πΏ π The Ecocene is an emerging, real & imagined geologic era where all humyns are living in reciprocity with the Earth again
πΏ π This dream future looks different for everyone & means something different in each local context
πΏ π Earthworkers hold reverence for our Earth as Ancestor & extension of our own beings
πΏ π We see the soil & all that grows as sacred
πΏ π We understand that all ecological movements are intersected by disparate access to land, ancestral teachings, clean air and water
πΏ π We acknowledge that the violence of colonization & settler superiority complexes historically & currently have impacted Indigenous sovereignty & stewardship to the detriment of ecosystems & all of the beings living there
πΏ π We defer to Black & Indigenous guidance & promote Reparations and #LandBack practices to give autonomy, land & resources back to those most impacted by colonization, slavery & settlements
πΏ π We believe that every person has a valuable contribution to the Ecocene
πΏ π As we learn from Olivia Chumacero, our elder, teacher & Everything is Medicine Instructor: at some point, everyone comes from a tribe & carries the blood memory of living in reciprocity with habitat
πΏ π Now we just have to be gentle on ourselves as we redistribute resources - asking for what our communities need & giving back what our communities have excess in
πΏ π We strive to stay gentle with ourselves as we relearn sustainability, reverence for the elements & habitat restoration in 21st century, urban & decolonization contexts
πΏ π We are the Ones We've Been Waiting For!
Gracias to our teachers, the past & present leaders who inspire us. Thank you to Olivia Chumacero of Everything is Medicine for being a guide for all of us. Thank you Queen Hollins for your devotion to Earth Medicine for urban, black & queer communities. Thank you to the Black Panthers, Water Protectors, Earth Firsters & all the local movements for environmental justice, everywhere.
Thank you for being here, caring Earthling! We are inspired by you, we are grateful for you & your ancestors, we are co-creating this Ecocene with & for you & all your relatives (humyn and non-humyn alike!)