The crux of this work is to reinvigorate a sense of belonging between ourselves and the land. When we reflect on the history of African bodies on Turtle Island, and across the globe, this is a connection that has always been despite the aims of colonialism and white supremacy.
Autonomy thrives through collectivity, and in a reconnection to ancestral knowledge we may create futures in kinship with the Earth. Through shared learning, stewardship, and community, we seek to create opportunities for people to deepen their relationship to the places they inhabit and the communities they are part of.
Our forthcoming workshop series, Nature Teaches, is the first phase of a broader project by interdisciplinary practitioners committed to creating community-based learning spaces that centre community health and needs in collaboration with the Earth. Guided by principles of permaculture. The workshop encourages us to nurture the Earth and community as a holistic body.
Frameworks that contour this work are Indigenous knowledge, both local and global. Locally, the teachings and principles of Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island help us rebuild and reconceptualize our relationship to land here.
Who is The Curriculum For?
The LJSP Curriculum is intended for community members interested in the practices in Agroecology, community-building, and re-grounding ourselves in ancestral knowledge(s) and collective ways of being.
Long-Term Goals
The goal of LJSP Curriculum’s is to create an initiative that re-establishes our kinship with the land and one another. It is a program grounded in the development of agricultural skills and autonomy through collectivity. The Curriculum also responds to the current and future needs of Toronto neighbourhoods, like Little Jamaica, particularly as it relates to gentrification, climate change, community safety, regenerative economies and abolition practice.
Little Jamaica Stewardship Project 