Earth Democracy is both an ancient worldview and an emergent political movement for peace, justice, and sustainability, says Vandana Shiva, one of the world's leading environmental, Indigenous, and feminist activists. It champions equal rights to sustenance from the earth for all species.
Join Vandana in this 5-day retreat and explore how the regeneration of the earth starts with the understanding that we are members of an interrelated earth family, living in symbiotic relationship, grounded in reverence, respect, and gratitude.
Gratitude is expressed to the trees and plants for the air we breathe; to the sun, the seeds, and soil organisms for our food and nourishment; to the streams and rivers for quenching our thirst.
The destruction of the earth's life-supporting systems is rooted in a dead earth worldview that the earth is empty and inert and can be exploited for profit.
Through lecture and discussion, Vandana shares how the principle of Earth Democracy allows us to remove our blinders and imagine and create other possibilities—viewing the earth as a commons instead of private property.
Earth Democracy stimulates vibrant economies through caring and sharing; and cultivates living cultures of love, compassion, and solidarity.
Earth Democracy empowers us to champion and protect our interconnected and diverse freedoms as we pursue our own particular struggles and passions. Today’s movements have a planetary reach and a planetary embrace. We have just begun to tap our potential for transformation and liberation, Vandana says.
