Gaia Ki Asante Riverwind, Founder and Conservation and Arts Director, [email protected] Gaia Ki was founded in July 2010 by Asante Riverwind, its Conservation and Arts Director. Born in early 1953 in the "Year of the Dragon" Asante is a fiery artist, encouraged by his artist mother as soon as he could hold a pencil. Ten years of formal study at five universities were completed in 1980. His art has been exhibited at scores of galleries and other venues, and published worldwide (and a few of the thousands of artworks completed can be viewed at www.asanteriverwindarts.com ). Asante began focused activist work on ecological and social justice issues in 1968 at age 15. He has worked in the Pacific Northwest and Western States regions since first coming to Oregon in 1974. Over the years he has worked with movements and organizations ranging from Students for a Democratic Society, Greenpeace, Earth First!, the Columbia River Bioregion Campaign, Coalition Organizing Hanford Opposition, Oregon Chapter Sierra Club, and many others; and helped co-found a number of organizations including Seattle Nonviolent Action Group, Cedar River Action Group, Racine Movement, Direct Action Network’s WTO actions in Seattle, and others. In 1991, he co-founded the League Of Wilderness Defenders – Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project in eastern-central Oregon, co-directing LOWD-BMBP for 13 years before moving to Arizona for a couple years and co-founding the Chiricahua-Dragoon Conservation Alliance non-profit organization (now known as the Dragoon Conservation Alliance). He worked as the Oregon Chapter Sierra Club’s Eastern Oregon Forest Organizer from 2006 through July 2010. Upon leaving the Sierra Club in 2010, he has continued regional conservation efforts assisting existing organizations while founding Gaia Ki, to continue effective advocacy protecting our remaining natural wild lands while broadening localized "triage" efforts to address societal issues and proactive solutions at the root of contemporary challenges. Over his many years of activism and arts he has been involved in helping achieve many ecological victories as well as inspiring cultural changes. He continues to be involved in extensive ecological education and protection efforts, including legal actions, surveys & monitoring, research & writing, hikes, articles, and speaking events. Learning directly from nature, our wisest teacher, Asante lived for over 16 years in tipi’s, a yurt, an earth lodge, and a strawbale home - from an island in Puget Sound, to the forests of the Cascades and Blue Mountains, to Arizona's Sonoran Desert. He continues to hike, camp, and kayak across western North America. In addition to creating paintings, drawings, and sculpture, he is also a poet and musician, inspired by dream visions and wild wonderful nature. "Art and Evolution" is the name he uses for this amalgamation of activism and art. He has three grown sons, and one grandson, all of whom help inspire his ongoing efforts to help protect nature and encourage us all to celebrate life in balance with this beautiful living Earth. "From the River's Wind"

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Gaia Ki Asante Riverwind, Founder and Conservation and Arts Director, [email protected]

Gaia Ki was founded in July 2010 by Asante Riverwind, its

Conservation and Arts Director. Born in early 1953 in the "Year of theDragon" Asante is a fiery artist, encouraged by his artist mother as soon

as he could hold a pencil. Ten years of formal study at five universitieswere completed in 1980. His art has been exhibited at scores of galleries

and other venues, and published worldwide (and a few of the thousandsof artworks completed can be viewed at www.asanteriverwindarts.com).

Asante began focused activist work on ecological and social

justice issues in 1968 at age 15. He has worked in the Pacific Northwestand Western States regions since first coming to Oregon in 1974. Over

the years he has worked with movements and organizations ranging fromStudents for a Democratic Society, Greenpeace, Earth First!, the

Columbia River Bioregion Campaign, Coalition Organizing Hanford Opposition, Oregon Chapter Sierra

Club, and many others; and helped co-found a number of organizations including Seattle NonviolentAction Group, Cedar River Action Group, Racine Movement, Direct Action Network’s WTO actions inSeattle, and others. In 1991, he co-founded the League Of Wilderness Defenders – Blue Mountains

Biodiversity Project in eastern-central Oregon, co-directing LOWD-BMBP for 13 years before moving toArizona for a couple years and co-founding the Chiricahua-Dragoon Conservation Alliance non-profit

organization (now known as the Dragoon Conservation Alliance). He worked as the Oregon ChapterSierra Club’s Eastern Oregon Forest Organizer from 2006 through July 2010. Upon leaving the Sierra

Club in 2010, he has continued regional conservation efforts assisting existing organizations whilefounding Gaia Ki, to continue effective advocacy protecting our remaining natural wild lands while

broadening localized "triage" efforts to address societal issues and proactive solutions at the root of contemporary challenges.

Over his many years of activism and arts he has

been involved in helping achieve many ecological victoriesas well as inspiring cultural changes. He continues to be

involved in extensive ecological education and protectionefforts, including legal actions, surveys & monitoring,

research & writing, hikes, articles, and speaking events.Learning directly from nature, our wisest teacher, Asante

lived for over 16 years in tipi’s, a yurt, an earth lodge, and astrawbale home - from an island in Puget Sound, to the

forests of the Cascades and Blue Mountains, to Arizona'sSonoran Desert. He continues to hike, camp, and kayak

across western North America. In addition to creatingpaintings, drawings, and sculpture, he is also a poet and

musician, inspired by dream visions and wild wonderfulnature. "Art and Evolution" is the name he uses for this

amalgamation of activism and art. He has three grown sons,and one grandson, all of whom help inspire his ongoing

efforts to help protect nature and encourage us all tocelebrate life in balance with this beautiful living Earth. "From the River's Wind"

http://[email protected]/