Join us for the 2026 Adirondack Diversity Initiative Symposium — Rooted & Rising: Rights, Resilience & the Future — on Friday, October 2 and Saturday, October 3 at the Adirondack Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake, New York.
Preliminary Symposium Agenda*
Friday, October 2, 2026
10:00 a.m. — Welcome & Overview
10:55 a.m. — Concurrent Sessions
- Power, Harm and the Limits of the State
- Rooted in Pride: LGBTQI+ Community, Resilience and the Road Ahead
- Under Pressure: Democracy, Free Speech, and the Culture War on Campus
11:50 a.m. — Group Session
- One Fight, Many Fronts: Sovereignty in Indian Country Today
12:40 p.m. — Lunch
1:50 p.m. — Concurrent Sessions
- Land Back vs. Reparations: Same Room, Different Asks
- What We Have Found: Reporting in the North Country
2:45 p.m. — Skills-building Session
- Community Tools
3:40 p.m. — Closing Day 1
Saturday, October 3, 2026
10:00 a.m. — Welcome & Morning Keynote
- The Long Tradition: Art, Resistance and the Movement
10:55 a.m. — Concurrent Sessions
- We Tend Each Other: Healing Justice, Community Care and Collective Survival
- The Welcoming Adirondacks: What It Takes and Who’s Doing It
11:50 a.m. — Group Session
- Many Roots, One Movement: Coalition-Building Across Issues in the North Country
12:45 p.m. — Lunch
1:55 p.m. — Concurrent Sessions
- Held in Sound: A Healing Sound Bath
- Come Back to Yourself: Meditation as Resistance and Rest
- Write It Down: Journaling for Clarity, Grief, and Vision
2:50 p.m. — Closing Performance
3:35-4:00 p.m. — Thank You & Symposium Closing
* Symposium agenda items and presenters are subject to change.