Maternal Gift Economy: Breaking Through -
Ongoing Salons

Every two weeks


Salon #55 - Gifting Nature

Jan. 13, 2024

Featuring Kaarina Kailo and Barbara Mann. With Genevieve Vaughan, moderated by Letecia Layson.


Salon #54 - The Gift of Activism: Speaking Truth to Power

Nov. 11, 2023

Featuring Jodie Evans and Nour from CODEPINK. With Genevieve Vaughan, moderated by Letecia Layson.


Salon #53 - The Pricelessness of Knowing, Honoring and Recovering Ancient Heritage

Oct. 28, 2023

With Maria Suarez Toro and Joan Marler. Moderated by Letecia Layson.


Salon #52 - The Gift of Your Questions

Sept. 30, 2023

With Mary Ann Beall, Peggy Antrobus, Frieda Werden, Angela Miles, Maria Suarez, Angela Dolmetsch, and Genevieve Vaughan. Moderated by Letecia Layson.


Salon #51 - The Maternal Gift Economy is Deeper Than Ethics

September 16, 2023

Featuring Genevieve Vaughan. Moderated by Letecia Layson.


Salon #50 - Making Peace with the Earth – Through Diversity, Mutuality, Non-Violence & Care - An Ecofeminist Manifesto

July 22, 2023

Featuring Vandana Shiva, Maria Suarez, Angela Dolmetsch, Kaarina Kailo, Angela Miles and Genevieve Vaughan. Moderated by Letecia Layson.


Salon #49 - The Gift of Organizing Women's Conferences

July 8, 2023

Featuring Genevieve Vaughan, Sid Reger, Angela Dolmetsch, and Letecia Layson


Salon #48 - The Gift of the Truth in a World of Lies

June 24, 2023

Featuring Genevieve Vaughan

Moderated by Letecia Layson


Salon #47 - The Gift of Local Interdependence

June 10, 2023

Featuring Helena Norberg-Hodge and Pat McCabe

Moderated by Letecia Layson


Salon #46 - Feedback from the Conference of the Association for the Study of Women and Mythology and the Global Day of Sisterhood

May 27, 2023

Featuring Areeya Marie Sharpe (USA), Guadalupe Urbina (Costa Rica), Judith Wouk (Canada), Letecia Layson (USA), Sid Reger (USA), Maria Suarez Toro (Costa Rica), Maya Vassallo Di Florio (Italy)

Moderated by Letecia Layson


Salon #45 - The Gift of Play

May 13, 2023

Featuring Meera Patel & Juliette Liebi. With Genevieve Vaughan

Moderated by Letecia Layson


Salon #44 - The Gift Informs the Words We Speak and the Better World We Seek

April 29, 2023

Featuring Genevieve Vaughan

Moderated by Letecia Layson


Salon #43 - Maternal Gifting in the Hebrew Bible: Role Models and Cautionary Tales

March 25, 2023

Featuring Kohenet Judith Maeryam Wouk, Kohenet Miki Raver, and Kohenet Anna Maranta.

Moderated by Letecia Layson


Salon #42 - The Gift of International Feminism

March 11, 2023

Featuring Mary Ann Beall, Angela Dolmetsch, Kaarina Kailo, Paola Melchiori, Angela Miles, Maria Suarez, Genevieve Vaughan, and Freida Werden.

Moderated by Letecia Layson


Salon #41- Giving and Receiving the Gifts of Love

Feb. 18, 2023

With Annie Finch and Guadalupe Urbina. Featuring Genevieve Vaughan.

Moderated by Letecia Layson


Salon #40- The Gift of Truth in Peace and War

Dec. 17, 2022

With Kaarina Kailo, Medea Benjamin, and Paola Melchiori. Featuring Genevieve Vaughan.

Moderated by Letecia Layson


Salon #39 - Is the Maternal Gift Economy Essentialist?

Nov. 12, 2022

Featuring Genevieve Vaughan, Angela Miles, and Paola Melchiori.

Moderated by Letecia Layson