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DESCRIPTION:The Seeds of Resurgence cluster presents an artist talk with Vivien 
 Sansour, founder of the Palestinian Heirloom Seed Library. Oftentimes when 
 Palestinian farmers put seeds in the ground, they mutter a quiet prayer, 
 “may we eat and may we feed others”. This and many other linguistically 
 profound sayings provide a lens into a cultural design based on the idea 
 that our survival as individuals is connected to the well-being and 
 survival of our community. In this time together we will be invited to let 
 go of our commitments to and preconceptions with “reality” in order to 
 allow ourselves to imagine alternative universes that are inspired by 
 nature and her daring imagination. From the real to the fantastical, we 
 will engage in a hybrid and intimate activity of being physically present 
 with other living beings, while channeling this co-presence into a writing 
 activity that will bring us deeper clarities about who we have been, who we 
 are, and whom we would like to be.\n\nVivian SansourVivien Sansour is the 
 Founder and Executive Director of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library. As 
 an artist, researcher, and writer, she uses installations, images, 
 sketches, film, soil, seeds, and plants to enliven old cultural tales in 
 contemporary presentations and to advocate for seed conservation and the 
 protection of agrobiodiversity as a cultural/political act.\n\nVivien 
 founded the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library in 2014, where she works with 
 farmers in Palestine and around the world. As an extension of this project 
 she created The Traveling Kitchen, a social engagement project aimed at 
 bringing to the forefront conversations about climate crisis, food 
 politics, and the imagining of new worlds.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by 
 The Humanities Institute, the History of Art and Visual Culture Department, 
 and the Arts Research Institute\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/05/17/18886254.php
SUMMARY:To Eat Alone is to Die Alone: An Artist Talk with Vivien Sansour
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences, 100 Panetta Avenue, Santa Cruz
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/05/17/18886254.php
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