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Writing The Body In Memoir: How To Work With What Our Bodies Know
The Earth Said Remember Me, a guide to resisting environmental amnesia
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September 15, 2026 at Local Economy in Oakland, CA
For many years, climate scientists and activists alike have wondered what new emergency or extreme event might shock the world into action. Well, none has come so far.
We humans are masterful at getting used to new normal after new normal. Scientists call this "shifting baseline syndrome" and warn that it's why we are increasingly sleepwalking toward disaster.
In his new book, environmental activist and longtime editor-in-chief of Sierra magazine Jason Dove Mark offers an antidote, focusing on four simple but powerful rules that everyone can use to resist environmental amnesia: Go outside. Bear witness. Make a record. Pass it on.
Mark makes the case for everyday practices that can help us "remember the Earth" and support environmental conservation, restoration, and rewilding.
Date:
September 15, 2026
Time:
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
Event website: https://luma.com/obetc4nv
Event type:
Workshops and Education
Originally posted to:
Rockridge District Association Events Calendar
Local Economy is a small, flexible community space on the College Avenue stretch of Rockridge, a few doors from East Bay Booksellers. It looks and feels like a bright neighborhood storefront set up for people to gather rather than a traditional venue. Inside, most things are organized around a long central table where talks, workshops, book clubs and game sessions all happen in close quarters. more...
