Restorative Economy - February 27, 2022

Braided Wisdom is committed to enhancing the lives of individuals ready to rise from the current policies that are destroying so much of our world. Our organization is determined to explore sustainable opportunities by reinvigorating old paradigms of restorative analysis in our communities in place of the current market analysis. This approach, which begins with essential self-discovery, can lead to a reclamation of cultural integrity and a deeper understanding of land and natural resources as they impact social welfare and development. This is especially concerning at a time where climate crisis is no longer avoidable and survival is threatened.

Special Guest: Melissa "Crosby" (Gender pronouns: They/Them) is a student of life who centers and uplifts the importance of deepening relationships to self, community, ancestors, nature, and spirit as we shatter toxic myths of separation and remember our way forward together.

Crosby has served on the boards of the National Peace Academy and as board Co-Chair at East Bay Meditation Center in downtown Oakland. Crosby received certification as a secular Mindfulness Facilitator in 2019 from UCLA’s Mindfulness Awareness Research Center after having been a school teacher for ten years, having primarily taught Life Science in San Francisco.

A conscientious and passionate activist, Crosby co-created their college campuses first queer organization before helping to open a transitional living home for houseless queer youth in Detroit in 2004. Between 2015 – 2018, Crosby was a core organizer in local Bay Area organizing spaces such as The Last 3 Percent, Black Land and Liberation Initiative, and People’s Education Movement. Crosby is also a graduate of several local programs including Movement Generation’s Justice and Ecology Retreat 2017, Greenpeace Action Camp, Earth Activist Training’s Permaculture Design Program, East Point Peace Academy Kingian Nonviolence Trainings, Generative Somatics School of Embodied Leadership, and East Bay Meditation Center’s Practice in Transformative Action.

Crosby holds a BA from Olivet College with an Independent Major in Economic Development and an MA in Curriculum & Instruction from UNLV.

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This event registration is for the session on Sunday, February 27 from 10:00am - 12:00pm Pacific Time. A Zoom Link will be sent a couple days prior to the event.

Restorative Economy Event will be a Donation based offering.