Fair(er) Futures Book Club: Is a River Alive?

Macfarlane takes readers on three unforgettable journeys teeming with extraordinary people, stories, and places: to the miraculous cloud-forests and mountain streams of Ecuador, to the wounded creeks and lagoons of India, and to the spectacular wild rivers of Canada – imperiled respectively by mining, pollution, and dams. Braiding these journeys is the life story of the fragile chalk stream a mile from Macfarlane’s house, a stream who flows through his own years and days.

‘Is a River Alive?’ is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law. A profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. 

Language: English (next month a session in Dutch again)
Sign up: https://muntpunt.be/bookclubextravaganza#ffbc 

About the Fair(er) Futures Book Club 

How can we imagine a fair(er) future? One that respects the limits of our planet and cares for one another? The Fair(er) Futures Book Club is a new book club by Oikos for anyone who wants to explore (climate) justice in a positive way. They read books by inspiring thinkers who offer tools and show how beautiful the world can be. They meet monthly at Muntpunt. Their sessions will sometimes be held in Dutch and sometimes in English.