<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hi AUA!</font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">This is Gavi and Isa ~ two dancer farmers building home in Illinois on ancestral lands of Kickapoo, Peoria, Kaskaskia, Myaamia, Potawatomi, and Ochethi Sakowin peoples. </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We're writing to invite you to the second annual <a href="http://landingmovement.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Landing Movement Festival</span></a> <span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">at </span><a href="http://zumwaltacres.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Zumwalt Acres</span></a>,<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> exploring how dance can help us foster deep, right relationships with land and each other. So much has accelerated in the world since our first gathering last August, when we </span></font><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">hosted about 60 participants for a weekend including forest walks and discussions on “routes” and “roots” in our ancestry, a breakdancing workshop, a beautiful performance of new dance works against the sunset, making new friends over farm meals and campfires, and more. Learn more + check out photos/videos from Landing 2024 </span><a href="https://www.landingmovement.org/festival2024" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">here</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">. With the heart-wrenching violence humans are committing against other humans and against entire ecosystems all around us, the </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">work we’re doing together feels more urgent than ever. We wanted to extend a heartfelt invitation to </span><a href="https://forms.gle/ABsYCPiFN9xTrFRP8" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">join us for Landing 2025</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (RSVP by July 4!), which will take place August 8-10 at Zumwalt Acres. </span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The festival this year will take place </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">at</span><a href="http://zumwaltacres.org/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Zumwalt Acres</span></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, a regenerative farm and community in Sheldon, IL, </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">and will include all kinds of dancing, learning,</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> dialogue, singing, playing,</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> performance, farm meals, camping, and community building</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">.</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"> Find more information and register for the festival </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcElFpk9OWdJ_zN0YfAZlZimA6xmy_ycFr7UBcHoGaxVUAyQ/viewform?usp=header" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">here</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"> ASAP and </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline">before July 4, 2025</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline">. Registration will be capped once we reach capacity. Not ready to register? Fill out this </span><a href="https://forms.gle/pvpd1YogoKh42w6D7" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">interest form</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"> to receive email updates and stay connected. Check out our </span><a href="http://landingmovement.squarespace.com/" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">website</span></a><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"> for more information. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">In July, we will hold virtual learning sessions that will lay the groundwork for our explorations. The festival will bring us together for a weekend of connection and movement. Later in August</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, we will hold a virtual closing gathering that will start the process of integrating our learnings into our everyday lives. You are welcome to join for any or all of these offerings. </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The overarching questions that guide this project include: </font></span></p><ul style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">What does it mean to have deep, reciprocal relationships with land — lands we currently live on, lands that we were raised with, lands that we call home, lands we're ancestrally connected to, and lands that we aren't?</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">How can dance and movement be a way to build these relationships?</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">How can settlers pursue this work while pursuing Indigenous justice and sovereignty?</font></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Questions that will activate our gatherings include: </font></span></p><ul style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">What do you know about the land you live on (the actual soil, the beings that make it up, its ways and histories, the people who have stewarded it)?</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">How do you fit into the land’s histories?</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">What rituals and ways of honoring and being in relationship to land have you been disconnected from in your ancestry? Which are you connected to? </font></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We believe that every person with a body is a dancer, and that to move with intention is to dance. Come dance with us, and share with any friends who may be interested!</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This festival is the result of hard work by our volunteer team, Zumwalt Acres’ soils, the wisdom of our collaborators and mentors, and longstanding bodies of scholarship. But we also need monetary help so we can build performance infrastructure and support the artists who are coming to perform and facilitate workshops. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If you would like to support us by donating $20 (or any amount!),</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><a href="https://www.goodpeoplefund.org/how-can-you-help/mitzvah-donate/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">click here</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> to make a tax deductible donation to the festival of any amount (processed through our partner organization, The Good People Fund. Please include a note indicating that the donation is for "Zumwalt Acres Landing 2025."). Or Zelle/Venmo us directly to </span><a href="mailto:zumwaltacres@gmail.com" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">zumwaltacres@gmail.com</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> / @zumwalt-acres. Seven percent of all donations we receive will go directly to Indigenous-led land justice organizations. Thank you for considering supporting us in this way. </span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We are so excited to connect with you in this work, in whatever form is right! Please reach out with any questions! Hope to see you in August.</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:12pt 0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">With love,</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Gavi Welbel & Isa Zou</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><br></p></div></div></div>

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