The Lorax
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"The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss is a classic children's book first published in 1971 that tells the story of a once-beautiful land devastated by unchecked industrialization.
Through the fable of the Lorax, who speaks for the trees, and the Once-ler, who cuts down Truffula Trees to make Thneeds, the book delivers a powerful message about environmental stewardship, greed, and the consequences of ignoring nature. The Lorax warns the Once-ler about the damage being done, but is ultimately forced to leave when the environment is destroyed, leaving behind a message: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not”. The Lorax has become widely recognized as a symbol for environmental advocacy. Its themes resonate in activism, educational activities, and public discourse around sustainability and the rights of nature, as shown in events like the People's Climate March. |
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Open Your Eyes
- Anonymous
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A poem by Naima Penniman of Climbing PoeTree
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Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. Yet its wild spaces—rich in gold, timber, and fertile soil for large-scale agriculture—are also among the world’s most threatened. In 2008, when Ecuador became the first country in the world to enshrine a revolutionary concept called the “rights of nature” in its constitution, conservationists gained perhaps their most powerful tool for protecting wild spaces. Today, that tool is being put to the test as advocates race to preserve habitats and the remarkable species they support.
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Sky Hopinka’s two-channel film is a cycle centered on the narrative of the Island Weights—oneof the Ho-Chunk creation stories about four individual water spirits sent to the cardinal points ofthe Earth to keep it from spinning out chaotically. Originating in what is now Wisconsin, the Ho-
Chunk nation—which translates to “People of the Big Voice”—spans from Red Banks to Trempealeau and across the pines and the waterways from Minneapolis to Milwaukee. Broken into five parts—wijirawaséwe (the Island Weights), yoiréreginarere (the west one), rek’úhuhíra (the south one), hą́boguominàgara (the eastern one), siniwagúreginągere (the north one)—the film accompanies an individual narrating their journey along these boundaries of Ho-Chunk homelands in search of the worn and weary Weights. Images take viewers from the churning waters of the Mississippi River into serene forests, over still lakes, through vast shopping malls, along earthen effigy mounds, and the platformed remnants of Cahokian society. The narrator is attempting not simply to meet the Weights, but to restore the tired beings who have kept this world in place. - Lucia Momoh for Prospect.5 |
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Sing The Water Song
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This song was written by Irene Wawatie Jerome for Grandfather William Commanda's 2002 Circle of All Nations gathering. It is recorded with permission from the Wawatie and Commanda families and the Circle of All Nations Foundation and the Elders in Canada.
This Algonquin Water Song expresses loving gratitude for the water and raises the consciousness and connection of women with Mother Nature’s greatest gift. The song is easy to learn, and our hope is that millions of women will sing it, raising their own connection and awareness of the water they interact with daily even in the shower or at the sink. Sing it 4 times, facing each of the 4 Directions. We believe this is a powerful step to change, leading to both a spiritual as well as environmental shift on our planet.
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The Earth is our Mother
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Wisdom from Kumu Sabra Kauka - Hawai’ian Elder
“The Earth is our Mother.
The Earth feeds us. The Earth is our Island. As a whole people, entire humanity we have one Earth.” |
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Peaceful forests...
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LES INDES GALANTES
(Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Forêts paisibles (Les Indes galantes) - Classic with Crank! Peaceful forests Never may a vain desire trouble here our hearts. If they are sensitive, Fortune, it is not at the price of your favors. In our retreats, Greatness, never come to offer your false attractions! Heaven, you have made them For innocence and for peace. Peaceful forests… Let’s enjoy our refuges, Let’s enjoy peaceful things. Ah! Can one be happy When one has other wishes? Peaceful forests… |
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When you're lost in the rain
Video by Sky Hopinka
In this video, drawing from Bob Dylan's song "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," layers of experiences circling loss and longing are overlaid between images of landscapes and movement. In the song by Dylan, a stranger's listlessness and exhaustion are woven through and around Juarez, Mexico, and so too in this video are these stories woven around colonial discontent and uncertainty as they move through an uneasy negotiation with the strangeness of the American pioneer spirit.
Commissioned by Brianna Matzke for The Response Project |
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Water is Life
Water is life. Give thanks to the spirit of the snow, the rains, the rivers and lakes. For water holds all of life. |
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Wisdom Weavers of the World
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Produced by Academy and Emmy Award Winning Producer, Jeffrey D Brown - Medicine Wheel Films. Filmed and Edited by Daniel "El Suchi" Garcia with support from extended film crew.
Thirteen Indigenous Elders from around the world come together to co-create a message for humankind, weaving wisdom of diverse cultures and lifeways, uncovering one common thread: for humanity to survive, we must shift our consciousness from the mind to the heart.
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birds
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Posted by TANZ on film
Director + Choreographer - Chehon Wespi-Tschopp Dancers - IAF Mentorship + IAF Company DP - Tyler Rousseau Editor - Ricardo Perez Steady Cam - Greg Arch Music - Vivaldi / Max Richer |
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Could birds be communicating with us via dance?