Kinship- exploring human-nature connections

Next date: Tuesday, 18 March 2025 | 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM

You're invited to join us for monthly webinars in our series “Kinship: exploring human-nature connections.” Guest speakers from around Australia and around the world, will share their insights into how they connect with and celebrate ‘nature’.  Human beings are (of course) part of nature, but by reflecting on the cultural, bioregional, linguistic and practical ways that humans engage with, celebrate and care for ‘nature’, we can enrich our understanding of what it means to be part of the Earth community.

In March we are delighted to have John Seed and Skye Mendozay join us, to share insights into deep ecology, and how the many and varied practices that have emerged within deep ecology can help people understand and connect with the non-human living world.

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS

JOHN SEED

John Seed is an Australian environmentalist and director of the Rainforest Information Centre, which campaigned to save the sub-tropical rainforests of New South Wales. He is also a prominent figure in the deep ecology movement and co-creator of the Council of All Beings, and other re-earthing processes. More details about John's work can be found here - https://www.rainforestinfo.org...

SKYE MANDOZAY

Skye grew up on a farm in South Africa and spent her early years immersed in wildlife conservation and rehabilitation before working as a wilderness guide. She then spent 5 years living in the Peruvian Amazon jungle where she was immersed in the study of traditional folk medicine (curanderismo) with her indigenous Shipibo teachers of the Mahua-Lopez lineage, and co-facilitated healing retreats with her partner Miraz. She moved to Melbourne 5 years ago where she first encountered Deep Ecology through the workshops of John Seed and has been a passionate student and co-facilitator of this work ever since https://deepearthdreaming.world/about/

 

WEBINAR HOST
DR MICHELLE MALONEY 

Dr Michelle Maloney is an Earth lawyer and advocate for ecocentric governance. She is recognised for her work advocating for Earth centred law and governance, including First Laws and the Rights of Nature. Michelle is Co-Founder and Director of the Australian Earth Laws Alliance (AELA), and Co-Founder and Director of Future Dreaming and the New Economy Network Australia. Michelle holds a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and History) and Laws (Honours) from the Australian National University and a PhD in Law from Griffith University. 

 

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