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Braiding Sweetgrass
Wednesday, April 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
‘As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on “a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise’ -Elizabeth Gilbert.
On March 29th, our congregation will begin a journey of curiosity and awe together as we discuss the elements of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s masterpiece, Braiding Sweetgrass.
On Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm, weekly sessions will be led by the Indigenous Connections section of your Eighth Principle Ministry Committee. Our dialogues promise to inspire each and all with the wonderment of Kimmerer’s insights at a time of the year when our own plants and flowers are coming into a new growing season.
How to Attend
We ask that you sign up in advance so we know how much infrastructure is needed. To sign up for the sessions, contact Maury Edwards ([email protected]), Marilyn Mayers ([email protected]) or Lynn Roesch ([email protected]) to get the zoom link.
More Information
- March 29: Section one, “Planting Sweetgrass”
- April 5: Section two, “Tending Sweetgrass”
- April 12: Section three, “Pickling Sweetgrass” and “Braiding Sweetgrass”
- April 19: Section four, “Braiding Sweetgrass”
- April 26: Section five, “Burning Sweetgrass”
Event Details
Transportation & Parking
We have several parking lots. Our upper lot, off SE 32nd Street, is closest to our Sanctuary, it has handicap and stroller parking. There is a roundabout for drop-offs. Our lower, main parking lot is also off SE 32nd Street. There are stairs that will lead you up to the Sanctuary. If that lot is full, there is also street parking on 32nd Street.
