Stay updated about R acial Justice Book Club information including receiving the meeting detail s and Zoom link by \;signing up: ywcaneks.org/what-we-do/advocate/
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Stay updated about Raci al Justice Book Club information including receiving the meeting details a nd Zoom link by \;signing up: ywcaneks.org/what-we-do/advocate/
;X- APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library:geo:39.05 07561,-95.6965309 GEO:39.0507561;-95.6965309 DESCRIPTION:Join thoughtful discussions on topics of racial justice. Every one is welcome. Register for Zoom link. Email mericsson@tscpl.org with que stions or for a copy of the current book..\nhttps://tscpl.libnet.info/even t/7456750 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Our November title is Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wi sdom\, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants. We have discussions on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Although it is preferabl e to have read the book prior to the sessions\, don't let that stop you fr om joining in on our conversation. Many of the books are available for&nbs p\;check out \;as an ebook or digital audiobook. Email \;mericsson @tscpl.org \;for assistance in obtaining a copy of the current title.& nbsp\;
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\nAbout Braiding Sweetgrass:
\nAs a botanist\, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation\, she embraces th e notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In \;Braidin g Sweetgrass\, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to t ake us on &ldquo\;a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientifi c\, as sacred as it is historical\, as clever as it is wise&rdquo\; (Eliza beth Gilbert).
\nDrawing on her life as an indigenous scientist\, an d as a woman\, Kimmerer shows how other living beings?asters and goldenrod \, strawberries and squash\, salamanders\, algae\, and sweetgrass?offer us gifts and lessons\, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces th at threaten its flourishing today\, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgmen t and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the livi ng world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth\, and learn to giv e our own gifts in return.
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