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"The Condor and the Eagle" film announcement EARTH DAY and my reflection (April 11, 2020)
Spring 2020: Regenerative Vision (March 16, 2020)
Grief Becomes a Path for Action (October 25, 2019)
The Condor and the Eagle, FILM invitation and my reflections:
I invite you to sign up for an online screening of
The Condor and the Eagle,
EARTH DAY, Wednesday, April 22 at 7 pm MDT
This
film documents a journey to Indigenous communities affected by the fossil fuel industry
in Canada (Alberta tar sands), the U.S. (Houston) and South America (Peru,
Ecuador). It shares their collective resistance efforts and personal
messages through on-the-ground interviews.
Register for the 4/22 evening screening -- https://event.webinarjam.com/register/39/k6yx6h20 (copy and paste)
The
goals of the film are to:
o a) build awareness of the
issues/interconnections
o b) raise financial support for
indigenous campaigns through donations from screenings
o c) increase participation in actions /
the movement(s) to counter harmful effects from the fossil fuel industry
I
highly recommend seeing this moving, disturbing and heart-opening
film. The deeply personal stories educate beyond the facts you may have
heard. I felt a sense of wholeness and connection after viewing this film
regarding my concerns and actions related to the Earth and to Indigenous
issues.
In
these times we often hear and say ‘We are all in this together, and helping one
another through.” It is from this place of understanding of our
interconnectedness, that we can create a new base for our society, economy, and
health-care system. We need to re-evaluate how we see our relationships with
one another as humans and with the Earth’s Eco-systems and all species.
All of our lives depend on this web of life we are weaving.
My
concerns and prayers I share which are reflected in the film, “The Condor and the
Eagle” are that we
o learn from Indigenous people to value a
better way to live in good relationship with all forms of Life on Earth
o wean ourselves from a
culture/government that keeps supporting the fossil fuel industry when there
are viable alternative sources of energy and viable Green New Deal ideas
o heal the wrongs done to Indigenous
communities, specifically by the oil industry we gain some benefit from
o alter our consumption-oriented life
styles to ones that recognize our global consumption is at the rate of 1.5
planets and is severely degrading Earth’s ecosystems, and the air, water, soil
and species on which we all depend
See some suggestions for actions you may want to take after seeing the
film . Thanks for watching this film—and responding with your heart and mind!
Spring 2020: Regenerative Vision
As we hunker in our social isolation this spring, may we
reflect …
What we as an industrialized human species have done to extinguish
life of other species and threaten our own future existence, the Coronavirus is
now doing to threaten our human lives.
Could this time become a wakeup call to change our human
behavior from one disconnected from Earth and each other into one acknowledging
and acting to protect our interconnectedness, our impacts on others?
As governments seek to help us through policies and measures
to protect ourselves, may we awaken to thinking and acting beyond where our
modern ways of living have brought us-- living outside the staying power of
this planet.
Would that as we are called to act for the good of
everyone’s health, we enact the value and necessity of universal health care, not
for profit,
Would that worldwide policy ask, at this time of census,
that humans stop birthing babies, beyond self-replacement, one for one and more
women decide NOT to bear children so that we reduce human numbers and reverse
our terrible impact on the generative life of this planet
Would that we as a human species self-contain from using so
much fossil fuel for war, for transport, for creating plastic, for over-heating,
over-cooling homes and public buildings
and replace fossil fuel with a just transition to renewable energy and
non polluting product sources.
Would that we shift our usurious growth-oriented economics
into one responsible and accountable for impacts, creating meaningful work in
support of Life; and shift from subsidizing mono-crop agriculture to support
regenerative agriculture.
Would that over-consumption, hoarding wealth be seen as an immature
non-social expression and be replaced by a universal basic income from just
taxation to provide for the basic needs of everyone.
Would that we see into, understand and transform racism,
sexism and other “isms” into a just and equitable world for all beings.
Would that humanity learn respect for the life of other
species, understand the nature of this beautiful planet, Earth and live in
respect for and in a greater harmony with its creative evolution.
Bonnie Sundance, Director, www.Our-Sacred-Earth.org
Grief becomes a Path for Action – I walk to the bus, with grief, as these thoughts come. (October 25, 2019)
As you plan and you look out across the pathway of your day
– what do you see? What concerns arise?
In your day, when you look up at the sky, do you also see the
mounting Climate Crisis as we climb towards 450 ppm of CO2 when the safe amount
is 350 ppm?
When you look down at your feet do you perceive the dying of
biodiversity, the species forced out of existence?
Along the periphery of your gaze do you see the flames
burning the precious Amazon forest upon which we depend?
Are these part of your day as you make choices? Converse with colleagues and friends?
Would you spend an hour each day for the Earth? To live to change our culture into an Earth
caring/connected one?
In that hour can you reflect? -–
Can you say No to your next airline travel plans?
And say No to your investments or to your support of fossil
fuel companies?
Can you say No to military spending and corporations with
whom 50% of tax money goes for 50% of US fossil fuel emissions?
Will you join and support the work of an Earth caring
organization?
Can you aim to cut back your fossil fuel use by 50% in the
next few years as the IPCC report asks?
Can you walk or take the bus instead of hopping into the
convenience of your car?
Are you willing to step outside your comfort zone and
stretch for the Earth and children of all species?
In that hour, can you step into a caring relationship with
nature/a tree/the Earth/another being –and care. Can you learn from Indigenous cultures the
importance of understanding our interconnection?
Can you appreciate what you have and let it be enough?
Can you start giving TO the Earth and let go of expecting
Her to give to YOU so much at such a high cost?
The Earth thanks you for spending an hour giving her your
caring attention in action.
Bonnie Sundance, Rocky Mountains,
Colorado
Executive Director, Our Sacred Earth,
www.Our-Sacred-Earth.org