Land Acknowledgment
We seek to right the injustice of the erasure of the Indigenous people who originally inhabited these lands by honoring their history and traditions. This land was stewarded by the Arapaho, Apache, Cheyenne, Sioux, and Ute Nations. S.A.C.R.Ed Eco-Center recognizes the enduring relationships between many Indigenous peoples and their traditional homelands. We are grateful for the territory upon which we gather today and respect the original stewards of this land. May we continue to do the work to bring justice, healing, education, and sustainable relationships to be embodied through S.A.C.R.Ed Eco-Center’s mission, vision, and purpose.
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Benu Amun-Ra
Founder & Communal Chair
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Professional Skills
February 2022 - Current
February 2022 - Current
July 2016 – March 2020
May 2005 - March 2010
S.A.C.R.Ed (Seeding Ancestral Community Relationships Education) Eco-Center
Communal Founder & CEO
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Co-founded a non-profit and education center that specifically serves the BIPOC, LBTQ+, Indigenous Two Spirit, Veterans and disabilities community focusing on multi-cultural root work and “re-indigenization” to heal ancestral trauma through land and narrative pedagogy while addressing food insecurity, mental health access and advocacy
S.A.S.I. Farms (Sacred Ancestors Seed Initiative)
Co-Owner & Operations
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Seed grower and seed keeper as a generational farmer
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Building a seed bank and seed library with educational workshops based on ancient practices
Aloha Respite and Relief, LLC
Service Provider/Owner
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Facilitated companionship and professional aide in home health, hospice and palliative care
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Assisted families in developing comprehensive planning to achieve the best interests of the patient to ensure the best quality of life
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Provided community resources for those who needed access to assistance or benefits (Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, PASA, PACE, waiver programs)
Comcast Communications
Customer Service and Collections Representative
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Conferred with customers by telephone to provide information about products and services, took and entered orders, cancelled accounts, and handled complaints
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Kept records of customer interactions and transactions, recorded details of inquiries, complaints, and comments, as well as actions taken
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Resolved customers' service and/or billing complaints
California Institute of Integral Studies Doctoral Candidate – Transformative Studies (current)
Naropa University
Master of Arts – Resilient Leadership (2021)
(Sustainable Systems)
Permaculture Design Certificate - Permaculture Institute
Metro State University of Denver
Bachelor of Arts - Convergent Journalism (2011)
Life & Community
Benu Amun-Ra is the daughter of a Black Vietnam veteran and a South Korean immigrant with familial history embedded in the trauma of slavery. We have been an advocate for BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and people living with disabilities since 2015. Benu is also a generational farmer and seed keeper. We have worked with organizations that center on food access and mental health resources as these have been the two most dire issues and primary challenges for marginalized communities. We have worked in advocacy with organizations like Hunger Free Colorado, Colorado Department of Human Services, Colorado Health Foundation, National Young Farmers Coalition and Association of Black Psychologists.
Benu believes in the power of story. Her background in multimedia and production secured her a B.A. in Convergent Journalism from Metropolitan State University of Denver. She knows that words can empower or destroy and can change the world. Sharing lived experiences passes on the tradition of knowledge systems that have existed for thousands of years and is the key to building community which in kind strengthens healing, relationships, and culture. Her podcast, The Green Path, was the seed to implement the need for an advocacy program to ensure those stories that have been suppressed had a platform to be heard and seen.
