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Lead to Life: A People’s Alchemy for Regeneration
Lead to Life transforms weapons into shovels for ceremonial tree plantings at sites that have been impacted by violence or carry spiritual significance across Atlanta and Oakland. The intention of Lead to Life is “to transform that which ends life into that which sustains life—to facilitate an alchemical healing process that can physically transform both our weapons and our imaginations.” Incubated within Kalliopeia’s Spiritual Ecology Fellowship, their collaborative ceremonial interventions are designed to: bridge connections between restorative and environmental justice; restore the ecological foundations of sacred spaces within our urban geographies; rekindle relationships of reverence and reciprocity with each other and the Earth.
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Applied Alchemy
This story features Lead to Life’s inaugural event in Atlanta, Georgia, on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and shares some of the inspiration behind the work.
Embodying the Revolution
In this podcast, brontë velez, co-founder of Lead to Life, guides us through an expansive exploration of critical ecology, radical imagination, and decomposition as rebellion.