Friday, January 12 – Sunday, January 14, 2024
Can we still have conversation in a time of conflict? What are the differences between dialogue, discussion, and debate? How can we learn to see past our divisions and focus on the values we share?
Join us for a weekend of lively and important conversations, presentations, and workshops designed to help us come together — even when we disagree.
Winter Fishtrap is takes place in-person at our headquarters in the historic Bowlby Building in Enterprise, Oregon. Contact The Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce to find lodging options to fit most any budget. Can’t make the trip to Wallowa County? Much of the event will also be available virtually.
Winter Fishtrap Schedule
Friday, January 12
| 6:00pm | Opening Reception |
| 7:00pm | Opening remarks; Keynote with Dr. Kristine F. Hoover – Gonzaga University |
Saturday, January 13
| 8:00-9:15am | Reconnecting: A Listening Mandala with Seth Kinzie & Craig Pesti-Strobel In this participatory dialogue session, individuals are asked to speak from the heart about their dreams and anxieties concerning our community and our planet. This process encourages intergenerational |
| 9:30-10:45am | Panel: Working Together When We Don’t Agree with Nils Christoffersen (Wallowa Resources) Beth Estock Chantay Jett (Wallowa Valley Center for Wellness) Moderated by Shannon McNerney |
| 11:00am-12:30pm | Workshop: Depolarizing Within (Part 1) Steve Radcliffe – Braver Angels |
| 1:30-3:00pm | Workshop: Depolarizing Within (Part 2) Steve Radcliffe – Braver Angels |
| 3:15-4:30pm | Conversation: Talking Across Generations with Jacy Sohappy, Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland |
| 7:00pm | Screening The Color of Conscience: Human Rights Movement in Idaho followed by a Q&A with the film’s producer, Marcia Franklin of Idaho Public Television. |
Sunday January 14
| 8:30am | Continental Breakfast & Conversations |
| 9:30-11:30am | What are we willing to risk? A conversation and performance about connection and boundaries with Jason Graham aka MOsley WOtta |
We talked!! (and listened)
Winter Fishtrap 2024 Videos here.
Registration
In-person
Full Weekend ticket: $150
Friday night Keynote & Reception only ticket: $35
Saturday only ticket: $95
Saturday night only: FREE–registration required
Sunday breakfast and workshop: $65
Students FREE
Virtual
Full weekend (Friday & Saturday): $75
Friday Keynote only: $20
Saturday only: $60
Dr. Kristine F. Hoover is a professor and chair of the Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership program where she leads the Change Leadership concentration. Some of her past leadership positions include director of the Gonzaga Center for the Study of Hate, chair of the Washington State Legislative Ethics Board, and trainer for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She came from Bowling Green State University in Ohio to Gonzaga in 2009, drawn by its Catholic, Jesuit, Humanistic mission.
Under Dr. Hoover’s directorship, the Gonzaga Center for the Study of Hate has continued to publish the Journal of Hate Studies, a peer reviewed academic journal, and honored the legacy of holocaust survivor Eva Lassman through the Take Action Against Hate and Student Research awards. She designed new courses at the freshman, senior, and graduate levels to support students’ understanding of why people hate and leadership to counter hate. Her most recent publications include Countering Hate: Leadership Cases of Nonviolent Action, which explores the leadership of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things to build inclusive communities and counter hate groups across the United States.
Projects currently underway include the creation of a digital archive honoring the leadership of photographer Diana Gissell, who documented the demise of the Idaho Aryan Nations compound; the creation of a documentary honoring the lifetime achievements of Dutch Resistance fighter Carla Peperzak, a woman whose leadership directly saved the lives of 40 people from Nazi extermination and who continues to educate the next generation about the importance of tolerance and inclusion; and the PNW MOSAIC, an online storytelling resource to acknowledge and celebrate people and places of the Pacific Northwest: Mapping Othering, Strength, & Allyship In Community.
About Winter Fishtrap
Each January, Winter Fishtrap takes on issues that are important to citizens of the West by gathering diverse voices to inspire a greater understanding on a timely theme. Activities include lectures, panel discussions, break-out workshops, and more.
Over the years, this popular program has explored such topics as “The New Agrarians,” “Dams,” “Fire,” “Down Wind, Down River,” and “Water” among many others. Expect a vibrant exchange of ideas and information while making life-long connections.
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