Spring Gathering 2026 - Plenary Only

QEW gathers twice a year to worship, enjoy fellowship, and conduct business with each other. Our spring 2026 meeting will be held online via Zoom. We invite you to join us for our Spring Gathering Keynote Event. 

We are thrilled to announce that Jacob Johns is our keynote speaker for Spring Gathering 2026. Jacob Johns – (Akimel O’odham / Hopi) is an International environmental systems strategist and multidisciplinary artist working to address global environmental issues through policy, culture, and community-based solutions.

For the past three years, Jacob has spearheaded A Wisdom Keepers Delegation - a coalition of Indigenous knowledge holders and ancestral wisdom practitioners working to transform international climate policy while cultivating ethical leadership among global stakeholders. His approach centers on dismantling systemic inequities by developing regenerative frameworks that replace exploitative systems with models prioritizing ecological balance, intergenerational justice, and collective well being. Grounded in cultural heritage, Jacob works to integrate traditional knowledge and ancient wisdom into global climate spaces, demonstrating how grassroots leadership can shape practical, long-term solutions globally. Jacob’s work exemplifies how traditional Indigenous epistemologies can inform contemporary climate solutions, merging policy innovation with artistic expression to shift societal values toward sustainable coexistence.

To keep our gatherings accessible while sustaining our work, we offer a sliding scale for registration and invite you to pay as led. You are invited to join even if you are not able to contribute at this time.

• $50 (Baseline): Minimum contribution to help cover essential digital and administrative costs.

• $125 (Sustainer): Covers the full per-person cost of the Spring Gathering.

• $250 (Visionary): Expands QEW’s capacity to offer programming to those with limited resources and supports our broader environmental outreach.

Please choose the level that best reflects your ability to give; we are grateful for your presence at any level.

(Times listed here are in Eastern Time)