Interfaith Environmental Book Club — Braiding Sweetgrass
Date/Time
Location
Williams College (880 Main St., Williamstown, MA 01267, Williamstown MA)
Read excerpts from Braiding Sweetgrass with Sidra Mahmood, Muslim Chaplain, and Alex Martone, Sustainability Coordinator, and join the Williams community and beyond to have meaningful discussions at the intersection of the environment, faith, spirituality and ethics in preparation for Claiming Williams Day 2025.
All are welcome irrespective of their religious, spiritual, or ethical affiliation to learn, share, and grow through the Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants. Meetings will be held once a week on Wednesdays, 4 to 5 p.m., from January 22 to February 19.
The group will gather in the Class of 1966 Environmental Center, in the Matt Cole living room.
Below is the proposed schedule of our readings:
January 22nd: Skywoman Falling, The Council of Pecans, and An Offering (optional: Planting Sweetgrass (p. 3-59))
January 29th: Maple Sugar Moon (optional: Tending Sweetgrass (p. 64-117))
February 5th: Epiphany in the Beans, The Teachings of Grass (optional: Picking Sweetgrass (p. 121-204))
February 12th: In the Footsteps of Nanbozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place (optional: Braiding Sweetgrass (p. 205-302))
February 19th: Windigo Footprints (optional: Burning Sweetgrass (p. 303. 374))