Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature

by Osprey Orielle Lake

Uprisings for the Earth delves into a new kinship with nature while acknowledging the treasures of urban life and the unique stake each person has in resolving critical and timely challenges. While avoiding doomsday scenarios, Lake offers a frank inquiry into a variety of causes leading to our current global peril while also providing a deep well of hope and profound insight. She weaves together history, ecology, culture, governance, women's leadership and the arts to map out an integrated approach to working in partnership with nature while creating a more just and sustainable future.

Her wisdom, lyrical style, and thorough research frame chapters such as “Around the From Global Warming to a Renewed Hearth”, “Anthem to Water”, “Democracy Ancient and Modern” and “Honor the Women.” Lake takes us along wild rivers as she explores water conservation and the mysteries of water science; sits us around a fire along with great minds of past and present to contemplate the climate crisis; and takes us to several continents where we navigate deeper into history of culture and land.

Consider this book required reading for its inspiration, innovation and hope for the Earth and future generations.

232 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2010

About the author

Founder and executive director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN), Osprey Orielle Lake works internationally with grassroots, BIPOC and Indigenous leaders, policymakers, and diverse coalitions to build climate justice, resilient communities, and a just transition to a decentralized, democratized clean-energy future.

She sits on the executive committee for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature and on the steering committee for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Osprey’s writing about climate justice, relationships with nature, women in leadership, and other topics has been featured in The Guardian, Earth Island Journal, The Ecologist, Ms. Magazine and many other publications.

She is the author of the award-winning book Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with Nature. Osprey holds an MA in Culture and Environmental Studies from Holy Names University in Oakland and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area on Coast Miwok lands.

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never before have I dog-eared and marked so many beautiful quotes and stories to remember and reflect upon for years to come. I want to let everyone I love borrow this book for its lyrical, vulnerable, and welcoming writing. I adore that Osprey encourages a view of nature and humanity healing as a multi-dimensional, interwoven tapestry of peace and justice for all peoples and inhabitants on the planet as family. There is much important and urgent work to be done, and it can often feel incredibly overwhelming. Yet books like this highlight the hope, love, and possibility we can focus on as we endure and create a new world for all.

I'm grateful to sit at the fire with everyone. ❤️‍🔥

[Alana Conner · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book connects the dots of this worlds interconnection, using technical details poetically interwoven with story. This book poignantly points to what is important. A beautiful read!