The Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous Peoples and Wildlife in Peril! – a series of short films by Barbara Crane Navarro – 6 – « Totemic Sculptures – Grace Teshima Gallery Exhibit » 4:04 | Barbara Crane Navarro

Totemic Sculpture – canvas sky and cosmos

In « Totemic Sculptures – Grace Teshima Gallery Exhibit » textured paintings plus two totemic sculptures, one in canvas and one in metal, alternate with scenes of Yanomami life in the Amazon rainforest on a small screen.

Totemic Sculpture – canvas sky and cosmos

The elements of the two totemic sculptures: The circular shape made with branches represents the communal house of the Yanomami Indigenous people. The suspended bands represent shamanic energies that connect the Yanomami village to the sky, to heaven, to the cosmos. The sculptures are totemic because the power and ritual element of the totem in Indigenous cultures of the Americas is such a vital source.

The inspiration for my work comes from winters I’ve spent with Yanomami communities in the Amazon Rainforest. As of 2005, it’s been 9 years now, and I’m going back for the 10th year this coming winter. At first, I painted women in their hamacs with their babies, hunters with their arrows. Later, I became interested in the practices of the shaman.  The village depends on them for healing and protection, for so many things, and I became fascinated by them and their work. My artwork became more and more inspired by and infused with shamanic energies which is what you see here at Grace’s.

Totemic sculpture – metal – hanging bands and branches in metal (detail)

The elements of the two totemic sculptures: The circular shape made with branches represents the communal house of the Yanomami Indigenous people. The suspended bands represent shamanic energies that connect the Yanomami village to the sky, to heaven, to the cosmos. The sculptures are totemic because the power and ritual element of the totem in Indigenous cultures of the Americas is such a vital source.

Totemic sculpture – metal – hanging bands and branches in metal

The inspiration for my work comes from winters I’ve spent with Yanomami communities in the Amazon Rainforest. As of 2005, it’s been 9 years now, and I’m going back for the 10th year this coming winter.
At first, I painted women in their hamacs with their babies and hunters with their arrows. Later, I became interested in the practices of the shaman. The village depends on them for healing and protection, for so many things, and I became fascinated by them and their work. My artwork became more and more inspired by and infused with shamanic energies which is what you see here at Grace’s.

As everyone is aware, Indigenous peoples’ existence is threatened by logging operations, by gold miners and other extractive industries – by so many rapacious outsiders, that the purpose of my work now is to speak out against the damage that’s being caused to the Rainforest constantly and the deterioration of the way of life of the Indigenous inhabitants. Little by little, my work is evolving into a dialog with the Rainforest .

Actually, It’s my way of maintaining a connexion with the Yanomami and thanking them for receiving me the way that they have over the years and welcoming me into their world. And the idea of bringing their world to my world and speaking out in occidental countries about about efforts that need to be made to help them to participe in the 21st century in their own way, preserving the environment as they always have, feels very important to me. The effort that all of us in the occident must make in order to help Indigenous peoples and preserve what remains of Nature is to boycott all products of deforestation; gold, palm oil, exotic wood, soy, beef, gemstones, etc.!

Totemic sculpture – metal – bands and branches in metal (detail)

Film: Jerome Bouyer
Editing: Samantha Halfon Music: Lifelong – Anno Domini Beats

Here’s the film:

The « Caution » tape between two tree stumps at the film’s end expresses the urgency of protecting these forests and the lives of Indigenous communities and, ultimately, all of humanity.
We all depend on Nature for our survival.

The End

For more information about the Rainforest Art Project, please see my website here:

http://www.barbaranavarro.com

And here in a blog by Palm Oil Detectives:

 

https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/114089794/posts/3744071063

Thank you so much for appreciating my work!
Barbara

Source: The Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous Peoples and Wildlife in Peril! – a series of short films by Barbara Crane Navarro – 6 – « Totemic Sculptures – Grace Teshima Gallery Exhibit » 4:04 | Barbara Crane Navarro

Brazil – Investor Alert: Belo Sun Discloses Misleading Information to Investors Regarding Controversial Canadian Gold Mining Project in Brazilian Amazon! | Barbara Crane Navarro

Source: Amazon Watch – Earthworks – Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) – Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA) – International Rivers – MiningWatch Canada – Movimento Xingu Vivo para Sempre ≠ Rede Xingu+ (Ottawa) In a letter of concern to the Ontario Securities Commission, an international coalition of civil society organizations calls […]

Brazil – Investor Alert: Belo Sun Discloses Misleading Information to Investors Regarding Controversial Gold Mining Project in Brazilian Amazon —

Source: Brazil – Investor Alert: Belo Sun Discloses Misleading Information to Investors Regarding Controversial Canadian Gold Mining Project in Brazilian Amazon! | Barbara Crane Navarro

Ministério dos Povos Indígenas: a concretização da presença indígena no Estado brasileiro : Linkezine

criação do Ministério dos Povos Indígenas (MPI) é um marco histórico de reconhecimento da necessidade imprescindível de representação indígena participativa no processo de construção democrática da sociedade brasileira. As raízes do Brasil vão aos poucos se expandindo e assumindo seu lugar original de liderança.

