Events and books to inspire you this summer |
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The current issue of Resurgence & Ecologist explores how language shapes our relationship with Nature. Resurgence believes in the power of words. So while the summer sun beckons, we want to share with you some of the books that inspire our work – the pages and words that can lead the way to a better future for people and planet.
We also share with you our upcoming events, which we hope will nourish you. We believe that each and every person in the Resurgence community has the ability to create ripples of change in the world and that together we can turn the tide and bring about a more caring, connected and just world for all life.
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An inspiring story of the resilience of the land and the diversity of British wildlife that reveals what happened when Isabella Tree and her husband gave their clay farmland back to Nature. As both an experiment in ecological innovation and a personal journey into the realities of farming in the 21st century, Wilding soars with passion, enthusiasm and an undying faith in the virtues of conservation.
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Diary of a Young Naturalist
by Dara McAnulty
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The teenage star of BBC's Countryfile opens up about his autism and its interrelation to his love of the natural world, as well as providing fascinating practical advice and knowledge about British wildlife.
Starting in spring and through a year in his home patch in Northern Ireland, Dara McAnulty spent the seasons writing. These vivid, evocative and moving diary entries about his connection to wildlife and the way he sees the world are raw in their telling.
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If Women Rose Rooted
by Sharon Blackie
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If Women Rose Rooted has been described as both transformative and essential. Sharon Blackie leads us on a quest to find our place in the world, drawing inspiration from wild landscapes and powerful women in native mythology, and guidance from contemporary role models who have re-rooted themselves in land and community and taken responsibility for reshaping the future.
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Every Leaf a Hallelujah
by Ben Okri
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An environmental fairy tale made for our times, written to be read by adults and children, from the Booker Prize-winning Ben Okri and the illustrator Diana Ejaita, who have created a magical world of beauty and colour, an enchanting array of extraordinary trees, each with its own personality and voice. The chief among them, the great baobab, invites us into his branches to travel the world and see for ourselves the perils of not listening to Nature. |
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Pocket Guide to British Birds
by Simon Harrap
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This edition of the best-selling field guide from the RSPB is compact, informative and beautifully illustrated, and features 215 of the most common birds found in Britain. It includes concise descriptions covering identification, calls and song, habitat, distribution and status, behaviour and easily confused species. |
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Butterflies
by Michael Chinery
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The ultimate portable guide to 240 of the most common butterfly and moth species in Britain and Ireland, this little book features species descriptions, colour photographs and illustrations throughout for quick and easy identification. |
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Oneness vs the 1%
by Vandana Shiva
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Widespread poverty and malnutrition, an alarming refugee crisis, social unrest, and economic polarisation have become our lived reality as the top 1% of the world's 7-billion-plus population push the planet and all its people to the social and ecological brink. Vandana Shiva takes on the Billionaires Club, whose blindness to the rights of people and to the destructive impact of their construct of linear progress have wrought havoc across the world. |
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How to Save the World for Free
by Natalie Fee
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A fun and accessible guide to a serious and weighty issue, this book recognises that millions of people making small changes to their lifestyles can make a real difference to the global environment.
Featuring countless tips and tricks that cover every aspect of our daily routines, this is an invaluable tool in the fight against climate change and pollution. Covering all key areas of our lives, this book will galvanise you to think and live differently.
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The Little Book of Mindfulness
by Dr Patrizia Collard
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Mindfulness is the easy way to gently let go of stress and be in the moment. It has fast become the slow way to manage the modern world – without setting aside hours of time for meditation. Dr Patrizia Collard will show you how to bring simple 5- and 10-minute practices into your day in order to free yourself from stress and find more peace in your life. |
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Earth Pilgrim
by Satish Kumar
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Satish has been a pilgrim ever since he joined the wandering Jain monks in India at the age of 8. Later he walked the length and breadth of India with Vinoba Bhave, persuading landowners to donate a portion of their lands to the poor, and in the 1960s he made an 8,000-mile pilgrimage for peace, walking from India over the Himalayas to Paris via Moscow.
Satish believes that we now need a new kind of pilgrim, "Earth Pilgrims", who are concerned with this world, not the next, and who are seeking a deep commitment to life in the here and now, upon this Earth. We need to realise that we are all connected, and through that connectivity we become pilgrims.
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Four Hugs Wide
Talking Trees with Poetry, Portraits, Music and Stories
Next Monday (15 August) • 7.30pm – 9pm • Zoom
You are invited to journey into the trees with people who love them. 'Four Hugs Wide' shares stories of human connection with the arboreal through portraits and documentary poetry. Enjoy insights and creations from this project by writer Mireille Thornton and Harry Borden, one of Britain's finest portrait photographers.
Storyteller Lisa Schneidau will tell us ancient woodland tales and Jules Moberly will play music for rest – all in spirit with the trees.
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Resurgence Talk with Rupert Read
Spiritual Adaptation
Wednesday 31 August • 7.30pm – 9pm • Zoom
Rupert Read is the author of over a dozen books, including Deep Adaptation. He is a climate and environmental campaigner and a former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion, and he previously served as a spokesperson, national parliamentary candidate, European parliamentary candidate and councillor for the Green Party of England and Wales. He is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
Rupert has extensive experience of arguing for the environment in the media, and has written for The Guardian, The Independent and many other newspapers and websites. He has appeared as a frequent guest on Radio 4’s Free Thinking, BBC Two’s Politics Live and several shows on LBC radio.
Rupert is a co-founder of the Green activist network GreensCAN. His new book, Why Climate Breakdown Matters, is out now.
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Hope in Action
Practices to Help Us Change the World
Tuesday 13 September • 7.30pm - 9pm • Zoom
Which practices can embed hope and wellbeing into our activism and attempts to create positive change? What can best help us to connect with joy, creativity and community while working to bring about positive change in the world?
Join us in this exploration of practices that can be used by individuals and communities seeking joyful approaches to being the change we want to see.
In this event we will hear from Lynne Segal, author of Radical Happiness, Amisha Ghadiali, founder of podcast and community All That We Are and author of Intuition, and Christabel Reed, co-founder and director of Advaya, EcoResolution and Initiative Earth.
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The July/August issue of Resurgence & Ecologist explores how language shapes our relationship with the land and our belonging to it.
You can buy the latest issue, or by becoming a member of Resurgence you can receive this issue along with five others over the course of the year.
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Feature Article
Words That Fail us
by Mitzi Jonelle Tan
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"The climate pacts so far have largely played into the already inaccessible climate discourse. High-minded rhetoric excludes the people most impacted by the climate crisis by keeping its language confusing and difficult to communicate. The vagueness of the language means that countries most responsible for the climate crisis can easily take advantage of the situation to benefit themselves. We saw this in the use of seemingly similar words like ‘should’ instead of ‘shall’ in the 2015 Paris Agreement, which suddenly signalled a less intense commitment from global north countries to lead the way in reducing emissions."
Artwork:
Fusion Series #3937 - 2019.
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We hope that the ideas shared in these events and the pages of these books and of Resurgence & Ecologist will move you. Together we can become an ecosystem that replenishes Earth and those that depend on it.
With all good wishes,
The Resurgence Team
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