Brainstorm Week 8 - Pavithra Prabhu

My name is Pavithra Prabhu.

The New York Times article about granting rights to nature shows how embedded grassroots feminist movements, indigenous groups are ties with la pachamama. It quoted that nature “has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution.” This embodies the practice of resilience in relation to Mother Earth; it emphasizes the need to preserve the environment.

According to Catherine Ramirez, “Chicanafuturism explores the ways that new and everyday technologies, including their detritus, transform Mexican American life and culture.” This is synonymous to the use of different methods of garnering attention to important issues, such as resilience practices in relation to Mother Earth. The “Afro and Indigenous Life” research paper, explores how traditional practices and “life-visions” themselves can be used as a way to advocate for these issues, utilizing the method described in Chicanxfuturism.

Martha Gonzalez referred to “convivencia” as a form of trust and coexistence; this sums up the the Indigenous people’s overall message. Through both of this week’s articles, we can see that the people from Ecuador are advocating for the coexistence between man and nature. Whether it is through officially declaring a law to protect the rights of nature or opening up a debate on whether cultural knowledge can be used to advocate for nature, both of these articles explore different aspects on how we can coexist with nature.