The Reimagine Project

Reimagine – The Regenesis Arts Journey

Saturday 5th November

1.30 – 4.30pm

Planetary Health Precinct (lower floor of the former Katoomba Golf Clubhouse, Acacia St Katoomba)

 A day of reimagining our deeply held beliefs about the nature of reality and the the privileging of humans over all other species and lifeforms with the Regenesis Collective

The roots of our crisis are epistemic. They are anchored in our deeply held worldview about the nature of reality. Come on a journey to re-imagine a different worldview through the arts.

PROGRAM:

1.30pm – Acknowledgement of Country—Welcome

Janelle Randall Court – Caring for Country & the Reimagine Project

a. Ngurra—the meaning of Country in Indigenous culture

b. Video clip of Janelle talking about waste and caring for Country

c. Video interviews with previous waste to art workshop participants

2.00pm – Planetary Health Initiative

Lis Bastian – the Planetary Health Initiative and the steps towards a regenerative society here in the Blue Mountains.

2.30pm – Thinking differently – First steps towards creating a regenerative society

Barbara Lepani and Janelle Randall-Court: Thinking differently – inner transformation— healing the wounds of our cultural alienation between ourselves and the Earth and all its lifeforms:

a. The Uluru Invitation – Statement from the Heart

b. Connecting to Country in its multiple meanings

c. Working in pairs – developing a mind map that expresses this story for me

d. Discussing insights

3.15pm – The Creative Journey to Regenesis (regenesis.org.au)

Barbara Lepani: The role of creatives in creating the new ‘walking together knowledge’ story of REGENESIS – an Action Plan

a. Story telling – literary and film

b. Visual arts

c. Performing arts

d. Cultural workers

e. Live Music

Bookings essential to Barbara Lepani at barbara.lepani@gmail.com or 0458 158 485

This BMCAN workshop, which is being held on Gundungurra land, is supported by Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network (NBMPHN) as part of the Australian Government’s response to the 2019/20 bushfires. Wentworth Healthcare is the provider of NBMPHN.

The Blue Mountains Planetary Health Pluriversity is part of Blue Mountains City Council’s Planetary Health Initiative. Find out more here