Dear friends

 

From Gaia, we’d love you to take just a few minutes and watch ‘Rhythm of Reconnection’– our latest short animation. It tells the story of Mashudu, from Venda region, South Africa, who is reconnecting knowledgeable elders with young people to animate their ancestral wisdom, culture and confidence. In her words: “If we are strong, we can show everyone that our Indigenous culture is something to be cherished, not ashamed of."

 

And if that pique’s your interest, you might enjoy the interactive version.  Mashudu is a graduate of Gaia’s training for Earth Jurisprudence practitioners and works with our local partner EarthLore in South Africa. She is accompanying her own VhaVenda community on a path of restoring food sovereignty, regenerating ecosystems, and remembering traditional governance that enables humans to live in respectful relationship with our living world. Her journey demonstrates the immense value of Indigenous cultures in navigating the multiple ecological and social crises of our times.

 

A beautiful conversation between Mashudu and fellow practitioner Gertrude Pswarayi-Jabson from Zimbabwe, on rights and responsibilities – ‘It All Starts With Opening Our Hearts’ - takes a further look at Earth Jurisprudence, in this online version of Langscape Magazine, by TerraLingua, published today.

 

If you are an influencer, have press and journalist contacts or simply a wide social media outreach, attached is a press pack with the different ways to share this feast of materials. In short, do please share with anyone you feel would enjoy some rhythm, reconnection and hope.  

 

With love, Fiona x