Jennifer
@jhgtnyca
Jennifer
a river’s right to flow with clean, cool water is not something we should just aim to protect; rather, we should aim to empower the river with its own tools and resources so that, in a way, it can protect it self
A New Order of Regenerative Kinship
Attempts to confer legal rights of personhood to Lake Erie were struck down by the courts, while laws that bestow on corporations the rights of people continue unchallenged. And there’s a reason: it’s easier to scoop the heart out of a mountain when it’s a resource than when it’s a living relative.
Raj Patel • Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice
Yarra River legally recognised as a ‘living entity’ - Australian Geographic
The Australian river legally recognised as a ‘living entity’ - Australian Geographic
