Extraction otherWisdom Circle

Everything we consume carries stories, has origins. Our food, energy, metals, and comforts are pulled from somewhere — and over the past several centuries, those somewheres have multiplied and often stretched well beyond the range that our bodies travel. Everything we consume connects us to other bodies, beings, places and ecosystems, but those connections are often imbalanced, incomplete, and uni-directional. They take more value than they return. They leave more harm than they tend. In this session, we will look closely at extraction: how bodies, lands, and histories are mined for profit, and how we are entangled in these flows.