BU STH Faith & Ecological Justice Program
Writing
What can writing do?
Writing from all social locations, all around the globe, gives us key insights into the problems and solutions (real or imagined) of the climate crisis. Storytelling—in all forms—is an important way to communicate hope, lament, joy, fear, and humor. In the face of climate despair, writing provides a way through.
"From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us."
"This overview of Joanna Macy's innovative work combines deep ecology, general systems theory, and the Buddha's teachings on interdependent co-arising. A blueprint for social change, World as Lover, World as Self shows how we can reverse the destructive attitudes that threaten our world."
"As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world."
"Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and to protect all living creatures, present and future. It soon became known as the Ministry for the Future, and this is its story."
A subset of Extinction Rebellion focused on creative resistance through writing of all kinds: poetry, prose, nonfiction, and more!