistic Resistance

My name is Aaron Johnson. I am an earth builder, a teacher of closeness, and an activist. I use intimacy to dismantle racism; I am committed for the rest of my life to end racism. The tools I frequently use are speaking, teaching, closeness to blackness, and minimalism. Deep connection... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm PDT
Amphitheater

Workshop

2:00pm PDT

Listening to the Living Desert

Bring Your Own Plant - Join Noah Klein as he delivers sonic communication from plants

Artists

Noah Klein

Saturday October 12, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Vaults

Immersive

2:00pm PDT

Fate of the Biosphere: Changing Planet

One of the largest uncertainties in projections of future climate change is the role of terrestrial ecosystems in contributing to or mediating the rise in atmospheric CO2. At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), we are working on understanding these effects and impacts through satellite remote sensing and supercomputer modeling. In this talk, Dr. Fisher will give an overview of the latest remote sensing datasets and model developments from JPL, and discuss new insights into the behavior and understanding of terrestrial ecosystems in a changing climate.

Speakers

Josh Fisher

Global Ecologist, NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab

Dr. Joshua B. Fisher is a Climate Scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Science Lead of the ECOSTRESS Mission. He focuses on terrestrial ecosystems, water, carbon, and nutrient cycling using a combination of supercomputer models, satellite and airborne remote sensing... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Red Room

Workshop

3:30pm PDT

Creative Space: Using Science for Progress

Humans are exploring farther and deeper than ever before. Earth satellites study our changing planet, while space robots investigate the origins of life and the Universe. What are we learning? How can we use these science results to develop better ways of living, exploring, and creating?

Learn and discuss with scientists and communicators from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Arizona State University, two leaders in space exploration.

Speakers

Kaitlyn Soares

Digital Media Strategist, NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab

Kaitlyn Soares has been fascinated by outer space since she first gazed through a telescope as a young girl. As a Digital Media Strategist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kaitlyn develops communication strategies to make space science more accessible and understandable to all... Read More →

Joby Harris

Visual Strategist, NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab

Joby Harris works in a small design studio at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where he uses strategy, art and design to support scientists and engineers in mission formulation, science communication, and public outreach.Before joining NASA/JPL, Joby worked... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Red Room

Workshop

3:30pm PDT

Ecstatic Spoken Word Class

An Experiential Poetry Workshop

Speakers

Eric Archer

Saturday October 12, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Vaults

Workshop

3:30pm PDT

Party Pro Toolkit

How can we ignite a social movement in party culture? What do we envision for our Arizona party scenes? Join Malena Grosz as she shares her research on community-led party culture, followed by a facilitated discussion to explore lessons, ideas and stories from participants.

Speakers

Malena Grosz

MALENA GROSZAs a recent MFA graduate in Theatre, Arts Entrepreneurship and Management at ASU, Malena’s research explores the intersection between underground party culture and creative community development. She is launching the Party Pro Toolkit, sharing best practices and stories... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Dewomp

Workshop

5:00pm PDT

Holding space for BIPOC

This will be space for BIPOC only, with optional facilitated interaction. One of the most powerful things we can do, as folks of color, when attending events that are white controlled, is to take the time to be with each other, to support and hold space for each other. Take time to notice how much wisdom we all can bring to each other. We would like to create a space to process and listen to each other and notice how brilliant, powerful, and connected we are to each other.

Moderators

BIPOC community

Saturday October 12, 2019 5:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Red Room

Immersive

5:30pm PDT

Daytrippers

505 loops and live!

Artists

Daytrippers

DayTrippers is a collaborative musical project from Albuquerque New Mexico. The group consists Conor Sullivan, Poikai Biggs, Brittney Broten, and Nate Robertson. Formed in 2018, the group blends hip hop beats, Broten’s vocals, Robertson’s drums, and an electronic medley made from... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Apse

Music

6:45pm PDT

Spanish Broom Flamenco

Contemporary social expression meets traditional Spanish dance.

Artists

Spanish Broom Flamenco

Saturday October 12, 2019 6:45pm - 7:45pm PDT
Apse

Music Performance

8:00pm PDT

Evening Keynote: At the Edges of People, Places and Programs: Restorative Design

In Permaculture we have a principle that says "use edges and value the marginal." We also know that there is tremendous threat at the edges as it is a point where to different eco-systems meet to form the Ecotone or transition point! However, we also know that if we follow nature's principle of design that magic can be created at the edges. We will explore, "how do we value the difference while creating unity." As Mama Earth heats up it is imperative for the human species to become a better companion crop. It is my intention to provide design tools and principles to inoculate human organisms in becoming better companion crops, and eco-friendly designers for/to Mama Earth.

