Scientist and writer Robin Wall Kimmerer talks about the concept of naturalization – that for those of us not indigenous to this land, we might become “naturalized” to it: Living on it without harming and in reciprocity. We’ll reflect on all that has happened on the land we’re on and lessons for now.
Rev. Elizabeth Nguyen shares learnings from what is sometimes called the heartland, flyover country where legacies of both strong social justice organizing and oppressive politics live on and the future is being made and unmade each day.
Links to view the sermon and a special music selection Henry David Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”—his ode to the prophetic power of conscience—inspired both Gandhi and Dr. King. Thoreau’s message was: “Let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine.” How can our friend Thoreau help us think about disobedience and resistance in the Age … Continue reading How to Disobey a Tyrant
