Foreword : Renewing ourselves; renewing Earth / Mary Evelyn Tucker -- At home on Earth. Roots / Wangari Maathai (Kenya) -- Nature in and around me / Elina Helander-Renvall (Sapmi, Finland) -- I can bear it / Aditi Rao (India) -- Encountering wildness. Encountering wildness /A. James Wohlpart (USA) -- Help / Emma Milliken (Anishnaabe Nation of Canada) -- Earth alive / Michael J. Cohen (USA) -- Honoring the spirit. Forest temple / David Suzuki (Canda/Japan) -- Ice and ashes / Blair Braverman (USA) -- Crossing borders, sharing responsibility. In a wink / Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp (The Netherlands) -- Drawn together by disaster / Husnur Esthiwahyu (Indonesia) -- Embrace / Jill Schnoebelen (USA) -- Celebrating life. Sudiksha's Zen piddle / Salil Chaturyedi (India) -- Through my camera / Natali Rojas (Columbia) -- On Goreham Mountain / Kusumita Pederson (USA) -- Afterword : Hope from a new delivery of Mother Earth / Leonardo Boff.
Summary:
"This book celebrates personal stories and images of transformative connection gathered from around the world through a youth-led initiative inspired by the Earth Charter. Some speak to unexpected connections between people that cross boundaries of social division and crisis. Others speak to profound personal experiences of connection with the natural or spiritual world. Every moment is unique, and all speak to a message of hope: the power of a single moment of connection to affect great change at a time in which great change--at every level--is needed. The book features contributions by Wangari Maathai, David Suzuki, Mary Evelyn Tucker, and Leonardo Boff, as well as many other moving stories and images of connection contributed by people all over the world. The beautiful and diverse photos and stories gathered in this unique compilation embody compassion, celebrate wonder, and are testaments of hope."--Cover.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.