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Ecofeminist Gathering for All Our Relations
last modified April 29 by ecofem
at the European Social Forum, Malmö,Sweden
September 17-21 2008
An Ecofeminist Gathering for All Our Relations;
the wisdom of decisionmaking for Seven Generations
The Gathering; program
- Opening by Lotta Hedström, Marie Milling and Helene Ahlborg
- Voices of the Elders; Vandana Shiva, Charlene Spretnak, Elisabet Hermodson speaks. Joanna Macy, Riane Eisler and David Korten in interview via DVD
- Voices of the Future; Young participants from a forest action network in Kenya speaks. Teenagers are doing a role play or performance on speaking for the Future Beings.
- Council of All Beings; Marie Milling, facilitator, event is designed by Joanna Macy et al.
Aim: We want people of all ages and from all over the world to meet in an ’extended conversation’, where the wisdom, insights and experience of the Elders join with the dreams, expectations and fears about the future of the Young. In reflecting together for All Our Relations we hope to gain more knowledge and insights inot the challenges we face and how to open up for new stories and new visions to emerge.
The main aim is to in connected effort work for a sustainable society of social justice, solidarity and equality as grounds for respect and nourishment for all living beings.
Goal; to gather for an open inspirational seminar of about 100-200 participants. This Gathering will be the starting point of an international ecofeminist network.
Vision and definition
Our Ecofeminist vision is to actively work for/with the birth of a new partnership era with balanced relations between humans, nature/all lifeforms and civilisations.
An Ecofeminist definition in progress;
To be an Ecofeminist is to EXPOSE and CHALLENGE the workings of dominance and control within all sorts of polarizing, assymetric power relations that permeats human civilisations and most relations today.
To be an Ecofeminist is to ACT from a new (and ancient) systemic view of partnership with All Our Relations as equal partners.
To be an Ecofeminist is to RECLAIM our roots in an interrelated, multicausal, everchanging universe/living system.
To be an Ecofeminist is to ENCOMPASS the needs of future generations and through our creative imaginations make them equal partners in building a sustainable future.