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On Western Renewal: The Man Who Planted Trees

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Christopher and Sonja
On Western Renewal: The Man Who Planted Trees

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For this event, we’ll be considering Jean Giono’s short story, The Man Who Planted Trees, not just as an appeal for ecological repair and restoration, but also as a call for European cultural and spiritual renewal.

The story is quite short, and can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1br7c169Iipf9wxZlko9lvwXJlXLNgAIZ/view?usp=sharing

It was also released as an animated short film, which is on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epTqUnKsuUY

We’re interested in what comes to mind as you read and/or listen to the story, and what thoughts and feelings you may have on the themes of Western ‘repair’ and ‘renewal.’ What does it mean to be ‘planting trees’ and what is the ‘forest’ that you’d like to see grow?

Weather permitting, we’ll aim to meet outside for this event.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Sonja and Christopher

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Please note that this will be a joint event with the New Culture Forum Edinburgh (https://www.meetup.com/new-culture-forum-edinburgh-meetup/) Meetup group, with an invitation extended to members of the NCF Locals platform as well.

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