Adult Education Series

Foundations of Creation: Water

In this presentation, Eóin Small will focus on key issues facing Minnesota elected officials during the 2026 legislative session, including climate justice and Indigenous rights, protections for Manoomin/Psin (wild rice), and regulatory frameworks for hyperscale data centers. Eóin will also provide a basic overview of the Rise & Repair Alliance ecosystem, share general thoughts on community organizing (the Overton window, the Spectrum of Allies), and offer opportunities to get involved and collaborate.

About Eóin Small

Eóin is an artist, activist, and community organizer living on the ancestral homelands of the Dakota and Anishinaabe peoples in what has come to be called Minnesota and the broader Midwest and Great Lakes region. Much of Eóin’s work centers on the climate crisis and on supporting Indigenous-led movements to protect water and land. Eóin currently works as an organizer with Rise & Repair, a diverse alliance of people and organizations advancing climate justice and Indigenous rights in Minnesota politics.