BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute and the Program on Latin American and th e Caribbean are proud to host a screening two short films followed by a Q& amp\;A and musical performance.These two films provide insights into the p rocess of bringing traditional Indigenous knowledge into the modern world to address and mitigate the effects of changing climates as well as provid ing frameworks for undoing community disconnections and decommitments.Foll owing the film\, a short musical performance by our guests will precede th e Q&\;A for both films.Film: \;Tarcila: Indigenous Solutions to Cli mate Change from PeruThis film\, directed by our guests’ collaborator Sara h Kuck\, invites us to meet Tarcila Rivera Zea\, an Indigenous Quechua eld er and activist fighting for the rights of her people in Peru. As the effe cts of climate change become more pronounced and weather patterns become i ncreasingly unpredictable\, Zea’s efforts to empower her community have be come more important than ever before. \;This inspiring film focuses on solutions\, showcasing the strategies working for Indigenous farmers. Zea and her organization Chirapaq are the heroes of this story\, demonstratin g the power of Traditional Knowledge and the importance of including Indig enous women to tackle climate change.Film: \;Sikuris \;This \; film\, \; directed by Alonso J. Luján in collaboration with Eduardo C assapia is a segment of a longer documentary in-progress documentary film project. \;This film takes us to Texas\, where a community answers an undeniable call to build a school around Indigenous Andean panpipe music—p reserving a practice of collaboration and connection that requires what mo dern life rarely offers: time\, presence\, and collective commitment.  \;ALONSO J. LUJÁN - FilmmakerBorn in Lima\, Peru\, Alonso J. Luján is a fi lmmaker and director of photography working across documentary\, narrative \, commercial and television projects. His work has taken him internationa lly\, and he has contributed to the editing team of director Terrence Mali ck. Most recently\, he served as director of photography for the travel an d music series City of Songs\, currently streaming on PBS.EDUARDO CASSAPIA - Musician\, EducatorBorn in La Paz\, Bolivia\, Eduardo Cassapia studied traditional Andean music at the Conservatorio de los Andes and classical o boe at the National Conservatory of Music of Bolivia\, later continuing ad vanced studies in oboe and composition in Germany. He performed for fourte en years as oboist with the Bolivian National Symphony Orchestra and was a warded the Medal of Cultural Merit by the Plurinational Legislative Assemb ly of Bolivia for his contributions to music and cultural preservation. DTEND:20260223T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260511T103619Z DTSTART:20260223T210000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:PLACA | Ancient Wisdom in a Modern World UID:RFCALITEM639140781798734812 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Moynihan Institute and the Program on Latin American and the Caribbean are proud to host a screening two sho rt films followed by a Q&\;A and musical performance.

These two films provide insights in to the process of bringing traditional Indigenous knowledge into the moder n world to address and mitigate the effects of changing climates as well a s providing frameworks for undoing community disconnections and decommitme nts.

Following the film\, a short musical performance by our guests will preced e the Q&\;A for both films.

Film: \;Tarcila: Indigenous Solutions to Climate Change from Peru

This film\, directed by our guests’ coll aborator Sarah Kuck\, invites us to meet Tarcila Rivera Zea\, an Indigenou s Quechua elder and activist fighting for the rights of her people in Peru . As the effects of climate change become more pronounced and weather patt erns become increasingly unpredictable\, Zea’s efforts to empower her comm unity have become more important than ever before. \;

This inspiring film focuses on solutions\, showcasing the stra tegies working for Indigenous farmers. Zea and her organization Chirapaq a re the heroes of this story\, demonstrating the power of Traditional Knowl edge and the importance of including Indigenous women to tackle climate ch ange.

Film: \;Sikuris \;

This \; film\, \; directed by Alo nso J. Luján in collaboration with Eduardo Cassapia is a segment of a long er documentary in-progress documentary film project. \;

< span style="background-color: initial\; font-family: inherit\; font-size: inherit\; text-align: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: no rmal\; caret-color: auto\; white-space: inherit">This film takes us to Texas\, where a comm unity answers an undeniable call to build a school around Indigenous Andea n panpipe music—preserving a practice of collaboration and connection that requires what modern life rarely offers: time\, presence\, and collective commitment. \;

ALONSO J. LUJÁN - Filmmaker

Born in Lima\, Peru\, Alonso J. Luján is a filmmaker and director of photography working across documentary\, narrative\, commercial and tel evision projects. His work has taken him internationally\, and he has cont ributed to the editing team of director Terrence Malick. Most recently\, h e served as director of photography for the travel and music series City of Songs\, currently streaming on PBS.

EDUARDO CASSAPIA - Musician\, Educator< /p>

Born in La Paz\, Bolivia\ , Eduardo Cassapia studied traditional Andean music at the Conservatorio d e los Andes and classical oboe at the National Conservatory of Music of Bo livia\, later continuing advanced studies in oboe and composition in Germa ny. He performed for fourteen years as oboist with the Bolivian National S ymphony Orchestra and was awarded the Medal of Cultural Merit by the Pluri national Legislative Assembly of Bolivia for his contributions to music an d cultural preservation.

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