We are Nature - an open letter to the publishers of UK dictionaries
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We are Nature - an open letter to the publishers of UK dictionaries
As the Yanomami of Brazil put it, “The environment is not separate from ourselves; we are inside it and it is inside us; we make it and it makes us.”
Frank Forencich • The Art is Long: Big Health and the New Warrior Activist
Rebuilding our philosophical connection to nature has the largest potential to drive a societal transformation toward sustainability but it is also likely the most difficult connection to change. This is because it demands not only a shift in deeply entrenched and nuanced cultural narratives but also a fundamental transformation in individual minds... See more
Jonathan Aronson • Restoring Respect for Nature: How Mindset Shifts Can Solve the Biodiversity Crisis
Humans are part of the animal kingdom, and we have also come to dominate that kingdom. Denying either reality will prevent us from ever taking full responsibility to care for it.
Human dominance is a fact, not a debate | Aeon Essays
Human beings are the only species on the planet that has fallen out of step with creation. As a result, it is human beings that pose the greatest threat to life. The only way for us to regain our balance within creation is to once again find our balance with the natural world.
Sherri Mitchell • Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change
