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Climate week!
Sept 24th, 6pm: Film screening of “For The Next Seven Generations” documentary about The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers in collaboration with American Indian Community House! Stay for a dialogue between Ana Anu, Patricia Tarrant @aichnyc , and Grandmother Mona Polacca @grandmotherswisdom about matriarchs stewarding environmental justice.
Sept 26, 1pm: “Homecoming: For The Harbor” parade at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and around Governors Island waterfront in collaboration with @lmcc_nyc and @nyclimateexchange! We’ll unveil our 90ft tribute to grandmothers at the forefront of environmental justice.
Sept 27th, we’ll be joining @womenswaterwalk at Davenport to advocate against the Constitution Pipeline and mobilize our grandmother tribute installation alongside Water Protector Grandmother Mona Polacca.
The installation being unveiled for Climate Week, “ALL POWER TO THE LIVING ANCIENT WOMAN” includes poetry and concept by Ana Anu @soopspoon, with material donations by @fab_scrap, and hand-stitching contributions by students at Columbia University Environmental Studies, NYC Audobon Society, Parsons Circular Design, NYU Urban Studies, Brooklyn Quilters Guild, Gregorio Luperon High School, Ma’s House AIRs, Salon on Kingston team, and artists with Forest For Trees Collective. Invoking the poetry of Diane DiPrima, the image of sheets billowing in the wind, and all grandmothers at the forefront of environmental justice, the piece reads “ALL POWER TO THE LIVING ANCIENT WOMAN, STEWARD OF LAND AND PEACE”. DM us if you’d like to be part of the 90ft installation’s mobilization!
Joins us in celebrating the unsung leaders of climate resilience: Grandmothers! Unlike other species, humans uniquely sustain post-menopausal women, whose wisdom and labor survives generations. SILVERS honors this matriarchal legacy by centering the voices of women over fifty who are leading environmental justice movements, stewarding land, and redefining sustainability through lived experience.
Rooted in ecofeminist principles and Indigenous wisdom, our collective draws from the intergenerational knowledge of grandmothers. Elders who remember when the land was healthy, who hold the stories of survival, and who refuse to let extractive systems erase their legacy inspire and guide our work. These women embody the radical care, patience, and foresight our planet demands. Through art, dialogue, and ancestral practice, SILVERS asks: What if the future of climate justice isn’t just technological, but matriarchal? This exhibition is a love letter to the grandmothers who taught us to listen—and a call to action for those ready to act.
8/29-10/11
PUBLIC HOURS: SAT + SUN 11-5PM