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Richmond RiverKeeper - Founding Member 2022.
Richmond Riverkeeper emerged after the devastation of the 2022 floods, recognising a need for new governance structures to address the state of the catchment and to give the rivers of the Richmond River catchment a community voice. Our mission is to ensure the rivers of the Richmond River catchment are drinkable, swimmable and fishable again.

Northern Rivers Creative Sector Mapping Project - Advisory Committee Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Funded by Create NSW in partnership with Arts Northern Rivers and Patternmakers, the advisory committee helps guide the research of future preparedness for the Creative Sector of the Northern Rivers. This will deliver a sector & region wide feasibility report of Northern Rivers arts & culture, infrastructure capacity and identified areas for growth.

Weaving Voices of the Rivers and the Night Sky - Story Weaver 2023 - 2024
Community led project managed by Kyogle Together, engaging river and night sky stories across the Kyogle LGA. The project will include storytelling, record keeping, and passing on important knowledge in relation to the health or the river systems. Healthy rivers = healthy communities.

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  • (2019) For the Black Cockatoo

    Piece published in PAN (Philosophy, Activism, Nature) Journal, Issue 14, 2019. https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/For_the_black_cockatoo/8052113

  • (2019) Separation and Connection

    'Separation and Connection: shedding my culture and growing with nature' - is a chapter written for the pending book 'Transdisciplinary Transformative Socio-Ecological Arts Practices World Wide' to be published by ATLAS (the Academy of Transdiciplinary Learning and Advanced Studies).

  • (2018) Cloud: Volume One

    Latorica’s first (self-published) book,' Cloud Tales-Volume One', tells of a magical Being made of water who returns to the Earth to help us remember how to heal and how to love. https://mailchi.mp/bb5319eb75bb/latorica

  • (2018) Ecology and Spirituality

    Paper presentation for the conference 'The Marriage of Spirituality and Ecology', hosted by the Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace (EICP). https://on.soundcloud.com/v4JYJ



  • (2016) Water, Peace, Power

    Writer in Residence, Intercreate Residency, Taranaki Aotearoa / New Zealand. https://www.intercreate.org/ilka-nelson-wpp2016/

  • (2016) Storytelling, Ecocide & the Wish-filled Soul

    Workshop facilitator - on the magic of mythology, how stories connect environment and culture, and how to use this knowing to reenchant our world. Townsville Cultural Festival.

  • (2016) Change is Motion, Not Theory

    Short film for the Land Dialogues Conference, Wagga Wagga. https://youtu.be/4tnpe_624fA

  • (2016) Bimblebox 153 Birds

    Poem "Homage to the Black Cockatoo' written for Bimblebox 153 Birds exhibition to help save Bimblebox bird sanctuary. This unique installation combines prints, poetry and musical interpretations of birdcalls contributed by over 450 people worldwide. https://bimbleboxartproject.com/category/bimblebox-153-birds/



offerings

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Latorica's first published book, a beautiful hand illustrated soul tale of water.
Retails for $25 through Etsy.


Cloud Tales
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Receive a gift from me, a short poetic pondering on water, emailed to you daily for a moon's month.

Mouthful of Water