One of my most luminous memories of my trip to Alaska is linked to the beauty of the boreal forest near Fairbanks (http://www.borealforest.org/). I didn’t see much of it, just had a glimpse at it, but its light and colors have stayed with me. Tomorrow, I am joining a Christian Peacemaker Teams (http:/www.cpt.org/) delegation to Northwest Ontario; we’ll be visiting Kenora's Anishinaabe communities (http://www.anishinaabemdaa.com/) and learn more about their struggle for justice. The boreal forest that surrounds this area is subject to massive logging that depletes natural resources and destroys the environment. As a result, the Anishinaabe communities are losing their ability to sustain themselves. I am very eager to learn more about this place and this history, to support the local struggle for justice as much as I can, and maybe, at some point, to walk peacefully in the boreal forest.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Boreal forest
One of my most luminous memories of my trip to Alaska is linked to the beauty of the boreal forest near Fairbanks (http://www.borealforest.org/). I didn’t see much of it, just had a glimpse at it, but its light and colors have stayed with me. Tomorrow, I am joining a Christian Peacemaker Teams (http:/www.cpt.org/) delegation to Northwest Ontario; we’ll be visiting Kenora's Anishinaabe communities (http://www.anishinaabemdaa.com/) and learn more about their struggle for justice. The boreal forest that surrounds this area is subject to massive logging that depletes natural resources and destroys the environment. As a result, the Anishinaabe communities are losing their ability to sustain themselves. I am very eager to learn more about this place and this history, to support the local struggle for justice as much as I can, and maybe, at some point, to walk peacefully in the boreal forest.
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