[SOLD OUT] Powell's Presents: Robin Wall Kimmerer in Conversation With Emma Marris / TICKETED EVENT

Tue Dec 10 2024 at 07:30 pm UTC-08:00

Newmark Theatre | Portland

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[SOLD OUT] Powell's Presents: Robin Wall Kimmerer in Conversation With Emma Marris \/ TICKETED EVENT
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As Indigenous scientist and Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry's relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth — its abundance of sweet, juicy berries — to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution insures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, "Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency." As Elizabeth Gilbert writes, Robin Wall Kimmerer is "a great teacher, and her words are a hymn of love to the world." The Serviceberry (Scribner) is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times, and a reminder that "hoarding won't save us, all flourishing is mutual." Kimmerer will be joined in conversation by environmental writer Emma Marris, author of Wild Souls: What We Owe Animals in a Changing World.

Please note: Tickets for this event are $30 (before service charges) and include admission, as well as one hardcover copy of The Serviceberry. Books distributed at event.
Buy Tickets: https://www.portland5.com/newmark-theatre/events/robin-wall-kimmerer
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