A estrutura ministerial por si só já registra a mudança de tom do próprio Estado brasileiro em relação à percepção dos povos indígenas. Após anos de negacionismo científico, o governo deixa de enxergá-los como empecilho para o progresso para colocá-los como figuras centrais, protagonistas em questões territoriais, de conservação ambiental, de reparação histórica e de luta contra a violação de direitos humanos que se arrasta há séculos…

Source: Ministério dos Povos Indígenas: a concretização da presença indígena no Estado brasileiro : Linkezine

Acorduri în lumea bună – ore de drum

Castell’Arquatto, 2019

Mica așezare cu un trecut muzical glorios și valorificat în prezent mi-a lăsat o impresie pe de-a-ntregul armonioasă.

Comuna din Emilia-Romagna e căutată și frecventată de amatorii de acorduri străvechi pentru că în zona ei s-a conservat cel mai bine patrimoniul de muzică tradițională italiană, cu instrumente arhaice din regiune.

M-a surprins încă de la primii pași amenajarea urbană, alcătuită din două puncte centrale, burgul de la poalele colinei și centrul istoric monumental, numit Solaris, pe culme, mai aproape de soare…

Source: Acorduri în lumea bună – ore de drum

Violência Contra a Mulher – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

A violência contra a mulher é um problema que cresce no mundo todo. No Brasil, apesar da [conscientização] que temos a respeito dessa realidade, se percebe que a informação, não fez com que os números reais pudessem diminuir; pelo contrário, são estarrecedores. Isso, acaba se tornando um motivo maior de preocupação sobre o problema, porque enquanto esse cenário não muda, muitas mulheres vão continuar morrendo todos os dias.

 

Marii Freire. Violência Contra a Mulher

https://Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Imagem ( Arquivo Pessoal)

Santarém, Pá 20 de abril de 2024

Source: Violência Contra a Mulher – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

The Silent Revolt – Grounds For Hope

Old white men, suits of blue,
Roe v. Wade, they undo.
Women’s freedoms, ripped away,
Choice lost within the fray.
Archaic laws, turning time,
Women’s voices, deemed a crime.
Republicans, wolves they roam,
Invade each home, like a tome.
Cloaked in religion, sins they hide,
What’s next? Our vote denied?
The hill’s beasts celebrate, alas!
Women’s freedoms, shattering glass,
In twenty twenty-four, wings confined
Hope trapped in silence…
But women won’t be defined.
Hearts ablaze, we march as one.
Freedom’s fight has just begun.

Image from : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54513499

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 04: Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists protest alongside each other during a demonstration outside of the Supreme Court on October 04, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court’s new term, which started today is expected to take up contentious issues including an abortion rights case that is a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Source: The Silent Revolt – Grounds For Hope

Water – Our Most Precious Resource | Dawn Pisturino’s Blog

(Created on Canva by Dawn Pisturino)

I had intended to honor Earth Day (Monday, April 22, 2024) in the United States by planting trees and tomatoes and sprucing up my garden. I support the National Arbor Day Foundation, which promotes planting trees to combat CO2 emissions and climate change. As soon as my back felt better, I planted orange, lemon, lime, and avocado trees (one each), bought 9 tomato and 2 lavender plants, 2 cherry trees, and 2 white seedless grape vines. It means a higher water bill (the county raised our water rates to discourage gardens), but trees cool warm temperatures, act as windbreaks, and improve the habitat for birds and other wildlife. My husband is obsessed with growing some of our own food, and I enjoy the exercise and hard work outdoors. I use as little water as I can to maintain the plants that I grow.

Recently, we received word that a predatory land developer wants to build a 3,000-home, high-density housing development down the road from us. My husband and I have lived here since the 1980s. This isn’t the first time we’ve been confronted with this type of development, and I’m sure it won’t be the last. Our community has successfully fought incorporation, housing developments, and agricultural projects that sucked up water and caused dust storms across the valley. The county board of supervisors approved a much smaller development on the south side of our valley two years ago, and we’ve had problems with our water system ever since. Approving the smaller one paved the way for them to possibly approve the much larger one. Local residents are outraged because we live in an agricultural/residential zone, and the developer wants city-size lots in a rural area that is all desert. It’s irresponsible, environmentally unfriendly, and threatens our precious water resources.

