The future is fertile. When we think about what matters to us the futures that we endeavor to bring forward must reflect our values. In Hawai’i, where our diverse population bears the brunt of colonialism, militarism, environmental devastation, and climate change, we know that the problems we’ll need to address in our shared future will not be solved solely by technocratic fixes. When we imagine futures in Hawai’i the health and wellbeing of the land and its people are of paramount importance.
The Black Futures Ball was an evening of celebration of resilience and creative exploration as we shape the world that is yet to come by rooting ourselves in ancestral technologies of stewardship and cultures of kinship.
Dr. Kathryn Waddell Takara, scholar, poet, publisher, and activist
Maxine Burkett, professor of Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law, and co-founder of the Institute for Climate and Peace
Kenneth Lawson, co-director of the Hawai‘i Innocence Project and an associate faculty specialist at the William S. Richardson School of Law
Selena Green, Certified Professional Midwife at Hale Kealaula