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Iroquois Nation’s Constitution
states that all of their deliberations
must consider the impact on the
seventh generation to come, but
we should be thinking now of
seven centuries, not generations.
Although we may not be able to
restore the planet to what it was
like for our forefathers, we might
be able to prepare it to become
ecologically healthy again as the forefathers of the future.
In the coming decades the planet earth is likely to experience catastrophic change on many levels. At present, most of our political and religious leaders are stuck in an old paradigm. Our educators and inter- preters are stuck in a failed system. And our fellow citizens are stuck in an unrealistic dream. Here are a couple of 21st Century Questions for those of us in the institute: What can we do, individually and collec- tively, to help pull them out of their perceptual quagmires? And how can we help them focus on this new set of the 3 Rs?
Steve Van Matre international chair
Thanks to the help of our Sardinian Associates, we have 50 new illustrations in hand for the Earthwalks book, plus a new logo. Here are a couple of those drawings to whet your appetite for our next publication.
21st Century Questions
Does a planet that produced the amazing array of life here have any ecological rights?
What could serve as an ecological touchstone for making collec- tive decisions on behalf of all planetary life, not just our own?
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