Place-Based Learning: Decolonizing Ecology: Native Plants and Settler Action

Abstract: Groundtruthing in the Garden: Learn how to unlayer the landscape! Our schools, homes and institutions are surrounded by essential kin. Come and learn how to see how the plants we surround ourselves with tell a story. The original local plants, and the introduced species create a floral narrative in the Harvard Divinity School Garden. Place based learning helps us orient ourselves in a changing world. We can cocreate a practical physical account to reconcile and decolonialize the landscapes that surround us. Join us outside for some fresh air and plant perspectives.

Presenter bio: 

Tamara Litke has linked her academic work with hands-on ecological engagement. She has been involved with school greenways, commercial projects and botanical and community gardens. Tamara has studied with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and writes about ecological change within our expanding knowledge of the cosmic timeline for her PhD dissertation at CIIS.

Affiliation: California Institute of Integral Studies