Youth Leadership Program: Storytelling with Auntie and Uncle
A conversation on Medicine, Harms in our Communities, and Protecting Youth
Join Vice-Chair Cari Herthel of the Esselen tribe and Jerry Tello of the National Compadres Network to learn about their renowned, inspiring social justice and youth empowerment work.
Tamalpais Room, Brower Center
April 6th | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
Panelists
Cari Herthel
Vice Chair
Esselen Tribe
Cari Herthel, the Vice Chair of and medicine woman for the Esselen Tribe, is a survivor leader and somatic therapist whose healing and reconciliation practice extends into mending the sacred hoop.
Jerry Tello
Director of Training and Capacity Building
National Compadres Network
Jerry Tello, of Mexican, Texan and Coahuiltecan ancestry, raised in South Central Los Angeles, has worked for 40+ years as a leading, award-winning expert in transformational healing for men and boys of color; racial justice; peaceful community mobilization; and providing domestic violence awareness, healing and support services to war veterans and their spouses. He co-founded the Healing Generations Institute and the National Compadres Network, where he is currently Director of Training and Capacity Building. He has authored numerous articles, videos, curricula, and a series of children’s books, and is a member of the Sacred Circles performance group.
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