Rooted Resources
Rooted Resources is a weekend festival that shines a light on localizing economic power to nurture solidarity, awareness, and action.
Democratizing wealth, communities, and work is one of the principles of Just Transition that we want to uplift this spring. Through this gathering we offer a platform to learn from each other, connect with ideas and initiatives, and facilitate the hard and powerful conversations that come with looking at how we might better share resources to shift from individual survival to collective thriving.
We will ask big questions to reimagine money and shared resources:
- How might we understand money differently, democratize wealth, and see new ways to engage in exchanges that benefit our communities and all life?
- What happens when we allow ourselves to explore the commons, land as wealth, cooperatives, community funds, mutual aid, and traditional practices rooted in collective prosperity?
With activists, entrepreneurs, storytellers, community builders, and explorers as our guides, we will gather to learn from the projects underway to create stable, dynamic, just abundance in our communities. We also face the real fact that there is trauma around money, and we’ll bring forward ways to heal, to move away from the scarcity that global capitalism imbeds in us. Lastly, we will celebrate the creativity inherent in all of us and take the opportunity to be together in-person!
Creating this festival is a labor of love!
We are so grateful to our volunteers, sponsors and partners for making this a reality. Scroll down for a growing list of sponsors. There is still time to contribute – let us know if you’d like to become a sponsor!
We also invite you to submit to the Rooted Resources blog series to share your reflections, perspectives, and projects.
Schedule-at-a-glance
Day | Time | Sessions | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Thursday (online)
| 6:00-7:30pm
| Welcome & Orientation | Zoom link provided with registration
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Friday
(indoors, in-person + streaming)
| 7:00-9:00pm
| Festival Kick-off
featuring keynotes by Omar Freilla and Betty Francisco
| Bethany Hall at The Old Dutch Church
– 272 Wall Street, Kingston |
Saturday (outdoors, in-person) | 9:30am-4:30pm | All-Day Festival includes over 9 topic-focused sessions, pop-up “Health is Wealth” clinic, food, art, music* | Big Bubble Parking Lot – 718 Broadway, Kingston
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Saturday
(in-person, inside-outside)
| 5:00pm-7:00pm
| Celebratory reception with light food, beverages, and tunes | GWI Greenhouse – 65 St. James Street, Kingston
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Sunday (outdoors, in-person)
| 10:00am-1:30pm
| “Stories of the Future: Envisioning Pathways to Local Economic Power” (interactive workshop/closing session) | Big Bubble Parking Lot – 718 Broadway, Kingston
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Registration
- Please register to let us know you are coming and reserve your spot.
- The sessions on Friday and Sunday have limited capacity, so we encourage you to register now!
- Tickets are free. We also welcome your donation in support of GWI’s work.
- We’re keeping registration open! On Saturday, we’ll have same-day, walk-up registration available too.
Festival Sessions
You only need to register once for the festival to let us know which days you will attend.
On Saturday, we have a variety of sessions for you to choose from, but you can do that once you are with us in Kingston! No need to pre-register for individual sessions. Please plan to arrive at 9:30am on Saturday to check-in.
COVID policy
We are monitoring COVID carefully to make sure our guidelines are keeping everyone safe.
- If you are not feeling well, please stay home!
- We will not be checking vaccination status.
- Masks:
- In short – on Friday, please mask up, and otherwise masks are optional.
- For Friday’s indoor event, we ask that you wear a mask. We want to protect those in the community who might be at-risk or immune-compromised by requiring masks for this keynote kick-off.
- For Saturday and Sunday’s sessions outdoors, we do not require masks nor are we checking vaccination status. We encourage those who feel better in a mask to wear one.
- For Saturday’s Greenhouse event, masks are optional. We will have doors and windows open, and believe that with the good weather we’re hoping for, we will be providing a safe and highly ventilated space. We will also be gathering in our outdoor courtyard.
This policy is subject to change without notice. We’re staying flexible and informed.
Our Partners and Sponsors
This festival is being organized by the Good Work Institute, in partnership with and with the support of:
Movements of people create change - not just any one person or organization, but when lots of people are in motion around a shared vision.
– Ai Jen Poo
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