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TO EXPLORE AND PROMOTE HUMAN RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO NATURE - THE WHOLE COMMUNITY OF LIFE

PUBLICATIONS:WE CREATE RESOURCES AND FOSTER WIDESPREAD EXCHANGE OF IDEAS TO SUPPORT A SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT FUTURE FOR HUMANS AND NATURE. OUR MULTIMEDIA PLATFORMS, INCLUDE:>>QUESTIONS FOR A RESILIENT FUTURE, AN ONLINE SERIES PROBING POSSIBILITIES FOR RENEWED HUMANS AND NATURE RELATIONSHIPS. OUR QUESTIONS RANGE FROM WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN TO HOW WE MIGHT RE-ENVISION OUR ROADS INFRASTRUCTURE. WE CURATE A COLLECTION OF PITHY RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS FROM THOUGHT LEADERS FROM ACROSS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES, CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES, AND LIFE EXPERIENCES. WE RELEASE THESE THOUGHT PIECES OVER A SERIES OF MONTHS, INVITING REFLECTION FROM OUR READERS, AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR READERS TO SUBMIT THEIR OWN RESPONSES.>>MINDING NATURE, A JOURNAL EXPLORING CONSERVATION VALUES AND THE PRACTICE OF DEMOCRATIC ECOLOGICAL CITIZENSHIP. MINDING NATURE IS PUBLISHED ONLINE THREE TIMES PER YEAR, WITH LIMITED HARD-COPY PRINTINGS. MINDING NATURE OFFERS IN-DEPTH INTERDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS, INCLUDING THE ARTS (VISUAL AND POETRY), OF THE ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF OUR SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHALLENGES.>>CITY CREATURES, A BLOG THAT EXPLORES HOW CITIES CAN BE REMARKABLE PLACES OF CONNECTION WITH OTHER SPECIES AND ONE ANOTHER. CITY CREATURES OFFERS COMPELLING ONLINE NARRATIVES AND ARTWORK ABOUT URBAN WILDLIFE FROM CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.>>BOOK SERIES. IN 2021, WORK WAS CONCLUDED ON THE VOLUMES, "WHAT KIND OF ANCESTOR DO YOU WANT TO BE?" (PUBLISH DATE MAY 2021, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS) AND "KINSHIP: BELONGING IN A WORLD OF RELATIONS" (PUBLISH DATE SEPTEMBER 2021, CHELEA GREEN PUBLISHING).

COMMUNICATIONS:AT THE CORE OF THE CENTER'S WORK IS AMPLIFYING THE IDEAS, STORIES, ESSAYS, POEMS, AND ART DEVELOPED BY OUR CONTRIBUTORS. THE CENTER PROMOTES EACH PIECE DEVELOPED FOR OUR PLATFORMS THROUGH WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS AND STRATEGIC SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH COLLEAGUES FROM PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THEY PROMOTE PIECES ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWSLETTERS, AND OTHER AUDIENCE OUTLETS. FOR EVERY PIECE, WE CONDUCT SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH TO AUTHOR/ARTIST AFFILIATIONS, RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS, AND MEDIA.

GATHERINGS & EVENTS:WHEN PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES PREMIT, THE CENTER DEVELOPS AND HOSTS IN-PERSON, MULTI-DAY GATHERINGS FOR GROUPS OF 10-20 THOUGHT LEADERS. THESE GATHERINGS ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLECTED VOLUMES AROUND SPECIFIC THEMES WHICH ARE PRODUCED AS BOOKS OR SPECIAL ISSUES OF MINDING NATURE. THE CENTER ALSO CO-HOSTS PUBLIC EVENTS WITH PARTNERS AT DIFFERENT VENUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT:THE CENTER DEVELOPS COLLABORATIONS WITH MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON MEDIA, EVENTS, AND PUBLICATIONS IN ORDER TO AMPLIFY THE WORK OF ALL PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS. THE CENTER IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PODCAST THAT WILL BE A JOINT PRODUCTION OF THE CENTER AND THE NATIONALLY-SYNDICATED RADIO PROGRAM, TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE (TTBOOK).