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#MUNIonThis: If you were nature, what would you say to humans?
In this episode, you'll hear contributions from three women who participated in the Letters from Nature, a project we launched after Earth day with our friends from Agam Agenda, Habilin and Forest Foundation Philippines, to help us pause and reflect on lessons from nature.
Listen to Alex Paredes' letter from the Philippine hornbill or Kalaw, as they are locally known, Thea Serad's letter from soil, and Maye Padilla's Liham Mula sa Kalikasan, and our reflections on the role of mindfulness and presence in connecting to the more than human world.
After listening, we invite you to view the online gallery of contributed works compiled by Habilin via bit.ly/LettersFromNature-ArtGallery. You may also be inspired to write your own letter from nature via bit.ly/LettersFromNature or by posting on Instagram with the #lettersfromnature and tagging @muni_ph, @agamagenda and @habilin_.
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This episode features a segment of the live recording of Muni's Letters From Nature gathering in partnership with Agam Agenda, Habilin and Forest Foundation Philippines. You'll hear a piece written by Padma Perez (our guest in our Writing Climate Stories episode) from the perspective of a seed, as read by spoken word artist Jam Pascual. The full length version of Padma's work is featured in the book Makisawsaw: Recipes and Ideas, edited by Mabi David (also our guest for Writing Climate Stories) and Karla Rey, published by Gantala Press. After Jam's reading, Mabi interviews Padma about her piece, her creative voice, inspiration, and then Padma also delightfully turns the tables and asks Mabi some questions, with some questions from some of our guests during the gathering.
You can contribute your own letter from nature via bit.ly/LettersFromNature or by posting on Instagram with the #lettersfromnature and tagging @muni_ph, @agamagenda and @habilin_, and view the online Letters From Nature gallery via bit.ly/LettersFromNature-ArtGallery.
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#MUNIonThis: What is the role of stories in tackling our climate crisis? How might we think about writing the stories we choose to tell?
In this episode, we have a conversation with Padma Perez, strategist for creative collaborations of Agam Agenda - a place to reimagine climate conversations through stories and art, and host of the Agam the Climate Podcast (which Muni's Jen Horn joined for an episode), and Mabi David, co-editor of Makisawsaw, a collection of essays on food and political involvement, and the partnerships and advocacy lead of Good Food Community. Together, we explore how writing can be used as a tool to bring people together, not only to acknowledge our fears, but also help us imagine better futures.
After listening, you may be inspired to take part in our #LettersFromNature project, and join us on 15 May 2021, 4:00-5:30pm for Letters From Nature: a reflective & creative session together with Padma and Mabi and our other friends from Agam and Habilin. Sign up to join this gathering here.
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This episode is brought to you by Forest Foundation Philippines, a nonprofit that supports projects that empower people to protect and grow our forests, and restores our connection with the natural world. Learn more about them and how you can make your project happen via forestfoundation.ph.
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#MUNIonThis: What's it like being a woman in conservation? And what difference does it make when women lead?
In this episode, we have a personal conversation with two compassionately powerful guests: KM Reyes, co-founder of the women-led, youth environmental nonprofit, Centre for Sustainability PH, and Maya Quirino, advocacy coordinator of the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center leading the #GreenprintPH campaign. We chat with them about gender and how that influences the power they wield in their work in environmental conservation, restoration and policy.
Furthermore, women leaders create so much impactful change within their families and communities in ways that are not always acknowledged or valued. So on 27 March 2021 we're also holding space for womxn working in ecosystem restoration—whether in conservation or regenerative agriculture, in advocacy or environmental policy, in community development, in environmental education, in art and storytelling, and so on—with the hopes that by connecting or reconnecting with one another, we can support each other in appreciating our strengths as women and reclaiming our power. Express your interest to join this event here. Guest list will be finalized by 25 March 2021.
Find Muni on Telegram: channel [t.me/muni_ph], group [t.me/municommunity]; and Instagram [@muni_ph].
This episode is brought to you by Forest Foundation Philippines, a nonprofit that supports projects that empower people to protect and grow our forests, and restores our connection with the natural world. Learn more about them and how you can make your project happen via forestfoundation.ph.
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What has 2020 been like for you? And what lessons are you bringing in from the past year into your intentions for 2021? In this episode, we talked about living slow, connecting with nature, dealing with difficult truths, embracing imperfection, being present and having courage, among other insights.
Using reflection prompts to share our thoughts and feelings with each other, we also invite you to use these prompts, and spark more meaningful conversations with yourself, and maybe your friends and loved ones too.
You can also join us for an evening of reflection on January 29, 6-8PM for Reconnect & Regenerate, an intimate Muni community gathering where we'll be holding space for introspection, active listening and sharing, to help you reconnect with yourself, others and the planet. Express your interest to join this event here. Guest list will be finalized by January 25, 2021.
Find Muni on Telegram: channel [t.me/muni_ph], group [t.me/municommunity]; and Instagram [@muni_ph].
This episode is brought to you by Forest Foundation Philippines, a nonprofit that supports projects that empower people to protect and grow our forests, and restores our connection with the natural world. Learn more about them and how you can make your project happen via forestfoundation.ph.
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