... for all our children connected to each other through connection to the earth
Grandmothers' Project HOME COMMUNITY HEALING EDUCATION TOLERANCE SCIENCE CONTACT
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Whether we’re immigrants
from Thailand, Guatemala or Tennessee,when we become related and
responsible to the land,we become related and responsible to everything
the land touches. We are all related. |
The Grandmothers' Project NW has an effort to synthesize a curriculum healing trauma and PTSD in school children with a 25 year old program of reconnecting people of all ages with the earth. "The Earth is Our First Teacher" has been a focus of Grandmother Taqseblu (Vi Hilbert) for the decades she has been working with public school teachers. Connection to the earth as healing is recognized as a cultural truth by many ethnicities. Elders from the various traditions have shared best methods for re-introducing this awareness.
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Grandmothers’ Intent |
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All our children deserve a high quality, healing education. Si Kazili is an elder-guided effort that addresses educational disparities and impediments caused by poverty and trauma.
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Unlike current efforts which are broken down into fragmented and disassociated programs, the grandmothers' solution unifies and integrates while holding focus to create a complete community.
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For community efforts that struggle with diversity and inclusion, Si Kazili offers guidance benefiting service providers, immigrant populations, First People, homeless youth and others.
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The grandmothers from the peacemaking traditions will assist with re-building community and advocating for the earth and its children.
Community Benefits
- Reduce isolation and fragmentation in communities
- Reconnect youth and true elders
- Reconnect people to the earth
- Improve scholastic and leadership skills
- Prepare for green economy and leadership