Join us April 21st at Noon

No. 4: A River Connected:

stories about river, race, home and climate

We’ll start again with the river, this time in Muscatine, Iowa where Terry Eagle and John Koch are harnessing the power of the natural resources—mussels and marshland—to develop a system for cleaner water. Next we’ll travel north to Bemidji, Minnesota where a conversation with Ann Skoe and Kathryn Gonzalez revealed powerful climate concerns in this place indelibly connected to water and indigenous communities. Just down the road in Bena, Minnesota, Ojibwe beadwork artist Mel Losh tells the story of his craft and community, a living tradition to be furthered. And finally still in Minnesota the late Michael Bischoff shares his deep love and commitment to the river, a storyteller in his own right who invites us all to find our own place and give it our attention.

Zoom in April 21st, 12pm CDT - FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Watch March's episode of The River Connected, featuring Mohns FIsh Market, Mayor Lionel Johnson, Alanda Gregory, and Eugene Redmond. We had great participation from our Zoom audience—thank you again!

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A House Unbuilt is a 501c3 non-profit organization that uses radical listening practices to reconsider and reimagine the places where we are from, the people that surround us, and the times that we live in. Its flagship project Relay of Voices was created with the support of hundreds of local individuals, organizers, agencies, and governments.

Relay of Voices and related publications have been funded through generous donations, grants, and in-kind contributions. Special thanks goes out to the Bradford Family Foundation, Chicago Dancemakers Forum, 3Arts and donors to 3AP, Hank Danos, the Louisiana Seafood Promotions and Marketing Board, the Mississippi River Parkway Commission, the Mississippi River Network,Gray Stream, Mike Hamner, the Joe W. and Dorothy Brown Foundation, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Reed Mendelson, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and Foundation, and Rick Richard.