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Katharine Burke

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Author: EARTHWARDS: Transformative Ecological Education. (TREED) MEd. Nature Ecology and Sustainability, Regenerative Practitioner (Regenesis), Permaculture farmer and facilitator of The Work that Reconnects.

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Dec 6

'Earthwards is a game changer... confronts the deep ecological sadness of our time, and points us toward a broader, deeper environmental education...where our future will truly be shaped.' Richard Louv, author of Our Wild Calling and Last Child in the Woods www.hawthornpress.com/books/change...

Earthwards by Katharine Burke

Earthwards: Transformative Ecological Education (9781912480913) published by Hawthorn Press. A handbook for ecological literacy and personal resilience.

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Palestine News @palestinenews.smitsky.nl · 5d

The Guardian view on Trump’s Gaza plan: the bloodshed must end, but this proposal betrays Palestinians | Editorial
#palestine #theguardian

The Guardian view on Trump’s Gaza plan: the bloodshed must end, but this proposal betrays Palestinians | Editorial

Editorial: An end to the annihilation, and the release of Israeli hostages, is urgently needed. But lasting peace cannot be built on the denial of basic rights

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · 27d

Children under 12 with ecoanxiety. Schools must act to develop transformative ecological awareness that can build a culture of care, resilience and resolve. dm me for free book circles, workshops, presentations on Earthwards: Transformative Ecological Education. www.hawthornpress.com/books/change...

AnnaMa @anna26458.bsky.social · 27d

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‘It’s a lot of fear’: the rise of ecoanxiety on the frontline of climate breakdown

As study shows 78% of UK under-12s worry about the issue, people in their 20s around world share their experiences

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · 27d

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Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra says his home in West Bank raided by Israeli soldiers

Palestinian Oscar-winning director Basel Adra has told The Associated Press that Israeli soldiers have conducted a raid at his home in the occupied West Bank.

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StanleysMom @whenpigsfly12215.bsky.social · 28d

Their report is titled The Netanyahu Government Is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians. America is Complicit. The World Must Stop It. You don't get a Peace Prize, and You don't get a Peace Prize.

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Senators say US is complicit in Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza

Democrats Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley reach ‘inescapable conclusion’ after fact-finding trip to region

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Sep 5

I was reminded of this again this morning. Ron Finley is known as the 'guerilla gardener' for his work with community gardening in South Central Los Angelos. Here is his iconic Ted Talk: www.ted.com/talks/ron_fi...

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Aug 30

We are not disconnected- we are in fact inseparable from the rest of the natural world, and must come to re-member this.

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GrayPanther007 @graypanther007.bsky.social · Aug 25

Soul crushing déjà vu...
Legal DC residents are avoiding school, work - even being in public - in DC areas where ICE & troops are posted out of abduction fears.

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Aug 15

The UN general assembly can avoid a security council gridlock chng.it/WjNkXW9tGp

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Aug 15

Referring to blocked humanitarian aid, Higgins added: "There are 6,000 trucks with enough food for three months, and it has been blocked, and it is outrageous."

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Irish president urges UN to intervene in Gaza, citing 'destruction of an entire people'

Higgins calls on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to use Chapter Seven powers to bypass Security Council gridlock and deliver humanitarian aid - Anadolu Ajansı

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Aug 14

www.hawthornpress.com/books/change...

Earthwards by Katharine Burke

Earthwards: Transformative Ecological Education (9781912480913) published by Hawthorn Press. A handbook for ecological literacy and personal resilience.

www.hawthornpress.com

Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Aug 14

A Contagion of Gratitude: Understanding nature as gift.
'When we change how we think, we suddenly change how we act and how those around us act, and that’s how the world changes. It’s by changing hearts and changing minds. And it’s contagious.' Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Guardian 2020

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Pedro Lund @itspedrolund.bsky.social · Aug 9

"People’s connection to nature has declined by more than 60% since 1800, almost exactly mirroring the disappearance of nature words such as river, moss and blossom from books, according to a study.”

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

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Carpe-Snarkum Genocide is Never Acceptable for ANY Reason @carpe-snarkum.bsky.social · Jul 25

You okay with this? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

‘Hungry aid staff fainting’ as starvation spreads in Gaza and truce hopes fade

UN agency for Palestinians says ‘entire humanitarian system is collapsing’ as ceasefire negotiations fall apart

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andrescampo.bsky.social @andrescampo.bsky.social · Jul 25

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In pictures: Starvation in Gaza

Food markets are empty. Human waste is piling up. Illness is spreading. And people in Gaza are “collapsing on the streets from hunger and dehydration,” humanitarian organizations warn.

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Seelix the Seventh @seelix.com · Jul 24

Now with a link to the article: www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Jul 24

In my book I write about developing a culture of care- this is not political it is deeply human. Our capacity for empathy allowed us to develop community and cooperation and will see us through present and coming crises. Bang a pot at 6pm wherever you are! Make this viral. en.royanews.tv/news/61507

Bang your pots for Gaza: Activists launch worldwide campaign against mass starvation

Children bang their pots in Nuseirat, central Gaza.

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Jul 24

pot banging for Gaza. 6pm local time wherever you are. take pictures or video and upload them. Got kids? give them a pot and let them know we care about kids who can't fill their pots with food. Collaborative caring.

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Jul 22

How can we introduce early systems thinking and nature awareness with younger students? Chapter 7 of Earthwards tells the story of students developing awareness of our interdependence on natural cycles and networks.
Book available here: www.hawthornpress.com/books/change...

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Dan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · Jul 21

How many times has this happened now? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/w...

Israeli Troops Kill Dozens Seeking Food Near Border, Gazan Officials Say

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Katharine Burke @katharineburke.bsky.social · Jul 20

fascinated

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Nat 🪶🏴‍☠️ @nattydreadwolfe.bsky.social · Jul 6

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The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world | Moustafa Bayoumi

The rules of the institutions that define our lives bend like reeds when it comes to Israel – so much that the whole global order is on the verge of collapse

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Jenn Burrill @jennburrill.bsky.social · Jul 6

In 22 months 57,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel

New United Nations reports shows which companies are funding the genocide

"There is a prima facie responsibility on every state and corporate entity to completely abstain from or end their relationships with this economy of occupation”

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