Zen Meditation
A quiet arrival practice at Haiku Haus.
1Future Forum with Koko Kondo.
Millbrook + Hudson, NY
August 14-16, 2026
Community conversations and business development to address the issues of our time.
The Forum is a gathering of thought leaders and cultural programming to create a more resilient regional and global community.
Haiku Haus, Millbrook, NY.
Hudson Harmonic, Hudson, NY.
Combining music, dance, food, and wellness, the weekend retreat convenes social changemakers with the artisans, educators, funders, and organizers of the region to engage issues important to local residents in Dutchess and Columbia Counties and around the world.
Guided by 1Future's Learn, Create, Share, Act framework, the Forum moves from dialogue to action.
Koko Kondo
Koko Kondo was born in Hiroshima, Japan in November 1944, the eldest daughter of Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto of Nagarekawa Church. On 6 August 1945, at eight months old, she survived the atomic bombing, buried beneath her collapsed home and saved in her mother's arms.
Her father was one of the six survivors whose accounts formed John Hersey's Hiroshima (1946), in which she appears as "Tanimoto's baby daughter."
She has devoted her life to peace education and human rights, serving as International Relations Advisor to the Children as the Peacemakers Foundation, and carrying a single message: it is not people we should hate, but war itself. In 2025 she spoke at the United Nations' Peace and Human Rights Week at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, and at the Community of Sant'Egidio's International Meeting for Peace in Rome.
Frameworks
A living laboratory for creativity, community and regenerative economics.
Climate actionCultural development and management: growth strategies for the Hudson ValleyWorld Peace MediaGatherings for social changeHealth and well-being during a time of overloadReal estate development to build better communitiesImmigrant justice
Schedule
Art, film, music,
well-being and hospitality.
Friday, August 14
Haiku Haus | 1221 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Dover Plains, NY 12522
Lenape / Lakota Gratitude & Welcome
- Greetings by Mandahi Baptiste and Ken Kitatani of Earth Elders.
- Cacao Ceremony led by Indira AuMaitre Hersey.
Introductions
"What light do you bring into the world?" Two-minute presentations.
Garden Dinner
- Dinner featuring the best local produce.
- Art, music, projections, and evening gathering.
Saturday, August 15
Across the Hudson Valley / Haiku Haus / Wassaic Project / Hudson Harmonic
Networking, Relationship Building & Donor Development Meetings
Morning off-siteLenape / Lakota Gratitude
Haiku Haus- Earth Elders reflections on our current era.
- Rudolf Steiner Morning Verse recited by Indira AuMaitre Hersey.
Wellness & Experiential Sessions
Haiku Haus- Exer-motive Dance with Indira AuMaitre Hersey.
- Intro to Zen Meditation.
- Forest Bathing / Walking Meditation with Niko Drewchin.
- Sound Bath.
Lunch
Haiku HausHaiku Haus Fresh Pesto & Stonewood Farm Salad.
Vagabond Time Killers Theater & Exhibition Viewing
Wassaic Project | 37 Furnace Bank Rd, Wassaic, NY 12592- Optional local art excursions include Sheri Moon Zombie "I Love My Robot" at Morrison Gallery in Kent, New York.
- Innisfree Walk, Art Omi, and Olana House.
Community Dinner
Hudson Harmonic | 21 N 6th Street, Hudson, NY 12534Live Music, DJ Selections & Film Projections
Hudson Harmonic- Interval: Todd Sines, Charles Noel, Andries Boekelman.
- DJ music selections to be announced.
Sunday, August 16
Haiku Haus | 1221 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Dover Plains, NY 12522
Morning Coffee
Lenape / Lakota Moment of Gratitude
- Earth Elders: Reflection Toward the New Dawn.
- Rudolf Steiner Morning Verse recited by Indira AuMaitre Hersey.
Breakfast
Sponsored by Babette's Kitchen.
Creative & Community Activation Workshops
- Luddites & Responsible Technology: Isabella Copper & Travis Baldwin.
- Generational & Philanthropic Harmony: Earth Elders.
- Eleanor Roosevelt & Female Leadership: Blanche Cook & Silda Wall Spitzer.
- Immigrant Support Systems: Oliver Correa, Chris Dykstra, NECC, CCSM & partners.
Interactive Panel Discussions
- The Peace Industrial Complex: Cannon Hersey & Earth Elders.
- End-of-Life Support: East Mountain House Death Doulas.
- Biomimicry & Satoyama Capitalism: Yuko Nagayama & Kyosuke Inoue.
- Ocean Health: Akira Fujimoto.
- Innovations in Immunotherapy.
- People of Color in Tech: Chris Dykstra of Brown Venture Group and Tony Patrick of Innergalactic.
- Macro Strategies for Addressing Global Issues: Gayle Peterson, Oxford University.
- The Four Cups and Seeding the Change: Shane Cobb, Rick Corrado, Faith Green.
- Real estate development to build better communities: Haiku Haus, Soil and Sky, Conscious Color, Sonoaida, Chashama, SL Green, and A-TOM.
Lunch
Well Being
Plenary Conversations
Networking
Closing Circle
Monday, August 17
Addendum
Spiritual Swap Meet
With Allie Canton and guests.
Video
1Future Forum 2019
A moving-image record from the earlier 1Future Forum.Forum2019
Sponsored by
Hersey Family, 1Future, Earth Elders, Haiku Haus, and Dassai Blue.
Hosted across private residences and local creative hubs.Team & Partners
Organizers, partners and collaborators.
Organizing Team
Indira AuMaitre Hersey, Shane Cobb-Adams, Oliver Correa, Rick Corrado, Rajiv Joshi, Faith Green, Cannon Hersey, George Langa, Chris Lindstrom, Mariana Loumiet, Taku Nishimae, Kevin Rowell, Stephanie Bryant, Shohei Yamane, Olga
Partners & Collaborators
Conscious Color, Dassai Blue Brewery, Earth Elders, FDR Presidential Library & Museum, Haiku Haus, Hudson Harmonic, Soil and Sky, National Park Service, Pocketbook Hudson, Tru North, Val-Kill, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Wassaic Project, and more.