The next Climate Psychology Study Group gathering hosted by Climate and Mind will be on Friday, December 10th at 4pm Pacific Time. NOTE: This is the second Friday of December (not the usual third Friday).
Time: December 10, 2021 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Decolonizing the Mind
For the zoom link, contact Andrew at andrew@northseattletherapy.com
This month's discussion topic, "Decolonizing the Mind," will be facilitated by Barb Easterlin and will focus on Chapter 2 of Climate Crisis, Psychoanalysis, and Radical Ethics by Donna M. Orange (2012) and an essay by Sherri Mitchell and Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset, entitled “Indigenous Prophecy and Mother Earth” from All We Can Save (2021).
For background, here is a link to an interview from the Post Carbon Institute with Sherri Mitchell: Sherri Mitchell on decolonizing the mind - Post Carbon Institute in which she talks about the impact of colonization on mental and spiritual health, among other impacts.
Primary Readings:
Chapter 2 of Climate Crisis, Psychoanalysis, and Radical Ethics by Donna M. Orange (2012) - see PDF attached
An essay by Sherri Mitchell and Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset, entitled “Indigenous Prophecy and Mother Earth” from All We Can Save (2021) - see PDF attached
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