(From press release) The Seeds of Justice learning community started in 2021 as a project of the Episcopal Church of St. Martin to study the backgrounds for establishing land-based ministry in Yolo County; that is, an approach to ministry that considers the racialized history of the land including its uses, original inhabitants, labor and immigration, ecosystem health, and environmental threats, to be a key component of the church’s mission. We have in the past two years hosted lively conversations with Native Californian cultural practitioners, historians, and professors: Diana Almendariz, Melissa Moreno, Melinda Adams, Beth Rose Middleton Manning, John Liu, and Alan Taylor.
This year, we are partnering with YoloSol, a cultural arts and ecology collective, and the Yolo Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice to read the book Know We Are Here, edited by Terria Smith, a tribal member of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians.
We will meet once a month on Tuesdays from 6:30-8pm at St. Martin's to reflect on how these stories shape our understanding of the Native Californian past, shed light on our current climate crisis, and might suggest pathways to a restorative future for the web of life here in the Yolo bioregion.
Discussions will focus on three sections of the book, which we would ask you to read before each in-person meeting:
March 26 – Histories of Resistance
April 9 – Place, Nature, and Wellness
May 7 – Solidarity
Please RSVP St. Martin’s (info@churchofstmartin.org). You can borrow or purchase for $20 a copy of the book directly from the St. Martin’s Church located at 640 Hawthorne Lane. The office is open 9-12, Mon. – Fri.
Please call 530-902-8407 with any questions.
Sponsored by the City of Davis Arts and Cultural Affairs Program and Episcopal Community Services.
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