The Morning Interview

July roundtable to focus on adaptability, resilience


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Island Institute co-director Carolyn Servid describes this summer’s roundtable conversation scheduled for July 18-20 in Sitka. “Resilient Communities: A Form of Creative Resistance,” will involve 12 core participants — including Sitkan Gordon Blue — and thirty particpants in a three-day exchange of ideas.

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