Robin Wall Kimmerer Talk and Q&A

Thank you for the incredible response we received for this event! The talk reached full capacity within an hour of tickets going public.

As this is a limited‑capacity event, we’re unfortunately unable to accommodate additional attendees or expand the waitlist at this time; there are currently over 1000 people on the waitlist and we are closing it until further notice.

We have a very limited number of seats remaining, and will begin releasing those spots to the waitlist in the coming weeks. If you get off the waitlist, you will have one day to accept the ticket—keep an eye out for an email from Eventbrite.

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In her talk, Dr. Kimmerer will present the serviceberry as a living metaphor for abundance, generosity, and reciprocity, offering a powerful alternative to extractive, market-based scarcity economies. She will reflect on human dependence on the living world and the disconnect created by Western consumer systems, inviting audiences to imagine legal, ethical, and spiritual frameworks grounded in ecological interdependence. Through an ethic of care, gratitude, and mutual responsibility, Kimmerer explores how we might re-orient our lives toward a gift economy rooted in relationship and the shared flourishing of all beings.

This event is made possible by the Jean and Henry Stone Memorial Lecture, Wendy J. Paulson ‘69 Ecology of Place Initiative, Chief Arvol Looking Horse and Class of 1956 Distinguished Speaker Series, and the following Wellesley College Departments and Programs: American Studies, Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Economics, Environmental Studies, Frost Center for the Environment, History, Newhouse Center, Religious Studies, Sociology, Peace and Justice Studies, Science Center, Women’s and Gender Studies, Writing Program and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life.

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