1. 2025 Webinar Series
  2. 2024 Webinar Series

Rooted In Resistance: Cultural Self Determination in Border Communities

Tuesday, April 1, 2pm ET/11am PT

  • Casandra Hernandez Faham, Senior Program Associate, Mellon Foundation
  • Anna Needham, Tribal Relations Manager, Arizona Commission on the Arts
  • Nicole Yanes, Director of Institutional Philanthropy, NDN Collective

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Border communities stretching across Arizona, Mexico, and Tribal nations are sites of resilience, cultural sovereignty, and self-determination. As political discourse and policy decisions increasingly impact these regions, artists, cultural practitioners, and organizers reclaim narratives, assert community control, and transform power dynamics between funders and grantees.

Join us on Tuesday, April 1 at 2pm ET/11am PT to explore the strategies and practices emerging from border communities to resist cultural occupation and realize liberation. Panelists will share how they are centering local knowledge, challenging traditional philanthropic models, and forging new pathways for long-term sustainability.

Live captioning will be available in English throughout the webinar. For additional accommodation requests, please contact GIA Program Manager Jaime Sharp, at least three (3) business days prior to the event.