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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">(Apologies for any x-posting)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear Friends, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I'm writing to share a new film (12 mins) - <b><i><a href="https://vimeo.com/488184771" target="_blank" title="https://vimeo.com/488184771"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Gaar�:
The growing African Movement for Earth Jurisprudence </span></a></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Released on African Environment Day/Wangari Maathai Day, the film follows African grassroots leaders who are working to protect and restore Africa�s lands, waters,
forests, and the ecological knowledge of her peoples.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hailing from across the continent, these leaders are undergoing a transformational, UN-recognised training process, facilitated by The Gaia Foundation. <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">Gaar�
explores the training process, introduces Africa's new grassroots leaders and explores the meanings of Earth Jurisprudence in Africa.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm">We have also launched an<a href="https://www.gaiafoundation.org/gaaru-the-growing-african-movement-for-earth-jurisprudence/" target="_blank" title="https://www.gaiafoundation.org/gaaru-the-growing-african-movement-for-earth-jurisprudence/"> <b>interactive
story to accompany the film.</b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Carlotta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Carlotta Byrne</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Earth Jurisprudence Programme Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:carlotta@gaianet.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#002060">carlotta@gaianet.org</span></a> I
Skype:carlottabyrne I Mobile: 00447742645837</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The Gaia Foundation</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="http://www.gaiafoundation.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#002060">www.gaiafoundation.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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