BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33@riverhope.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260315T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260315T120000 DTSTAMP:20260301T140921Z URL:https://www.riverhope.org.uk/events/voices-of-the-river-an-interspecie s-council-experience/ SUMMARY:Voices of the river: an Interspecies Council experience DESCRIPTION:What would the river say if it could speak? What might the soil \, the trees\, or the creatures that call this ecosystem home want us to k now? Join us for a taste of an Interspecies Council - a powerful governanc e practice that brings the voices of the more-than-human world into our co nversations and decisions.\n\nTICKETS are free but limited spaces (over 18 year olds only) here : TicketSource link\n\n\n\nThrough guided role-play and embodied imagination\, you'll step into the perspective of beings in the local water and river ecosystem\, discovering what emerges when we mak e space for Nature to have a voice. This is not just a thought experiment - it's a governance innovation that has been used with UK government depar tments including Department for Environment\, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFR A)\, where Nature formally contributed to policy-making for the first time .\n\nThe Interspecies Council is a unique methodology developed by Moral Imaginations to bring the voices of the more-than-human world into decisio n-making and dialogue.\n\nThis exciting workshop will be facilitated by Ph oebe Tickell who was inspired to develop this methodology by her time lear ning from and studying with the American Buddhist scholar and environmenta l activist Joanna Macy in the lineage of ‘The Work That Reconnects’\, in particular her exercise ‘The Council of All Beings’ and it was deve loped with her support\, guidance and blessing. It takes roots both in the deep ecology movement and in ways of knowing and being in relationship  that have been stewarded by indigenous traditions since time immemorial.\n \nWhether you're involved in local environmental work\, decision-making\, or simply curious about deepening your relationship with the more-than-hum an world\, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to experience a practic e that's expanding moral imagination across the globe.\n\nWe are grateful to Stratford Town Trust for the funding award allowing us to bring this i nnovative Nature-centric practice to South Warwickshire.\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.riverhope.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/ 2026/02/defra-land-use_interspecies-council-scaled.jpeg CATEGORIES:The Gathering LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Hotel\, Bridgefoot\, Stratford-Upon-Avon\, Warwickshi re\, CV37 6YR\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bridgefoot\, Stratford-Upon -Avon\, Warwickshire\, CV37 6YR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITL E=Crowne Plaza Hotel:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR