The End of Times is a series of Uncharitable Events exploring Earth Justice with Natalie Armitage, Earth Justice Consultant at JMB Consulting. Expect to rethink everything you thought you knew about climate justice, anti-racism, sustainability and regeneration!
Welcome to the first Earth Justice Event!
One of the most sinister ways that colonisation and white supremacy have scammed us all is by disconnecting us from ourselves, each other and the land. The Power of Remembering is, quite literally, crucial to dismantling the coloniser within by remembering how we can eat, build, live, grow and heal together.
From Jamaica to North London, community buildings, assets, sanctuaries, movement hubs, solidarity economies are reemerging in resistance to capitalist imperialism. This is the Power of Remembering who we are, harnessing the wisdom that is, and has always been within us. Remembering brings past skills - denigrated by imperialists, forgotten through forced assimilation - into today's world. We are talking about building with materials from the natural environment, food sovereignty, healing justice for the land, Black farming, regenerative systems design. And we are not stopping there.
Somatic memory is not all about trauma. It is also knowledge about plants, fruits, herbs, medicines and more. There are practical skills that are within most of us; our bodies are yearning to reconnect with them. We can remember how we used to build, heal, grow and live on, and with, the land. Earth is our biggest teacher, when we touch soil and grass our memories are activated - taking us back, beyond even our own consciousness. The land is also our most reliable provider, it is where we can learn how abundance really works. There is so much history between ourselves and land that has been stolen from us. Disaster is a constant call to return.
If you thought we could confront The End of Times with ‘innovations’ in green tech and ‘sustainability’, think again. We need is something older, an ancient wisdom within us all that is yearning to be remembered.
On July 15th at 5pm, Natalie Armitage will be joined by:
Beckah Williams - Earth Child Remedies
Afia Walking Tree - Solidarity Yaad International
George Massoud - Material Cultures
Paulette Henry - Black Rootz
This event will be on Zoom, with captions. All ticket holders will have access to the recording for three months following the event. See you there!