Speakers

Brandi Mack

Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

Brandie Mack is a mother of three beautiful daughters, a Holistic Health Educator, Therapeutic Massage Therapist, Trauma Informed Youth Developer, Powerful Presenter and Permaculture Designer. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Service Management, and a certification from Star... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 8:00pm - 8:45pm PDT
Amphitheater

Keynote Series

9:00pm PDT

Climbing Poetree

Spoken Word, World Music, Hip Hop

Artists

Climbing Poetree

Climbing PoeTree harnesses creativity as the antidote to destruction through their award-winning spoken word and hip hop infused world music. Co-creators Alixa Garcia and Naima Penniman have independently organized more than 30 national and international tours, taking their work from... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 9:00pm - 10:15pm PDT
Amphitheater

Headliner Keynote Series

10:15pm PDT

Soundscrybe

Deep World Wubs

Artists

Soundscrybe

SoundScrybe is a Tucson, AZ music writer and DJ who has forged his sonic taste and identity in the expansive world of psychedelic electronica. A writer, listener, and DJ, he crafts his sets for the strangers of the dance floor, blending textures, intensities and rhythms into an adventurous... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:15pm - 11:00pm PDT
Vaults

Music

10:15pm PDT

Film: Viva la Verde

Watch the 60 min documentary film with the filmmakers and learn about Arizona’s unique and threatened rivers. Most importantly we will spend time focusing on how you can get involved and make sure our rivers keep flowing long into the future.

Speakers

Hugh Denno

Saturday October 12, 2019 10:15pm - 11:15pm PDT
Red Room

Film

11:00pm PDT

Dirtwire

Electro Twang and Salamander Step

Artists

Dirtwire

Dirtwire is a traveler’s collage of Earth-borne instruments and electronic sounds foraged from Electric Forest to the mountains of Tuva. From their home on the west coast of the United States to far-flung destinations all over the world, these troubadours are welcomed for speaking... Read More →

Saturday October 12, 2019 11:00pm - Sunday October 13, 2019 12:30am PDT
Amphitheater

Headliner Keynote Series

12:30am PDT

Shelby Athouguia

Deep Cuts and Break Beats

Artists

Shelby Athouguia

Native to the Arizona Desert, Shelby Athouguia draws constant inspiration for her DJ sets from the wildly beautiful yet powerful land and it’s softhearted inhabitants. Her journey as a music selector began 3 years ago in the southwest town of Tucson, Arizona as her and a group of... Read More →

Sunday October 13, 2019 12:30am - 2:00am PDT
Dewomp

Music

2:00am PDT

Dewomp Afterhours

Feeling womped after Dirtwire and Shelby Athouguia? Why not Dewomp yourself for the rest of the evening.. It’s the right choice.

Artists

A-Naut

Ecks

Sunday October 13, 2019 2:00am - 6:00am PDT
Dewomp

Immersive

8:00am PDT

Yoga Nidra

Sunday October 13, 2019 8:00am - 9:30am PDT
Dewomp

Movement

8:00am PDT

Yoga and Ecstatic

Sunday October 13, 2019 8:00am - 9:45am PDT
Vaults

Movement

10:00am PDT

Morning Keynote Series: Seed and Spirit

Join some of the nations pioneering seed advocates for this truly inspired Sunday morning keynote series. We'll dive into the science, spirit, story, and legislation surrounding one of the most important 'technologies' available to mankind. If you're not already a seed person.. welcome aboard!

Speakers

Bill McDorman

Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance

Bill McDorman is Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RMSA), an organization created to assure a diverse and abundant supply of seeds for the Rocky Mountain West. A native of Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho, he has been teaching classes in wild, edible and medicinal plants... Read More →

Sefra Alexandra

The Seed Huntress

Sefra Alexandra, The Seed Huntress, is on the perennial hunt to caretake our global seed biodiversity of wild & cultivated lands. She has initiated the Southport Globe Onion Initiative to revive & welcome home the once prolific allium heirloom to their shared homeland soils of Southport... Read More →

Andrew Kimbrell

Center for Food Safety

Andrew Kimbrell is an internationally recognized public interest attorney, public speaker, and author. He is the founder and Executive Director of Center for Food Safety. He also is Director of the San Francisco based Center for Technology Assessment, co-founder of Foundation Earth... Read More →

Sunday October 13, 2019 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Amphitheater

Keynote Series

12:00pm PDT

Permablitz

Directly after the seed and spirit keynote series, we'll embark on a site wide seed planting of winter adapted edible crops. Time to get our hands dirty and turn theory into action.

