Islands of sanity in the sea of chaos Sensei Kritee (Kanko), Ph.D. Twitter @KriteeKanko Website boundlessinmotion.org (Homage to those who fight everyday: By Mexican artist Saner Edgar)
We need to compost trauma In North America: ‐‐ 1 in 3 witness domestic violence ‐‐ 1 in 4 have alcoholic relatives ‐‐ 1 in 4 beaten with marks on the body ‐‐ 1 in 5 sexually molested as a child AND there is racial , gender ‐ based, economic, and climate trauma
You & me. We are needed. There is no group of non ‐ traumatized people outside of us and our friends that is going to lead us.
Science (Take a deep breath)
Our planet’s EKG Human evolution
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Weather on steroids Indirect result
Impacts (Take a deep breath)
WOMEN WALK FOR HOURS TO REACH A WELL
And his well is “open to all ”
BP oil spill
Is it too late? Are we doomed? (Take a deep breath)
A living breathing planet: Video
Climate crisis: Tipping points
Is it too late? NO. We have crossed some tipping points. Gaia’s lungs and heart are hurting. But there are many other tipping points. We must creates islands of sanity no matter what.
What is needed? (Take a deep breath)
Keep it in the ground. Add it to the ground We can not allow any more fossil fuels to be dug out, any new coal, oil and gas infrastructure. And • Massive investment in public transport + ration private transport • dismantle violent meat industry • invest in local soils & plant ‐ based food (i.e., adopt some version of communal village life).
Who should/can pay for solving climate crisis?
= Total Food System =Food Waste (with deforestation)
Scale of problems: 60 billion tons.
White supremacy = Engine of climate crisis People of global majority • Bodies, culture & resources subjugated – cultures that knew how to live in harmony with the living Earth • Cause least harm • (will) suffer the most • Have teachings that we need to face chaos • “Side dish” • Call for financial reparations
We can’t solve for climate now and then come to racial healing. “The most important thing you can do to strengthen climate movement is to fight racism against black and brown people”….. within and outside you. Learn about Just Transition
Trauma + fear of uncertainty = Fight, flight and freeze mind = Engine of white supremacy that traumatizes both white and non ‐ white bodies
How can YOU help? Can we form Islands of sanity in a sea of chaos?
Three pillars of “Islands of Sanity” Let our belonging empower each other Trauma Resilient (Healing individuals) Collective resistance Communal village life (Strategic NO) (Strategic YES)
Islands of sanity: How? With Belonging (4 ‐ 7 friends) • Regular meetings (>2/month) • Silence/somatic practices (move, sing, attune to each other) • Sharing on money, race/religion, gender • Prep for strategic actions • Have structure/format for • Grief/rage work • Information flow • Decision ‐ making • Learning through feedback + Restoring conflict • Flow of money
Yet To Be Named Network
For more resources, articles and videos: http://boundlessinmotion.org/ ecological ‐ crisis ‐ content
CORONAVIRUS INDIA MY VULNERABILITY PARENTS DEATH IN INDIA. MUSLIMS GOVERNMENT IN INDIA… RIGHT WING GOVERNMENT IN INDIA
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