"Call to Action: Embodying Decolonization & Reciprocity" with Jean-Luc Pierite 

1:00-4:00 Kern Atrium

This workshop is a call to action for students and other members of the Hampshire College community. Taking the concepts of Decolonization and Reciprocity (D&R) and articulating them through creative expression, participants will be guided through a design jam that will seek to activate the campus to generate an impromptu multimedia exhibition. Starting with an introspective reflection, participants will draw connections with Land and Indigenous Peoples. The purpose of this workshop is to raise consciousness on how D&R shows up across all educational programs and learning collaboratives. Space is limited to 30 participants. Register here. 

Jean-Luc Pierite (member, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana) is an Indigenous leader, activist, and designer with areas of focus in: supporting distributed networks for education; public policy advocacy for racial, economic, and climate justice; and supporting philanthropic foundations committed to diversity and inclusion. Jean-Luc has served as President of the North American Indian Center of Boston (NAICOB), since 2017. Jean-Luc has been awarded with the inaugural LaDonna Brave Bull Allard Science Activist Award at The Global Community Bio Summit which is hosted by the Community Biotechnology Initiative at the MIT Media Lab. Jean-Luc has earned a Master in Design for Emergent Futures from the Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.