Speakers

Julia Herring

Julia Herring is a permaculturist, earth builder, and member of the Arcosanti Alumni Network. She has been instrumental in reviving permaculture design practice within the Arcosanti project, and will be leading a site wide seed planting at noon on Sunday.

Joel Masters

Joel is epic. He is FKA an Arcosanti resident and former construction manager of the pedestrian utopia. Now he spends his time as a design mercenary, offering his magnificent craftsman hands to the highest bidder. Joel will be co-leading the PERMABLITZ.

Sunday October 13, 2019 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
Amphitheater

Collective Action

1:00pm PDT

Matt Lawrence Blues

Artists

Matt Lawrence

Sunday October 13, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Apse

Music

2:00pm PDT

3rd Wave of Psychedelics: Therapeutic Renaissance

Kate Hawke has been a steward of the psychedelic renaissance in its 3rd wave. Thinking of traditional/indigenous applications as the 1st wave, and popularization of certain substances in the 60's and 70's as the 2nd - the 3rd wave could be thought of as a reconsideration of substances for their dynamic and profound therapeutic applications. Join Kate as she explores the challenges and possibilities of the psychedelic future.

Speakers

Kate Hawke

Sunday October 13, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Dewomp

Workshop

2:00pm PDT

How to Use Your Voice in the Art of Resistance

This uplifting and throat chakra-shocking workshop invites participants put their voices
where their heart is, so as to better express themselves, and affect the world around us
with that expression. Led by poet, teacher, facilitator, and donut-connoisseur, KJ Ink,
willing participants will spend the hour opening their minds to the power of language and
re-experiencing the power of it first hand, before equipping themselves with helpful reminders and tricks that should keep them afloat as they then wade into the river of their own creativity. Yay! Once feet, and perhaps knees, and maybe even the small of someone’s back has gotten wet with all that wading, the group will reconvene for a chance to share and reflect. Prepare to take notes. Be prepared to write. Novice and advanced writers welcome.
Introverted and extroverted speakers welcome. No one will be forced to share or do anything they don’t want to do. So long as you care deeply about something going on in
this world (other than yourself and those around you, of course), you should feel right at home in this creative exploration of self-expression.

Speakers

KJ Ink

Creative Writing Educator

Sunday October 13, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Red Room

Workshop

2:00pm PDT

LIBERATE: An Immersive Experience in Singing, Movement and Sound

Join singer, teacher and sound guide, Davin Youngs for this liberating and healing journey through the voice and movement. Blending ancient and contemporary tools, Davin will create and ever shifting, immersive sonic landscape using his voice, electronic looping devices, electronic beats and healing instruments. In addition, participants will be invited to raise our collective vibration by interacting with the sound through free vocalisation, spontaneous movement, meditation and/or simple rest. What will emerge will be beautiful music and movement that reflect the wonder and beauty of the universe and how it

No singing or dance experience is necessary for this gathering and neither is it required. Participants are welcome to determine their own level of participation. All are welcome at any point to simply rest and receive the healing vibrations.

Speakers

Davin Youngs

Sunday October 13, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Vaults

Workshop

2:00pm PDT

Panel: Back from the Edge! What's Alive at the Convergence?

On Sunday afternoon we'll take a moment to synthesize and reflect upon the energy built throughout the weekend. Join some of our speakers and artists as we explore what Convergence is showing us about how we can come together and move forward in this time of global crisis.

Moderators

Sky Blue

Foundation for Intentional Community

Speakers

Brandi Mack

Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

Artists

Climbing Poetree

Sunday October 13, 2019 2:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Amphitheater

Workshop

3:30pm PDT

Civics, Group Dynamics, and the EQ

Participants will gain an understanding of the following:

What is EQ
EQ and IQ Differences
Foundations & Science (history, early detections and concepts)
Forefather/mother
Applications of Concept
What is my EQ? (EQ test Handout / Group Participation)
Critiques & Criticisms of EQ (Group Participation)
How does EQ work for me? (Group Participation & Reflection)
Increasing EQ and Awareness (Reflections)

Speakers

Khalif Durham

Khalif Durham L.F., CMT – internationally known consultant, speaker, poet, advocate, historian, holistic practitioner and Emotional Intelligence Facilitator. A gifted empath understanding Eastern and Western philosophies, Khalif applies ancient wisdom and modern practices for whole... Read More →

Sunday October 13, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Apse

Workshop

3:30pm PDT

Group Lessons in Healing Sound

Moderators

Davin Youngs

Sunday October 13, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Vaults

Workshop

3:30pm PDT

So you want to be an Ally?