So, I am using Earth Day to fight the county board of supervisors, the predatory land developer, and anybody else who wants to destroy our precious water. I’ve been using my writing skills (take note, all you writers out there!) to contact state and federal agencies, politicians, journalists, environmental groups, and anybody interested in protecting our water. Exposing the flippant attitude about water resources held by members of our county board of supervisors and taking advantage of the pro-water climate in Phoenix, is my main strategy. It’s an important issue among Arizona voters, and if these clowns want to stay in office, they’d better address it. I’m a registered Independent. I do not support any political party, and I’m willing to work with anybody who will help address this issue. Once you go down the path of unreasonable, greed-driven over-development, and all of its consequences, it’s almost impossible to go back. That’s why we have so many communities struggling to survive. The boom-and-bust phenomenon is real.

Here’s my Letter to the Editor, which I sent to the local newspaper and every member of the board of supervisors:

“Water concerns are one of the top issues for voters in Arizona, and they span the entire political spectrum. Attorney General Kris Mayes has launched an effort to protect groundwater aquifers in Arizona. The Mohave County Board of Supervisors must do the same. The 3,000-home, high-density housing development proposed by Angle Homes/Pennington will put stress on the current water system and affect the Sacramento Valley Basin aquifer. It will be an environmentally unfriendly development that residents in the area oppose. The density is out of character within the neighborhood and creates problems with traffic congestion, pollution, overpopulation, and water problems. Golden Valley is growing naturally on its own. We don’t need or want forced development threatening our water supplies and ecological system. Our community belongs to us – not the Mohave County Board of Supervisors – and they have a duty to respect and honor the residents in the valley. I have reported the situation to the Arizona Dept. of Water Resources, U.S. Bureau of Land Reclamation, AG Kris Mayes’ office, Gov. Katie Hobbs’ office, our senators and reps at the state and federal levels, the Arizona Water Assoc., and reporter Brandon Loomis at the Arizona Republic. Water is our most precious resource. Save our water! Say NO to Angle Homes.”

My husband and I will attend the BOS meeting on May 6th, along with all other concerned residents. Signs are already popping up to oppose the project.

Wish us luck!

Dawn Pisturino

April 21, 2024

Copyright 2024 Dawn Pisturino. All Rights Reserved.

[NOTE: I’ve been inundated with emails, comments, and notifications. I am slowly catching up. Thank you for your patience!]

Source: Water – Our Most Precious Resource | Dawn Pisturino’s Blog

Heilige Einsicht / … Holy Understanding – Stella, oh, Stella

Um die Herren in eurem Herzen zu werden, müsst ihr all eure Leidenschaften – die guten wie die schlechten – in einem einzigen Trog der Liebe kneten, damit ihr sie im Ofen heiliger Einsicht backen könnt, wo alle Dualität in Gott zur Einheit wird.

Hört nun damit auf, eine Welt zu beunruhigen, die bereits krank vor Unruhe ist.
Wie könnt ihr hoffen, klares Wasser aus einem Brunnen zu schöpfen, in den ihr unaufhörlich allen möglichen Unrat und Schmutz werft? Wie kann das Wasser in einem Tümpel jemals klar und still sein, wenn ihr es jeden Augenblick aufrührt?

Stellt keine Forderungen an die Welt, die ihr euch nicht selbst stellt. Noch stellt an irgendeinen Menschen Forderungen, die ihr ihm nicht auch an euch zu stellen erlaubt.
– Aus: „Das Buch des Mirdad“ von Mikhaïl Naimy

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… To be the masters of your hearts, knead all your passions – good and bad – in the single trough of Love and you may bake them in the oven of Holy Uderstanding where all duality is unified in God.

Cease to trouble a world already over troubled.
How do you hope to draw clean water from a well wherein you dump incessantly all kinds of rubbish and of mud? How shall the waters in the pool ever be clear and still if you disturb them every moment?

Make not demands on the world which you do not make on yourself. Nor make demands on any man which you not allow him to make on you.
– From: „The book of Mirdad“ by Mikhaïl Naimy

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Möge uns allen heilige Einsicht geschenkt werden!

… May we all receive the gift of Holy Understanding!

Source: Heilige Einsicht / … Holy Understanding – Stella, oh, Stella

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