{"id":7453,"date":"2021-06-29T00:03:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T22:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potulnauniverzita.cz\/?post_type=aktivity&p=7453"},"modified":"2021-07-17T12:01:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T10:01:16","slug":"program-becoming-native-aneb-hledani-domova","status":"publish","type":"aktivity","link":"https:\/\/potulnauniverzita.cz\/en\/aktivity\/program-becoming-native-aneb-hledani-domova\/","title":{"rendered":"Program: Becoming Native or Finding Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summer seminar of the Traveling University of Nature<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program: Becoming Native or Finding Home<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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How to restore identity with your place and with the planet we live on<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A tribute to the Ore Mountains, Thomas Berry and indigenous cultures<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 2 to 8, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hotel Seifert in Nov\u00e9 Hamry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe must cherish this planet and the secrets of its deep workings. In the future, the greatest human discovery will be the discovery of our intimate relationship with all the other modes of being that live with us on this planet\u2026Only intimacy can save us from our current imprisonment in a plundering industrial economy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>Thomas Berry \/ The Great Work<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This year's seminar of the Traveling University of Nature is being held in the landscape of the Ore Mountains, whose face and recent human history reflect the characteristic existential alienation of modern man from the place in which he was born. The first major displacement of the original German population took place here after World War II. In the second half of the 20th century, the instrumental "development" of the chemical and mining industry caused extensive ecological devastation of the Ore Mountains forests and especially the Podkru\u0161noho\u0159\u00ed landscape and led to the displacement of the population from more than a hundred municipalities. In this environment, we want to think more deeply about how we could today individually and, above all, collectively renew our identity with the place and with the planet on which we live. How to move from dependence on the extractive economy, which determined the character of the modern era and was driven by the desire to use the world at all costs, to a more intimate and caring relationship with the world, which would be mutually beneficial for both us and the Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The seminar will explore how this shift can be inspired by a new cosmology and the concepts of the Great Work and the Ecozoic Era of the American cultural historian, Earth advocate, and cosmologist. Thomas Berry<\/strong> (1914-2009). Berry's ideas about the renewal of human-earthly relationships are introduced to us by his student and collaborator Gai Vorcelo<\/strong>, the head of Green Mountain Monastery, Ji\u0159\u00ed Zem\u00e1nek, Pavel Jan\u0161ta and American cosmologist Stephan Martin (Thomas Berry's book The Great Work - Our Journey to the Future is published by Malvern Publishing House). We will also be inspired by native wisdom and the life practices of indigenous cultures (Yona French Hawk, Lud\u011bk \u010cert\u00edk, Monika Michaelov\u00e1, Barbora Chmelov\u00e1), the concept of panpsychism of the Australian philosopher Freya Mathews <\/strong>and a comprehensive program of "active hope" Joanna Macy and Chris Jonstone <\/strong>(Lenka Kubelov\u00e1, Hana Bernardov\u00e1, Martin Nawrath).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will also learn about some local efforts to re-integrate the life of human communities into the broader context of bioregions and ecosystems, how to understand the specific place we live in and how to be beneficial to it. In short, how to become earthlings again and find our home. Mayor of Horn\u00ed Ji\u0159et\u00edn <\/strong>Vladim\u00edr Bu\u0159t will introduce us to the successful defense of his city against the coal industry's efforts to demolish it; we will recall the activities of environmental associations that led to the creation of the climate movement Limity jsme my (We Are the Limits) (Jan Pi\u0148os); Petr Mik\u0161\u00ed\u010dek's project of rediscovering the Ore Mountains; Lu\u010fek \u010cert\u00edk's practice of listening; Monika Michaelov\u00e1's practice of landscape painting, inspired by the Kogi Indians; the landscape treatment project of a landscape architect <\/strong>Kl\u00e1ra Salzmann; the Zdo\u0148ov project by Ji\u0159\u00ed Mal\u00edk and the \u017div\u00e1 voda association; the activities of the Soil Foundation and subversive cultural activities of the International Shepherds' Confederation (Michael Blail). The seminar will also include ritual dance (Milada Chalupov\u00e1), poetry (Lud\u011bk \u010cert\u00edk, Radek \u0160t\u011bp\u00e1nek, Renata Bulvov\u00e1) and daily wanderings in the surrounding countryside: to Horn\u00ed Blatn\u00e1, to Tisovsk\u00fd vrch and the Pajndl lookout tower, to Dra\u010d\u00ed sk\u00e1la and to the town of Pernink, to Nejdek and to K\u0159\u00ed\u017eov\u00fd vrch. After the seminar, we will set off on a multi-day journey across the Ore Mountains (Kru\u0161nohorsk\u00fd kw\u00e9runk), which will take us all the way to the Lusatian Mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seminar lecturers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vladim\u00edr Bu\u0159t (mayor of Horn\u00ed Ji\u0159et\u00edn), Gai Vorcelo \/ USA (Green Mountain Monastery), Stephan Martin \/ USA (Deep Time Network), Freya Mathews \/ Australia (philosopher), Yona French Hawk \/ USA (Cherokee medicine man), Chris Johnstone \/ England (therapist), Ji\u0159\u00ed Zem\u00e1nek (Pilgrim), Lud\u011bk \u010cert\u00edk (Pilgrim), Pavel Jan\u0161ta (Pilgrim), Kl\u00e1ra Salzmann (Faculty of Architecture, Czech Technical University in Prague), Alena Mal\u00edkov\u00e1 (Pilgrim), Monika Michaelov\u00e1 (Bridges \/ Puentes Endowment Fund), Jan Pi\u0148os (Green Circle), Barbora Chmelov\u00e1 (Partnership Foundation), Lenka Kubelov\u00e1 (Alferia \/ Pilgrim), Hana Bernardov\u00e1 (Land Foundation), Martin Nawrath (Partnership Foundation), Michael Blail (International Confederation of Pastoralists), Andrea Pr\u016fchov\u00e1-Hr\u016fzov\u00e1 (Fresh Eye), Renata Bulvov\u00e1 (School of Rhetoric), Kl\u00e1ra \u010c\u00ed\u017ekov\u00e1 (musician), Milada Chalupov\u00e1 (teacher) dances), Radek \u0160t\u011bp\u00e1nek (Host publishing house), Tereza B\u00ednov\u00e1 (poet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collaborators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hr\u016fza, Alena Mal\u00edkov\u00e1, Tom\u00e1\u0161 Gardelka, Barbora Kinkalov\u00e1, Karel \u010ctver\u00e1\u010dek (all Pilgrim).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe integral survival of the Earth in the future can only be ensured by restoring the biological integrity of the planet within its various bioregions. Our primary concern must be to restore the organic economy of the entire planet. This means supporting the full range of Earth\u2019s life systems, we need them all.\u201d<\/p>Thomas Berry \/ The Great Work<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

