Tharaka Ancestral Bees and Earthy Governance [New REDWeb article]

[Pooja Kishinani]

Dear All, 

Our latest article on REDWeb may be of interest-

Tharaka Ancestral Bees and Earthy Governance by Simon Mitambo 

In the Tharaka community of Kenya, the living world has always been understood as a council that includes more than human voices. Simon Mitambo shares how earthy governance in Tharaka has always been larger than the human community; it is where the land, the water, the seed and especially the bee have a seat in the council and are a part of decision-making processes. When a voice is removed from the council, it loses its capacity to govern. 

Read the article here- https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/tharaka-ancestral-bees-and-earthy-governance/

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In solidarity, 

Pooja

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Pooja Kishinani 

curator, Radical Ecological Democracy