Living Story Landscapes Project

?? How might we transform our food systems consciously? ?? What are ways we can design it from a whole systems approach drawing deep from indigenous and local wisdom of place? Join us in this interactive webinar sharing our findings and a collective harvest of learnings from our conscious food systems incubator project in partnership with the Conscious Food Systems Alliance called From Ubuntu to Kapwa: Developing a Deep Design Approach to Conscious Food Systems from the Edges. Designers, educators, development workers, and specialists applying regenerative design and methodologies in food systems are most welcome. ? Wed 20 Mar 2024 | 8-10 PM UTC+8 Register: https://lnkd.in/g7ESdtxZ It has been a truly inspiring journey putting this together with our partners Better World Cameroon, Reserva Falun, Alianzas para la Abundancia GEN - Global Ecovillage Network and its regions in Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Africa; and our friends from Gaia Education #regeneration #indigenouswisdom #bioculturalheritage #traditionalecologicalknowledge #biodiversity #foodsovereignty

How might we deepen our relationship with nature? By transforming our connection from ownership to relationship (Datu Vic Saway), through rituals that acknowledge their presence and importance (Bai Liza Saway), through mindful relationship with our body as earth and earth as our bodies (Mamerto Tindongan), through food offerings inviting nature as living beings, as kin (Janet Dolera). These are just some of the wise words our culture bearers shared with us over the weekend for our Kapwa sa Kalikopan story circle on deepening our relationship with nature. Through their stories and rituals, we were transported to deep experience of remembering beyond what we read in books and other media. Daghang Salamat to our culture bearers Datu Migeketay Saway, Bai Liza Saway, Mamerto Tindongan, Janet Dolera, our hosts from the University of the Philippines Cebu through Dr. Crina Tanongon and Jay Jorge, Slow Food Sugbo with stories of Cebuano food heritage by Louella Alix and Chef Sweetie Maurillo, and the support of m Jayendra, Terence Osorio, and Kat Candelaria and all those who made this possible ???? Thank you to Conscious Food Systems Alliance and our partners from the Ubuntu to Kapwa Deep Design project with Better World Cameroon, Allianzas para Abdunanzia, GEN - Global Ecovillage Network, Gaia Education para and the Restorying Landcapes in a Changing Climate with the British Council Hawkwood One Resilient Earth for helping make this possible. Most especially our local partner Green Releaf Initiative for our local community weaving. #indigenouswisdom #bioculturalheritage #kinship #regenerativecultures #deepecology #sacredecology #kapwa

I “In Philippine culture, there is an underlying belief in the psychic unity of humanity. All human beings – even animals, plants and minerals -- share this innermost sacred core: ubod ng kalooban. This is implied by the concept of “kapwa,” the deepest meaning of which is shared divinity …with this interdependence implied by a shared matrix of being seeks affirmation in a celebration of togetherness: pakikipagkapwa.” - Felipe de Leon, Jr. How might we design our solutions from a deeper place with our shared sense of belonging and purpose with nature, community, and our selves? ? Join us in restoring and re-storying place and belonging with cultural memory and imagination through our Kapwa Story Circles, a series of strategy retreat sessions for ecosystem resilience and regeneration leaders. Our first session out of four kapwa circles will open the series with sacred earth wisdom bearers who will share guidance on how we might connect deeper to our ancestral and biocultural heritage to guide our restoration and regeneration aims. Event details: February 3, 1-6 pm, venue in person at the Joya Gallery of the University of the Philippines, online via zoom. This is a gathering made possible by our collaborations for “From Ubuntu to Kapwa” project on developing a deep design approach to conscious food systems in collaboration with the Restorying Landscapes in a Changing Climate project. Cebuano stakeholders who are part of Green Releaf Initiative ‘s Pamumuno Lab for scaling ecosystem regeneration as part of its deep dive learning journey are invited to join in person. RSVP via link in bio or go to bit.ly/RSVPpamati Registrations close on JANUARY 31. For more information: contact Kat via +63 926 385 2670 or [email protected] #indigenouswisdom #earthwisdom #traditionalecologicalknowledge #bioculturalheritage #resilience #regeneration

How might we consciously design resilient and regenerative food systems from a deeper approach? On January 12, 11 am UTC, join us as we launch and bless “From Ubuntu to Kapwa project,” a conscious food systems action-research we at Living Story Landscapes Project are working on with Better World Cameroon and Alianzas para la Abundancia with Ubuntu center; in partnership with GEN - Global Ecovillage Network and its regional networks in Asia and Oceania, Africa, and Latin America; and Gaia Education. It is supported by the Conscious Food Systems Alliance. Inspired by the philosophy of oneness through the African and Afro-Colombian “Ubuntu” and Filipino psychology’s “Kapwa,” our goal is to develop a “deep design” from the edges, as a south to south exchange across 3 countries that share food system leadership and values from (historical) colonization, climate, and conflict narratives in Cameroon, Philippines, and Colombia. We will be graced by the following wisdom keepers who will share their prayers, blessings, and guidance about the project’s aims from Colombia ???? with: ?? Abuela Daira Qui?ones, ancestral wisdom keeper, entrepreneur, working with displaced women in the recovery of the traditions of the Afro-Pacific peoples. ??Mamo Juan Segundo Razigo, Aruaco from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta who has dedicated himself to being a guardian of Mother Earth while strengthening traditional knowledge and practices. From the Philippines ???? with: ?? Janet Dolera, a Filipina Babaylan working to support other Babaylans in Palawan along with individuals, families, and diaspora communities in reconnecting back to the spiritual heritage of the Filipino people. ?? Mamerto Lagitan Tindongan, an eighth generation Mumbaki of the Ifugao people working to regenerate abandoned rice fields using organic practices, and documenting the traditional healing rituals of his region. and from Cameron ???? with: ??Abunbi Prudence, a princess from a royal family of the indigenous land of the Bafut community, a changemaker, and coordinator the reconstruction of Bafut ecovillage. ?? Konkankoh Joshua, an indigenous environmental leader and founder of founder of Better World Cameroon and Bafut Ecovillage, weaving networks that enhance South-North Partnerships. Register to join via bit.ly/RSVPubuntukapwa #consciousness #foodsystems #regeneration #decolonization #indigenouswisdom #sacredecology