Ziraat calls us to awaken to and address the environmental challenges we face. It is a call to heal our relationship with our beautiful Earth. It is a call to recognize the sacredness of Life and unite together to create, in Pir Vilayat’s words, a beautiful world of beautiful people.
Call of the Earth – In 2022 The Inayatiyya Activities and Interest Groups presented a series of 10 articles in response to the current need of the planet. The Inayatiyya International Board includes the Earth as an ex-officio board member.
Here are a few relevant links to keep you informed and provide ways you can help yourself, others, and the planet.
Spiritual Attunement Focused Sites
Earth Sanctuaries – Betty Lou Chaika. A sacred life in nature. Service to nature.
Living Resilience – Resources for living in the time of global collapse of Earth and human systems.
Pachamama Alliance – Amazon Rain Forest based outreach to humanity.
Climate Change As Spiritual Practice – Special program with Joanna Macy and Jonathan Gustin held in June 2022. This site has other information and links.
Environmental Education and Action
350.org – Fossil fuel use. Building a climate movement.
Bioneers – A hub for engagement to solutions for restoring people and the planet.
Grist – Grist reports on topics like politics, energy, equity, culture and how they intersect with climate.
Job One for Humanity – Provides a “big picture” holistic view and analysis of the interconnected and interdependent climate systems creating our current climate change emergency.
Extinction Rebellion – Extinction Rebellion is a non-partisan movement using non-violent direct action and civil disobedience to persuade governments to act justly on the Climate and Ecological Emergency.
Regeneration – A response to the urgency of the climate crisis, a what-to-do manual for all levels of society.
Agriculture
Decolonizing Regenerative Agriculture: An Indigenous Perspective – An interview with A-dae Romero-Briones (Cochiti/Kiowa), the Director of Programs for Agriculture and Food Systems of the First Nations Development Institute.
Protecting Pollinators – Promotes the health of pollinators, critical to food and ecosystems.
Biodynamic Demeter Alliance – Biodynamics is a spiritually based form of agriculture founded on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner.
Permaculture – a design approach to regenerating ecosystems, creating just and peaceful communities, and thereby increasing permanence in human culture.
Institute for Mindful Agriculture – Where regenerative agriculture, food sovereignty, and spiritual ecology meet.