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Listening to Indigenous Voices 8-Day Retreat at Loyola House, Guelph, ON. May 18th at 7:30 pm – May 26th at 1:00 pm EDT
Facilitated by Shasha Sky & Dave Skene from White Owl Native Ancestry Assoc. &Victoria Blanco, Mark Hathaway, & Trevor Scott, SJ from the Jesuit Forum Working with the Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice and Indigenous knowledge keepers, Loyola House seeks to contribute to the enactment of this recommendation through an eight-day retreat, Listening to Indigenous Voices. Based on a model of spiritual conversations, retreatants will explore the diverse Indigenous cultures of this land, unlearn stereotypes and misconceptions, explore the history of colonization that has marked relationships between Settlers and Indigenous Peoples, and seek ways to address that painful legacy by seeking concrete pathways towards right relationships, decolonization, and re-indigenization.
Periods of silent reflection, group and land-based activities, talks, and multi-media presentations will round out the eight days of listening and sharing together in a circle. This retreat is guided by a group, with some possible individual direction. For more information, contact Loyola House, 519-824-1250.
Alana Forrester and Mary Myers, Associates
Latest UN Climate Report
Although it points out how serious and urgent climate change is for earth there are some actions being taken which are having a positive impact. The Report notes that the urban areas are the ones most in need of carbon reduction. Rethinking how cities and other urban areas function in future could help significantly in mitigating the worst effects of climate change. “These (reductions) can be achieved through lower energy consumption (such as by creating compact, walkable cities), electrification of transport in combination with low-emission energy sources, and enhanced carbon uptake and storage using nature,” the report suggested. “There are options for established, rapidly growing and new cities,” it said. https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/04/1115452
Kathy Kelly, Associate