Finding Sustainability Through Language
Conversations around making sustainable choices often include the actions we take as consumers: what food we eat, which products we buy, how we dispose of our material goods. But, sustainability doesn’t have to only be about consumer choices. Maybe the best place to start to become more sustainable is in how we think about nature and how we talk about nature. In this episode, join Jordan and Mimi as they discuss how we can better use the tool of language to make sustainable choices and work towards repairing the human-nature relationship.
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Additional Resources
Read about the work of Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer and her widely acclaimed book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
If you are looking to learn more about how language influences our relationship with nature, pick up a copy of Ecolinguistics: Language, Ecology and the Stories We Live By Arran Stibbe
Check out the other animal friendly idioms by PETA on their website.
#RisingYouth and Start The Wave helped to make this episode possible. #RisingYouth is a program led by TakingITGlobal to help youth in Canada develop life skills by giving back to their communities. Start the Wave is a non-profit organisation focused on empowering and supporting projects that create positive change worldwide. If you have a community project idea, definitely check out both #RisingYouth and Start The Wave!