View of Earth from space (NASA 2021 \/ repofoto)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 1, Monday, August 2: Forgotten and rediscovered Ore Mountains<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
from 6 p.m.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

from 7 pm to 10 pm<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Evening block<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Introduction to the place, the landscape of the Ore Mountains and Podkru\u0161noho\u0159\u00ed Mountains and their remarkable history. The history of this unique, rich and extensive landscape is connected with ancient settlement and especially with ore mining, since the 15th century. It is also connected with the post-war displacement of the German population and the subsequent extensive ecological devastation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of our seminar, we will introduce this complex and dramatic historical story of the Ore Mountains, as well as their current revival, resettlement and healing. We will recall the history of mining; reflect on the relations between Czechs and Germans after the post-war displacement of the German population; present their poetic compositions in a performance Turf<\/em> Renata Bulvov\u00e1 <\/strong>with a musician Klara \u010c\u00ed\u017ekov\u00e1.<\/strong> Mayor of Horn\u00ed Ji\u0159et\u00edn Ing. Vladimir Burt <\/strong>will introduce us to the defense of his city and the Ore Mountains against the coal industry and an ecologist Jan Pinos<\/strong> will recall the story of the displaced and destroyed village of Libkovice and the broader context of the local ecological devastation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Wolf Pits near Horn\u00ed Blatn\u00e1 (reprophoto)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Horn\u00ed jeze\u0159\u00ed Castle above the \u010cSLA mine (reprophoto)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    "I have roots here and I would like my children to be able to live in Horn\u00ed Ji\u0159et\u00edn. Everything else comes from that. The knowledge that so many of the villages that only I knew no longer exist is terrible. ... The vast majority of people like to return to the places where they grew up, where they know someone, where they went on vacation. Tens of thousands of displaced North Bohemians no longer have that opportunity. ... "<\/p>Vladim\u00edr Bu\u0159t, mayor of Horn\u00ed Ji\u0159et\u00edn<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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      Horn\u00ed Blatn\u00e1 (reprophoto)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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      Lookout tower on Blatensk\u00fd vrch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Day 2, Tuesday, August 3: Thomas Berry \/ The Great Work and the Ecozoic Era<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      lecturers: G. Vorcelo, J. Zem\u00e1nek, S. Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      from 8 am<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

      breakfast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      from 9 to 9:15<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

      Dances of ancient traditions (Milada Chalupov\u00e1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      from 9:15<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
      Morning block<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

      Thomas Berry: Voices of the Ecozoic Era <\/strong>\/ Gail Worcelo (USA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A new story and "great work" by Thomas Berry \/ Viability, intimacy and celebration, three keys to entering the ecozoic era<\/strong> \/ Ji\u0159\u00ed Zemanek (Pilgrim)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      from 12 noon to 1 p.m.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

      lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      from 1 p.m.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

      Trip to Horn\u00ed Blatn\u00e1, Blatensk\u00fd vrch and to Vl\u010d\u00ed and Ledov\u00e9 jama (approx. 10 km)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      from 6 p.m.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

      dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      from 7 pm to 9:30 pm<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
      Evening block<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

