I saw this post on Facebook today and wanted to share. What a beautiful example of what we can do in the midst of ongoing planetary crisis...Maybe some Alliance members will want to post. Also, what can we do her in the Ecopsychology group on the Alliance that would contribute in a similar way?...
From founder Megan Hollingsworth:
"Friends: The ex·tinc·tion wit·ness website is up and running.
ex·tinc·tion wit·ness is a collaborative art project offering creative witness, revolving monthly, with groups being and becoming extinct.
ex·tinc·tion wit·ness is not an expression of a despairing belief that nothing can be done to allay the present mass extinction.
ex·tinc·tion wit·ness is a creative online grief ritual that supports the emotional and spiritual health of those who are informed of the present mass extinction of species and cultures.
ex·tinc·tion wit·ness produces short poetic films and monthly witness posts that explore relationships with those experiencing the edge of extinction. The monthly witness is offered with the understanding that if human beings stay the present course of fossil fuel and mineral extraction, industrial agricultural, and genocide, 95% of all terrestrial life will perish in this event. That planet is pretty much a dead planet so far as the eye can see.
With an estimated 200 species going extinct each day and a steady onslaught of horrific end of life stories, sorrow is the emotional tsunami of the global village. If human beings do not remain in touch with the felt experience of sorrow it is far too easy to participate in and help perpetuate the harms. Radical action is required on the part of every person in order to allay this mass extinction event.
Please visit the website and be in touch with me if you’d like to contribute prose, poetry, or visual art to the monthly witness posts.
March is with whale.
Love and Blessings,
Megan
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