September 2021 BLUU Havens Gathering: September 18, 2021

Join at 12:30 for Socializing or Just Hanging Out & Listening to Music! 

We welcome you to join us for our September Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism BLUU Havens Chicago Gathering. 

In honor of Fall and the harvest season, please join BLUU Havens Chicago on September 18th, 2021 at 1-2 pm via Zoom for the first of a two part discussion on land, food justice, and the black freedom movement.  

Food history in the US often describes Black people’s relationship to the land as one filled with danger, oppression, ignorance and subjection. There is another story however, filled with healing, resistance, and economic self-determination of our communities. How can we reclaim our connection to the land as a means of liberation in our lives? 

Join us and our guest JIM EMBRY, Sacred Earth Activist, after which there will be a question and answer session. 

Jim Embry considers himself an evolutionary being, his purpose is to contribute to a paradigm shift toward Sacred Earth consciousness and refers to himself as a Sacred Earth Activist. As founder and director of Sustainable Communities Network, Jim contributes to the theory and practice of sustainable living while cultivating collaborative efforts at the local, national, and international levels with a focus on food systems.  

As a scuba diver and photographer, Jim has traveled widely to capture the beauty of the land and oceans. His photos and written works have appeared in many publications including We Are Each Other’s Harvest, Sustainable World Source Book, Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky,  Kentucky African American Encyclopedia and many more! 

If you’d like to learn more about Jim Embry, visit his website or read his “We Are Each Other’s Harvest” Essay.