Decolonizing Your Mind: With Indigenous Feminist Leadership
Panel
Cofounder of REJ, Desiree Vargas was asked to speak on a panel, Decolonizing Your Mind: With Indigenous Feminist Leadership along with Sherri Mitchell. This was a awesome panel with a great turnout. Thank you Intersectional Feminist Resource Center for organizing this panel and University of Maine’s Multicultural Center for hosting the panel for the lunch and learn.
Cofounder of REJ, Desiree Vargas was asked to speak on a panel, Decolonizing Your Mind: With Indigenous Feminist Leadership along with Sherri Mitchell. This was a awesome panel with a great turnout. Thank you Intersectional Feminist Resource Center for organizing this panel and University of Maine’s Multicultural Center for hosting the panel for the lunch and learn.
Photo by Dawn Neptune Adams from Sunlight Media Collective
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Panel
David Patrick, cofounder of REJ, spoke at a conference with a panel addressing Land Justice: Acknowledging Our Past, Changing Our Futures. This panel brought together leaders across in Maine that are part of communities who have experienced land displacement and social marginalization. Land security & resource access are important conversations we need to be consistently having in addition to taking action on issues regarding farmland protection and land sovereignty.
David Patrick, cofounder of REJ, spoke at a conference with a panel addressing Land Justice: Acknowledging Our Past, Changing Our Futures. This panel brought together leaders across in Maine that are part of communities who have experienced land displacement and social marginalization. Land security & resource access are important conversations we need to be consistently having in addition to taking action on issues regarding farmland protection and land sovereignty.
Photos by: Sunlight Media Collective
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Panel
Indigenous Leadership Panel hosted by the University of Maine’s Multicultural Center and Wabanaki Center in honor of Native American Heritage Month featuring REJ advocates Lokotah Sanborn (far right) and Desiree Vargas (middle).
Indigenous Leadership Panel hosted by the University of Maine’s Multicultural Center and Wabanaki Center in honor of Native American Heritage Month
Read moreREJ cofounders are both members of the NAACP chapter in Bangor, Maine. David, cofounder of REJ has been an advocate for brown & black communities & a law enforcement liaison, investigating allegations and incidents of civil rights violations by law enforcers & academic institutions. He has partnered with individuals, organizations, and academic institutions to further civil rights, equality, & justice pursuits in the state of Maine advancing the vision of the NAACP and as a representative of Racial Equity & Justice.
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