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DESCRIPTION:Nature and land are terms that have historically been defined a
 nd conceptualized around humans and their interaction/ interest.\n\nIndige
 nous scientist\, Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer in her piece Braiding Sweetgrass 
 presents the pattern and legacies of a mutually destructive relationship b
 etween nature and mankind where human needs’ are used as a means to appr
 opriate nature.\n\nPresently\, the ever growing concerns and effects of th
 e Climate Crisis\, have ushered a wave in environmentalist efforts that ch
 allenge previous understandings of this relationship between the environme
 nt and humans. And while these new relationships center notions of sustain
 ability\, we are witnessing the continual challenge that human interest pr
 esents through mechanisms like greenwashing. Historically\, this relations
 hip between the environment and mankind has relied on colonial and capital
 ist interest/structures in order to exclude marginalized identities/groups
 . As a result\, the legacy of this as Kimmerer states in Braiding Sweetgra
 ss is that “It’s not just land that is broken\, but more importantly\,
  our relationship to land.”\n\nThe Miller Worley Center for the Environm
 ent proposes a workshop centered around identifying and recentering ones
 ’ relationship to nature and land through the practice community visioni
 ng.\n\nInspired by indigenous understanding of land\, this event will begi
 n with a guided walk through the natural trails (Lower lake\, Upper lake\,
  or Prospect Hill) on campus where students will be presented with meditat
 ions to practice envisioning themselves as a part of their environment rat
 her than removed.\n\nAfterwards\, students will be brought into an indoor 
 location where they will be a part of an open dialogue on personal and col
 lective healing through a social and environmental justice lens.\n\nLastly
 \, students will end the session with a hands-on community project that wi
 ll be a continuation of the conversation of reconnecting and healing ones
 ’ relationship to land as well as thinking of it from the perspective of
  the collective.\n\nUltimately\, this event would provide students with an
  opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of their relationship to the e
 nvironment\, while allowing them to envision redefining and restoring this
  relationship to take collective action at a time when it is needed the mo
 st.\n\nPresented by: Alejandra German\, they/she\, 2023\, Community Sustai
 nability Coordinator\n\nA discussion will follow the walk in Dwight 202.
LOCATION:Meet outside of the Art Museum
SUMMARY:Reimagining and Reconnecting with Nature
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 ng_with_nature
CATEGORIES:Trainings & Workshops
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