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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Rights of Nature Santa Cruz


Opening: 6:30 PM
Main Event: 6:30 PM
End Time: 7:30 PM

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Free Monthly Learning Circle.

Come to learn what the Rights of Nature are, what is happening with them in Santa Cruz, and how you can be part of more-than-human Santa Cruz

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October 21

Topic: Why stories matter for thinking with nonhumans

Reading: César Rodríguez-Garavito, "More-Than-Human Rights: Law, Science, and Storytelling Beyond Anthropocentrism," in More-Than-Human Rights, NYU Law, 2024, pp. 23-49. (online: part of a free, open-access book)

November 18

Topic: Indigenous Philosophy & the "More-than-Human" World

Reading: Ailton Krenak, Life Is Not Useful, Polity Press, 2023. Purchase from Bookshop or email Amanda if purchase is an obstacle. She will provide a copy.

December 16

Topic: Rights of Nature Controversies

Reading: Donna Haraway, "Species Matters, Humane Advocacy: In the Promising Grip of Earthly Oxymorons." In Species Matters: Humane Advocacy and Cultural Theory, Columbia University Press, 2012, pp. 17-26.


Organizer: Rights of Nature - Santa Cruz

Event Location: RCNV 612 Ocean St

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Admission: No Charge
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