Osprey Orielle Lake is a lifelong advocate of social and environmental justice. She is Director of the Women's Earth and Climate Caucus and on the governing board of Praxis Peace Institute. The heart of Lake's work is expressed in her bronze sculptures and monuments, recognized internationally as depicting new cultural narratives. She is on the adjunct faculty at two California universities and is a requested speaker at international conferences and colleges. She lives in northern California.
"Uprisings for the Earth creates new, vibrant ground that holds within it keys to finding our way to a meaningful and vital relationship with the natural world in modern civilization. Osprey Orielle Lake's unique, personal, and inspiring perspective on current and historical events makes us proud to be human as we search for self-responsibility and renewal while defying apathy and cynicism. Her book presents a philosophy that is both rich in nature poetics and filled with good sense. Within compelling and dynamic verse, Lake makes a call to discover and uphold what she has named an 'Earth etiquette.' This is a call we need to answer, and Lake makes us thrilled to do it." -- Riane Eisler, author of The Chalice and The Blade and The Real Wealth of Nations "Seeing both the peril and the promise of this moment in time, Osprey Orielle Lake brings us stories infused with her passion for life. Like winds off the mountains, they renew our energy and summon our will to rise up together for the sake of Earth." -- Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self "If you are searching for your 'ground of being' in these turbulent times, this is the book to read. Osprey Orielle Lake shares with us how to listen to the natural world in our midst and offers some penetrating philosophical nuggets, while tantalizing us occasionally with her poetic flare. The result is a healthy dose of wisdom and a dynamic process for renewing our cultural narrative in a time of societal and environmental change. Uprisings for the Earth is the kind of ecological literacy we need today." -- Tony Clarke, co-author of Blue Gold and author of Tarsands Showdown "This is a book for leaders and for those who feel the call to lead in this historic moment. What you will experience in Uprisings for the Earth you will experience nowhere else." -- Brian Swimme, co-author of The Universe Story with Thomas Berry "This book gives us a deep understanding of how the current course we are on has led to our dire planetary predicament and what we can do to change it. As an artist and advocate for the Earth, using personal experience and reflection, Lake offers a refreshing perspective on our capacity for intimacy with rivers, forests, mountains, valleys and each other in a time of environmental crisis. This thoughtful book presents a necessary and urgent call to action, cogent advice for all those who wish to be engaged in healing a culture disconnected from nature and in caring for our future." ~ Susan Griffin, author Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy and Woman and Nature "In these times of great economic, political and environmental dislocation, Osprey Orielle Lake's Uprisings for the Earth challenges us to rise to the call of history and recommit ourselves individually and collectively, to creating a safe and sustainable future and that we do it with joy and laughter and love and awe and celebration!" ~ Belvie Rooks, Growing a Global Heart
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