The RITA Summit
RESILIENCE IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
AUGUST 8-10, 2023
Resilience In The Anthropocene
3 Days | 3 Keynotes | 9 panels | 3 Contemplative Practices
The RITA Summit was a 3-day online summit in August 2023, organized by Loka, that brought together researchers, academics, experts from communities most impacted by environmental devastation and climate change, clinical psychology practitioners, and contemplative leaders to discuss eco-anxiety and climate distress within a framework of inner, community, and planetary resilience. The event had close to 1700 registered participants and the rich dialogue amongst presenters and with participants inspired the creation of the Psychology of Deep Resilience course. We continue to partner with many of the researchers and experts today.
What Do We Mean By Resilience?
Resilience is the capacity and the condition whereupon individuals, societies, and ecosystems are able to adapt to, withstand and recover from adversity and trauma caused by a variety of threats and stressors. Resilience does not imply that we go back to the way we were in the past but that we can still thrive in the conditions that make up the now.
What Do We Mean By Anthropocene?
The Anthropocene is an unofficial unit of geologic time used to describe the most recent period in Earth’s history during which human activity has had serious and negative impacts on the planet’s climate and ecosystems. It is often described in fatalistic terms but there is no reason why the Anthropocene cannot refer to a time where humanity reverses its actions to protect all life on earth.
The three-day event focused on:
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Understanding the psychological and emotional impacts of the environmental and climate crises through an intersectional and justice lens.
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Learning from contemplative practices, clinical and counseling psychology, nature based and Indigenous wisdom traditions to cope and even thrive in uncertain times.
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Collaboratively designing a new framework of inner, community, and planetary resilience that sustains us all.
Daily Contemplative Exercise
Mindful of how the issues addressed in this convening could be emotionally taxing and triggering, Loka offered contemplative exercises each afternoon between the second and third panel as rest, respite, and reset for our participants.
Gratitude
We are able to offer free registration for this convening due to the financial support of our donors, and would like to thank them and our other supporters for their invaluable generosity.
Speakers & Moderators
Helen Adams
Yuria Celidwen
Elissa Epel
Kailea Frederick
Adrienne Hampton
Rev. Fletcher Harper
Melissa Ho
Tisha Holmes
Michelle Johnson-Jennings
Sará King
LaUra Schmidt
Britt Wray
Dekila Chungyalpa
Susan Clayton
Leslie Davenport
Richard Davidson
Prentis Hemphill
Kyle X Hill
Diana Liverman
Dominique Malebranche
Brian McInnes
Damaris Miller
Jyoti Mishra
Musonda Mumba
Kayly Ober
Tamara Toles O’Laughlin
Lama Rod Owens
Rev. Bobbi Patterson
Jacqui Patterson
Panu Pihkala
Mingyur Rinpoche
Paul Robbins
Carmen Alonso
Manuela Ruiz Reyes
Beth Sawin
Juan Santoyo
Farhana Sultana
Mary Evelyn Tucker
Christy Wilson-Mendenhall
Jennifer Uchendu
Schedule
AUGUST 8-10, 2023