Join featured Convergence artist Eileen Baca to listen, learn, and explore different ways to be an Ally to people of color - particularly the natives of this land.

Speakers

Eileen Baca

Sunday October 13, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Dewomp

Workshop

3:30pm PDT

Transformational Communities: Arcosanti's Future

Arcosanti is approaching its 50th anniversary as an institution, and the project is undergoing dynamic and exciting changes as it reinvents its approach to changing the world. Join former board member and Communitas Zone founder Michael Gosney as he engages the new executives of the Cosanti Foundation for an open discussion about how Arcosanti is evolving, and how you can engage.

Speakers

Michael Gosney

Communitas Zone

A publisher, digital media entrepreneur, event producer and eco-visionary, Michael Gosney is Managing Director of the Techné Verde, ICT research project with the Buckminster Fuller Institute. is Associate Publisher of Synergetic Press and co-agent with literary agency Waterside Productions... Read More →

Tim Bell

Director of Outreach, Cosanti Foundation

Rob Jackson

Sunday October 13, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Amphitheater

Workshop

5:00pm PDT

Evening Keynote - Religion, History, Urgency: Participate and Protect Mother Earth

As the sacred Oak Flat continues to be jeapordized by the resolution copper mining operation, we'll hear from the frontlines as Wendsler Nosie Sr relays his fight against political corruption, and short sighted greed. We are Honored to have Wendsler take the stage to leave us on a note of how important it is for us to participate and fight for what we hold dear.

Speakers

KJ Ink

Creative Writing Educator

Wendsler Nosie Sr.

Wendsler Nosie Sr. is a former Peridot District Councilman and Tribal Chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, which consists of nearly 15,000 tribal members on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. San Carlos stretches across Gila, Graham and Pinal Counties, totaling 1.8 million acres... Read More →

Sunday October 13, 2019 5:00pm - 5:45pm PDT
Apse

Keynote Series

5:45pm PDT

Full Moonrise Ceremony

Join Arcosanti resident Julie Quinn to welcome in the Full Moon.

Accompanied by flute and cello, the full moon rises at 6:18pm. Don’t miss this one.

Speakers

Julie Quinn

Arco resident Julie Quinn is one of the more amazing people in the world.

Artists

Kelvin Mockingbird

As a member of the highly influential musical group Burning Sky, Mockingbird received a Grammy® nomination for Best Native American Album for the album Spirits in the Wind in 2002.Kelvin’s spacious and meditative playing is firmly rooted in his personal philosophy; “We are only... Read More →

Sunday October 13, 2019 5:45pm - 6:45pm PDT
Colly Garden

Music Immersive

7:00pm PDT

Emily Wells

To bring us towards the close, Emily Wells will deliver a mixed media keynote and musical performance that will weave her immaculate arrangements through a narrative of activism and advocacy.

Artists

Emily Wells

“Quietly transfixing” composer / producer Emily Wells is known for her varied use of classical and modern instrumentation, deft approach to live sampling, and “dramatic, meticulous and gothic songs” (New York Times) that blend “traditionalism with electronic ambiance... Read More →

Sunday October 13, 2019 7:00pm - 8:30pm PDT
Amphitheater

Headliner Music

8:30pm PDT

Spoken Word with Sebastian

Lets hear some words before checking out Arcosanti Resident Tyler Cannata's Dream Pop Set

Sunday October 13, 2019 8:30pm - 8:45pm PDT
Apse

Music

8:45pm PDT

Miss Abysmal

Dream Pop

Artists

Miss Abysmal

Miss Abysmal is the dream pop project led by Tyler Cannata, who writes, records, produces and performs the music. Ever evolving, the current live show is fully improvised, utilizing vocal harmonies, guitar loops and 808 drums in collaboration with visual artists. Tyler is a resident... Read More →

Sunday October 13, 2019 8:45pm - 9:30pm PDT
Apse

Music