We Are Art—Mara Mahoney and Seru Taguvakatini, Facilitators“Our creative expression communicates Indigenous wisdom to diverse communities, celebrates the best elements of our cultures, and helps us connect to other native peoples with spiritual affinities and shared values. Doing what is best for the collective rather than the individual, respect for elders, living in harmony with the natural world—these are life-affirming, value-generating customs of Pacific Island heritage that could mitigate the societal problems we are currently facing.” -from the essay, We Are Art, by Mary Therese Perez Hattori, from the book, The Value of Hawaiʻi 3: Hulihia.What changes when you get the chance to tell your life story in your own words? A conversation about art as a form of resistance; exploring the link between art, identity, and activism with a focus on storytelling by and from Indigenous perspectives.Read the essay by Mary Therese Perez Hattori that was the inspiration for this conversation HERE.Listen to an audio version of Mary’s essay HERE.Register for this conversation HERE.
“Our creative expression communicates Indigenous wisdom to diverse communities, celebrates the best elements of our cultures, and helps us connect to other native peoples with spiritual affinities and shared values. Doing what is best for the collective rather than the individual, respect for elders, living in harmony with the natural world—these are life-affirming, value-generating customs of Pacific Island heritage that could mitigate the societal problems we are currently facing.” -from the essay, We Are Art, by Mary Therese Perez Hattori, from the book, The Value of Hawaiʻi 3: Hulihia.
What changes when you get the chance to tell your life story in your own words? A conversation about art as a form of resistance; exploring the link between art, identity, and activism with a focus on storytelling by and from Indigenous perspectives.
Read the essay by Mary Therese Perez Hattori that was the inspiration for this conversation HERE.
Listen to an audio version of Mary’s essay HERE.
Register for this conversation HERE.