18th Congress of Ethnobiology in Marrakech, Biodiversity & Cultural Landscapes: Decolonial, Indigenous & Local Perspectives
I will be returning to Marrakech in May as one of their keynote speakers - stay tuned for more information:
https://www.isecongress2024.org/keynote-speakers-and-organising-team
Audacious Creativity for Climate Justice: Gathering Women of Color Thought Leaders
I am gathering with three amazing writers and leaders, Priscilla Solis Ybarra, Sharon M. Day and Virginia Grise at the Acreage at Osceola at the St. Croix River to co-design a larger retreat for summer 2025 where women writers from the Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous communities will come together to deepen connections, birth new ideas, and continue the work of dreaming justice into being…stay tuned for more info!
Camp Denali Special Emphasis Series with Carolyn Finney & James Mills
Thrilled to return with renowned author and activist James Mills to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the publication of our books, Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors and The Adventure Gap. Come join us!
https://campdenali.com/activities/special-emphasis-series
York Expedition 2024
As part of team, I will be joining other African Americans as we paddle & hike along the Upper Missouri River Breaks where Lewis & Clark traveled 200 years ago. Stay tuned for more info!
Princeton Theological Seminary First Thursday's at the Farm
I will spend part of my day with students working on their Masters in Theology & Ecology; leaning into some good conversation about creativity and imagination on the podcast, Iron Sharpening Iron, and sitting down to an intimate dinner at the Farminary where I will share some of my work and their good food grown on the land that will be prepared by the world class chef Joe Rocchi. Join us!
Everett Empowered: Celebrating Earth Day with Dr. Carolyn Finney
Excited to give a keynote and share in some generative conversation with the folks at Washington State University Everett! You can register here:
https://everett.wsu.edu/everett-empowered/
Diversity Makes Us Stronger Kickoff Celebration!
I will be giving a keynote and digging into some generative conversation with folks from the National Park Service and the Golden Gate Conservancy at the Presidio in San Francisco.
11th Wang Center Symposium: The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-being
Excited to be part of the conversation with a talk entitled: Our Story: Blackness, Belonging & Dreaming the Family Tree.
Wilma Dykeman Stokely Lecture
I will be speaking at the University of Tennessee Knoxville - more information can be found at: https://www.lib.utk.edu/news/2024/01/carolyn-finney-author-of-black-faces-white-spaces-to-speak-february-29/
Penn State Altoona African American Read-in
I will be giving a virtual keynote - stay tuned for more info!
Arcadis Black Employee Network
Leaning into virtual conversation with members of Arcadis about environmental & systemic racism, and possibility…
Writer-in-Residence Marrakech
I will be spending a month at Jnane Tamsna, owned by Meryanne Laum-Martin, Morocco’s only Black female hotelier. Known for holding the Philoxenia Literary Retreats for Black writers, they are also hosting individual writer’s whose work is focused on social transformation. I will be also be engaged in multiple events in Marrakech and beyond - stay tuned!
Writer-in-Residence, Public Talk
Join me at Wake Forest University this Thursday, Nov. 9th at 7pm! More info can be found at:
https://events.wfu.edu/event/an_evening_with_carolyn_finney
Deconstructing the Boundaries: A Future of Land & Food Resilience
I will be moderating and digging into some good conversation with artists and culture workers from diverse communities. Join us at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine!
The Sustainability Education Collective Conference Keynote
Virtual keynote on environment, race and belonging - join us!
Juneteenth Celebration! Celebrating Our Freedom by Celebrating Nature & Outdoor Spaces
Join me in Columbus, Ohio for a talk and a walk celebrating freedom!
MOUTAINFILM FESTIVAL TELLURIDE
Mountainfilm 2019 - hanging with José Gonzalez, Teresa Baker and the Black Cowboys! Photo Credit: James Mills
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Field Guide Launch Party celebrating Dr. Nina Roberts!
Joining other contributors and organizers to celebrate the creation of this field guide inspired by the late Dr. Nina Roberts. The event is virtual and free!
Labor of Love: Black Faces, Green Spaces & Playing the Long Game
Virtual Keynote for “Diversity Makes Us Stronger” program at Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Memory Divine: Black Faces, White Spaces & Playing the Long Game
Photo credit: Nicholas Nichols
Race and Place: A Conversation with Renowned Author Dr. Carolyn Finney
This event will take place in-person at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens on Saturday, February 25th.
Conversation with Dr. Carolyn Finney
This event will be at Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Youngstown, Ohio and is free and open to the public. There will be a book signing following the talk.
UVM Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2023 Keynote Lecture
The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is pleased to announce the 2023 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Keynote with Carolyn Finney, Ph.D. Carolyn is a story teller, author and a cultural geographer who is deeply interested in issues related to identity, differences, creativity and resilience. Lecture will be followed by Q&A and a book signing.
This year's celebration will also include musical guests Dwight + Nicole.
Tickets are free and required for both in-person and online attendees.
Author Talk with Dr. Carolyn Finney: Black Faces, White Spaces
This program will happen both in-person in the Rabb Lecture Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square as well as online over Zoom webinar.
University South Carolina, Keynote
Join us for a reception and keynote address celebrating the 5th Annual Equity and Inclusion Summit.
Skidmore College
Dr. Carolyn Finney: The N Word: Nature, Revisted (An Imagined Conversation with John Muir)