Keven Porter
Keven Porter was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. Keven is a yoga and meditation practitioner who enjoys sharing these and other holistic ways of life with his community. He is co-founder of Rabbit Hole Farm, a thriving hub of educational and cultural events as well as an established fruit and herb farm. Keven is a vocal proponent of local food sovereignty and self care through access to gardens and natural habitats. Before founding Rabbit Hole Farm Newark, Keven was the director of Mission Skate which facilitated an array of skating programs for children and youth. He is committed to continuing his work, in healing and community for many seasons to come.
Rev Dele
Rev Dele is a grandmother, author and spiritual leader who opens the environmental narrative to include the voice of Mother Nature so we create JOY with our Impact. With a personal Indigenous lineage including Yoruba, Akan, Cherokee and Mig Maw, Rev Dele was blessed to become an Odicini within the Akan Spiritual United Order just before she was ordained in the United Church of Christ in 1999. Trained as a Climate Reality Leader in 2014 in Johannesburg she combines her spiritual direction skills to guide the next generation of resilience leaders in faith, ecology and economic empowerment. Dele teaches that justice begins with the inner balance we experience in Nature and then flows throughout human relationships in social, political and economic systems. Her upcoming children’s book, “Daughter of the Tree” inspires us with the childhood spiritual practice of Sojourner Truth in nature while in Ulster county New York. “Breath of Life” is her Creation Care Bible study available on Amazon. “Let Heav’n Nature Sing” is an ebook climate devotional. A lifelong social weaver Dele has developed programs with national impact in California, Oklahoma, Washington D.C. Virginia and now New York. Merging contemplation and permaculture, Dele is currently launching Soil & Souls, a worker owned native and medicinal plant nursery that provides leadership training and community education in resilience.
Julio Gomez
Julio C. Gomez is an accomplished New Jersey civil litigation attorney with over 28 years of experience, widely recognized for his high-stakes advocacy in environmental defense and human rights. A graduate of Rutgers University, Gomez has dedicated a significant portion of his career to complex commercial and environmental disputes. He is most notably distinguished for his role as co-counsel representing indigenous Ecuadorians in a monumental legal battle against Chevron Corporation, addressing claims of litigation fraud and seeking accountability for environmental damages following two decades of harmful oil drilling in the Amazon rainforest. His fierce dedication to holding corporate giants accountable has established him as a powerful ally for marginalized communities fighting environmental degradation.
Alexander Khost
Alex has been working as a youth rights activist for twenty-five plus years. He is the founder of Flying Squads and Voice of the Children, providing youth with opportunities to self-manage, lead, and delegate decisions concerning their own lives, enabling them to become empathetic individuals who are agents of constructive change.
Wanbli Gleska Tokahe
Born on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Richard K. Iyotte is better known among his people as Wanbli Gleska Tokahe. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1955 through the US government’s “relocation” program in which natives were relocated to the big cities to assimilate. However Wanbli was blessed to be able to visit Rosebud during time off from school, where he was cared for by his grandmother and aunties. For Wanbli his spirituality and his family have always been of most importance. He has been a Lakota Sundancer and Pipe carrier for half of his life. Currently he lives in St.Francis with his wife and 2 youngest children, He is an active musician and culture keeper for his people. He also loves his morning coffee.
Arelis Hernandez
Arelis Hernandez is a self taught herbalist, urban farmer, mentor and educator originally from Dominican Republic. She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and has over 20 years experience in the field. Currently based in Newark, New Jersey, Arelis now dedicates most of her time as a primary caretaker of Rabbit Hole Farm Newark, an urban farm focused on community building and sacred holistic healing. Arelis also serves as a mentor to young adults navigating many different aspects of life. Above all, Arelis’ main dedication is meditation as a way of cultivating peace and awareness.
