🌱📚 We are thrilled to congratulate Osprey Orielle Lake, GARN Executive Committee member, on the publication of her new book, “The Story is in Our Bones”! This groundbreaking work is a beacon of hope in our quest for environmental and social justice.
🌍 With a foreword by GARN’s Indigenous Council Chair, Casey Camp Horinek, and participation from GARN’s director Natalia Greene, ExCo member Shannon Biggs and Rights of Nature Tribunal judge Bianca Chancosa, amongst other allies of the movement, “The Story is in Our Bones” delves deep into the heart of the Rights of Nature movement. It braids together poetic storytelling, climate justice analyses, and the collective wisdom of Earth-centered cultures to offer a roadmap to a brighter future for Mother Earth.
🌟 Cormac Cullinan, GARN ExCo member and author of “Wild Law”, praises Osprey’s work, saying, “Reading this book… is like being a salmon in the depths who scents the stream of origin that will guide it home.”
🌿 Nnimmo Bassey, also part of GARN’s ExCo and Right Livelihood Award winner, hails the book as “an empowering call for action,” while Helena Gualinga, Indigenous youth climate leader and GARN collaborator, emphasizes its importance in addressing the complex intersections of colonialism, racism, patriarchy, capitalism, and ecocide.
📖 “The Story is in Our Bones” not only sheds light on the crises we face but also offers a path forward. Osprey Orielle Lake’s insightful narratives and profound insights remind us that another world is possible.
👩💼 About the Author: Osprey Orielle Lake is the founder and executive director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network and a dedicated advocate for environmental justice. Her work has been featured in esteemed publications like The Guardian and Common Dreams.
Let’s join hands in celebrating Osprey’s remarkable achievement and continue our journey towards a more just world! 🌎✨