      Living a new cosmology \u2013 how the ecozoic is coming to life around the world \/ about the activities of the Deep Time Network platform<\/strong> \/ Stephen Martin (USA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Dances of ancient traditions \/ Milada Chalupov\u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Gail Worcelo (reprophoto)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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        Mary C. Coelho, The Awakening of Human Consciousness (reprophoto)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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        \u201cWe need to understand the universe primarily as a celebration. \u2026man can be identified as that being in whom the universe celebrates itself and its numinous origin in a special mode of conscious self-awareness\u2026We can think of the viable future of the planet more as the result of our participation in the symphony or as our renewed participation in the numinous presence, manifesting in the wondrous world around us, than as the realization of some scientific understanding or socio-economic arrangement.\u201d<\/p>Thomas Berry \/ The Great Work<\/em> (Meadow behind the stream)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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        Tisovsk\u00fd vrch \u2013 Pajndl lookout tower (reprophoto)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

        Day 3, Wednesday, August 4: Thomas Berry, Freya Mathews and Contemporary Nativism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        lecturers: P. Jan\u0161ta, G. Worcelo, J. Zem\u00e1nek, F. Mathews<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 8 am<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        breakfast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 9 to 9:15<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        Dances of ancient traditions (Milada Chalupov\u00e1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 9:15<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
        Morning block<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        The ungroundedness of modern man or why do we need indigenous wisdom in the 21st century? <\/strong>\/ Thomas Berry, Freya Mathews and Annette Lee \/ Ji\u0159\u00ed Zem\u00e1nek<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        On contemporary native practice \/ interview with philosopher Freya Mathews<\/strong> (Australia) \/<\/em> zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Thomas Berry and the Sisters of the Earth Fellowship \/ Shaping a Vision for the Future <\/strong>\/ Gai Worcelo (USA) \/ zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 12 noon to 1 p.m.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        lunch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 1 p.m.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        Trip to Tisovsk\u00fd vrch, to the Pajndl lookout tower (approx. 10 km).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 6 p.m.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 7 pm to 9:30 pm<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
        Evening block<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        Integration of Cosmos, Earth, and Man \/ Thomas Berry and Confucianism <\/strong>\/ Pavel Jan\u0161ta<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        From the protests of North American Indians against the construction of the Dakota Pipeline on the Standing Rock reservation (2016 \/ photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        \u201cTo be native is to have an identity that is shaped by the place to which one belongs: one is a creature of one\u2019s own topography, of one\u2019s own colors and textures, of one\u2019s own saps and juices, of one\u2019s own moods, of one\u2019s own spirits and stories. \u2026 one is born into a world that prefigures and predetermines one\u2019s being in every detail. \u2026 One respects this space and never compromises the harmony between oneself and one\u2019s world by embracing some radical initiative\u2026 The world as it is given to one provides one with material sufficiency, mythical inexhaustibility, and a rich vocabulary for pragmatic and imaginative purposes.\u201d<\/p>Freya Mathews \/ Becoming Native<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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        Dragon Rock near Perninok (reprophoto)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        Day 4, Thursday, August 5: on the cultural contribution of indigenous cultures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        lecturers: L. \u010cert\u00edk, Yona French Hawk, M. Michaelov\u00e1, B. Chmelov\u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 8 am<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        breakfast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 9 to 9:15<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        Dances of ancient traditions (Milada Chalupov\u00e1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 9:15<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
        Morning block<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        American Dawn: Joy Harjo, Linda Hogan, and Robin Wall Kimmerer<\/strong> \/ Ludek Certik<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Bridging the Ancient Past and the Ancient Future \/ Cherokee Medicine Man<\/strong> \/ Yona French Hawk (USA) \/ zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 12 noon to 1 p.m.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        lunch <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 1 p.m.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        Trip to the town of Perninka and to Dra\u010d\u00ed sk\u00e1la and B\u00edl\u00e1 sk\u00e1la (approx. 10 km)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 6 p.m.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        dinner <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        from 7 pm to 9:30 pm<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
        Evening block<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        Man, nature, home \/ about the customs and culture of the Kogi tribe<\/strong> \/ Monika Michaelova<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Indigenous knowledge \/ paths to sustainable models of farming and care for the Earth \/ experiences from Ethiopia, the Philippines, Madagascar, etc. <\/strong>\/ Barbora Chmelov\u00e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Annette Lee, Birth Memory \u2013 Ocean Medicine (repro photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        \u201cAnd think of the life of the ocean depths\u2026 Of the fantails, the puffins, the lilies, the migrating crabs. \u2026 And think of the Ahabian gaze of the terei, of the phaeton with its white spurs. And tell me, doesn\u2019t it all seem like a delightful dream to you? And don\u2019t you long to step into those hungry mouths and renounce your mainland self forever?\u201d<\/p>Ludek Certik \/ Many rivers<\/em> (Imagination on the theme of the ocean)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n