- We recognise as people, mainly white people, our negative impact on the earth and all life on earth through our ways of life.<\/li>
- We recognise the horror of the colonial past and institutionalised racism and its damaging impact on Black people and People of Colour in the present.<\/li>
- We recognise that to this day we still violate the rights of indigenous peoples around the world.<\/li>
- We recognise that we act like consumers and consume too many resources on a finite earth.<\/li>
- We recognise how the animals that serve us as food are mistreated and suffer at our hands.<\/li>
- We recognise that we have lost our connection with the earth, people, and other living beings.<\/li>
- We recognise that we willingly use toxic systems, including capitalism and an internet largely based on unthinking algorithms.<\/li>
- We acknowledge we are the worst imaginable ancestors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/p>We acknowledge that we can<\/em> change and make choices which positively impact the earth and each other.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The memories of last night’s ritual join my memories of many wonderful rituals. I will remember people and moments that are I dear to me. I’m not going to give a description, because I can’t put it into words. What I do want to say about it is: it was frithweaving, community connection, with each other and with the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\nIt is time to turn the tables\nand to play our part\nto protect and preserve\nthe mother of us all:\nthe planet earth!\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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