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 know? Join us for a taste of an Interspecies Council – a powerful governance practice that brings the voices of the more-than-human world into our conversations and decisions.

TICKETS – FREE but only limited spaces.

Through 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 make 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 departments including Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), where Nature formally contributed to policy-making for the first time.

The Interspecies Council is a unique methodology developed by Moral Imaginations to bring the voices of the more-than-human world into decision-making and dialogue.

This exciting workshop will be facilitated by Phoebe Tickell who was inspired to develop this methodology by her time learning from and studying with the American Buddhist scholar and environmental activist Joanna Macy in the lineage of ‘The Work That Reconnects’, in particular her exercise ‘The Council of All Beings’ and it was developed 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.

Whether you’re involved in local environmental work, decision-making, or simply curious about deepening your relationship with the more-than-human world, this workshop offers a rare opportunity to experience a practice that’s expanding moral imagination across the globe.

We are grateful to Stratford Town Trust for the funding award allowing us to bring this innovative Nature-centric practice to South Warwickshire.