The RēMind, No. 010: _
The RēMind, No. 010: _
Updates from Rē / October Retreat / Cork's Future City Food Hub / Perspectives on a Global Green New Deal / Canada Invests in Indigenous-led Conservation and Stewardship / Regenerative Communities
In this week’s newsletter, we explore some exciting global ideas, announcements and projects.
Irish urban landscape architects reimagine a multi-story car park into an innovative food production hub to promote urban food access and resilience. International thought leaders explore what could happen if the promises of a “Green New Deal” were global? Canada pledges $340 million to support Indigenous stewardship programs. Regenerative Communities builds community-based digital incubation systems to promote meaningful transformation of communities.
These initiatives, funds, designs and stories provide inspiration and learning lessons to us all, regardless of the scale at which we work at. Sometimes growing community entails greening existing infrastructure or exploring new contexts, other times we must focus on our own internal growth and nourishment.
Continue reading to learn more!
Updates from Rē:
Falling Into Balance
Rē extends a warm invitation to rēconnect mind, body and nature. Our ‘Falling Into Balance’ self-care retreat is slated for October 22-24th at Rē’s home-base in Southern Tennessee.
Join us and immerse yourself in the peaceful rhythms of the countryside, with camping accommodations and a nature-based program, including: guided meditations, yoga, Ayurveda lessons and practice, as well as a wonderful Ayurvedic menu!
Thana Nu of Nourish Me Wellness, Caitlin Smith of Within Wellness,
and Ashlei Laing of Rē : The Regenerative school will be leading the retreat, holding space, and guiding us into balance.
This wholesome retreat has been designed to nourish the divine feminine in each of us. Follow our link for more info, contacts and signups!
Remodeling A Multistory Carpark into a Future City Food Hub in Ireland
What will our cities look like in the next 10 or 15 years? Will these urban spaces be able to grow sufficient amounts of fresh nutritious food? Will they have a resilient food system in place that won’t be as heavily disrupted by the next pandemic? And, will they meet the food needs of all urbanites, regardless of race or income level?
These are just some of the challenges to be considered when drawing up solutions for urban food access and resilience.
Landscape architect and urban designer Chris Jones and Brian McCarthy have reimagined a multi-story downtown carpark in Cork, Ireland into “a Future City Food Hub… an essential part of the modern, responsible, and resilient food system.” Their design features a city-center production, processing and distribution hub that is supported by a regenerative, no-dig market garden.
Learn more about this innovative proposal here.
Perspectives on a Global Green New Deal
Promises of a ‘Green New Deal’ have captured the imagination of climate activists, scholars and policymakers across Europe and North America. Unless grounded in principles of global justice, the promise of green jobs and infrastructure in the Global North could simply mean a continuation of colonial patterns of inequality and exploitation around the world. What would it mean for the Green New Deal to be globally fair? Published by the London Office of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and The Leap, Perspectives on a Global Green New Deal tackles this question head on.
In this new publication, climate justice experts from around the world offer up insights and explore the key themes that will define the future of any equitable and just global green new deal.
Order the printed book or read the pdf online here.
Canada Invests $340 Million in Indigenous-led Conservation and Stewardship
On August 12, Canada announced $340 million in new funding over the next five years to support Indigenous-led conservation and stewardship. This investment includes more than $173 million for new and existing Indigenous Guardians initiatives and the development of Indigenous Guardians Networks for First Nations, Inuit and Métis. These Guardian programs are opportunities for Indigenous Peoples to exercise greater responsibility in stewardship of their traditional lands, waters, and ice. Over $166 million has also been allocated for Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas. This funding is part of Budget 2021’s historic $2.3 billion commitment to nature conservation.
Learn more about this exciting news here.
Regenerative Communities: Hands On – Facilitating the Transformation
Mission: We build community based digital incubation systems that promote prosocial behaviour with a rewarding complementary crypto currency that can unlock the wealth of social capital and become an indicator for the maturity of meaningful transformation of communities.
Regenerative Communities envisions neighbourhoods as predominantly circular and regenerative ecosystems in 2030. Regenerative Communities seeks to create social capital, innovative infrastructure, and creative spaces, while facilitating the development of youth entrepreneurship based on student companies and train participants in exploring basic human values.
Learn more about their projects here.