Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

We arethirteen indigenous grandmothers. . . . We are deeply concerned with theunprecedented destruction of our Mother Earth, the atrocities of war, theglobal scourge of poverty, the prevailing culture of materialism, the epidemicsthat threaten the health of the Earth’s peoples, and with the destruction ofindigenous ways of life.We, the InternationalCouncil of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, believe that our ancestral ways ofprayer, peacemaking, and healing are vitally needed today. . . . We believe that theteachings of our ancestors will light our way through an uncertain future.In someNative American societies, tribal leaders consulted a council of grandmothersbefore making any major decisions that would affect the whole community. Whatif we consulted our wise women elders about the problems facing our globalcommunity today? This book presents the insights and guidance of thirteenindigenous grandmothers from five continents, many of whom are living legendsamong their own peoples. The Grandmothers offer wisdom on such timely issues asnurturing our families; cultivating physical and mental health; and confrontingviolence, war, and poverty. Also included are the reflections of Western womenelders, including Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem, Helena Norberg-Hodge, and Carol Moseley Brown.