Amanda Gorman is a 24-year-old poet, and the youngest poet to speak at an inauguration in U.S. history. She graduated from Harvard University and she is a social justice advocate whose poems highlight issues of oppression, feminism, race, and marginalized groups of people. She advocates for social change through poetry.
Join Riverside Salem UCC Environmental Cottage for a discussion of the book The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. We are going to watch a film based on the book to start the discussion and see where it takes us. Everyone is welcome.
Today’s gathering is at the cottage, 3449 West River Rd. Next Sunday the group is not meeting. The following week (4/24) will focus again on creation as we celebrate #EarthDay.
Use your library card to borrow the book on Overdrive: http://ow.ly/o1Lu50IFVj7 or purchase via Abe Books: http://ow.ly/qqxl50IFVts
All in all, the people are Rwanda are still healing and grieving from the genocide that happened in their country. They are awaiting justice to be served on those responsible, they are trying to find peace in their lives by making the best out of a tragic situation, and a lot of them have turned into social justice advocates in order to ensure nothing like this happens again.