Orangutans, Bees, Fires: Ecospiritual news this week
In our fourth ecospiritual news livestream, Michelle talked about her experiences researching Sumatran orangutans. She reflects on recent wildfires and their relationship to colonialism and climate disruption. In Novasutras, we reaffirm our commitment to Earth’s Three Green Hearts, and offer actions to resist fossil fuel expansion and to protect vital tropical rainforest, indigenous lands, and orangutan habitat. Connecting the Corners practice sends wishes for agaya and ubuntu to all beings on Earth.
Links for this session:
- Disaster and capitalist exploitation in Maui – The Guardian – Democracy Now!
- #YesToYasuni Website and Video Playlist
- What We Get Wrong about Saving the Bees Video
- Learn about Orangutan Habitat: Sundaland for World Orangutan Day August 19th
- Video of Lilian explaining Permaculture Education Program for Kenyan women farmers
- Novasutras Events
Actions for this week:
- Support Survivors of Maui Wildfires: follow links from https://supportkanaka.carrd.co/ & https://linktr.ee/hawaiipeoplesfund
- Protect Orangutan Habitat (or become a new Novasutras Patreon supporter to pitch in with Novasutras to protect another plot)
- Share info and send energy for #YesToYasuni vote in Ecuador August 20th
- Donate to support permaculture education for women farmers in Kenya
- Actions for Climate Week NYC Sept 17-24
- #5Years hand signal
- Sacramento, California action Sept 17th
Photos by Michelle from her fieldwork on Sumatra, 1999-2000
Great great ape news! On #WorldOrangutanDay alone, we got $29 in increased Patreon support, so Novasutras can help save two more hectares of Bukit Tigapuluh, and we’re on our way to adding a third. Support our Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/join/Novasutras – by the end of the month to help us build toward the next hectare, or help out directly at https://www.theorangutanproject.org/donate/protect-bukit-tigapuluh-ecosystem2/ #E3GH #rainforest