PIMA BULLETIN NO 47 APRIL 2023
Letters From ~ 2
Letter from Canada
A Tribute to Chris Duke
Shauna Butterwick
shauna.butterwick@ubc.ca
What words can we find
to give honour to Chris
do justice to his impact
his leadership and all this.
His vision of an earth
of ecosystems and interconnections
of animals, plants and humans
he’s provided us direction.
His commitment, his passions
a decent life for everyone
the ordinary, the real
his words they have spun.
An international network
linking many folks
different views, different places
all wanting to promote.
A global commitment
To climate justice and truth
with humans and more
with elders and youth.
He tends his market garden
nurtures seeds, they grow tall.
His bounty feeds community
nourishing us all.
Seven years he was editor
Of 45 PIMA publications.
That’s more than 6 per year(!)
He’s established a foundation.
For climate justice education
and all that’s required
to transform our relations
we’ve been so inspired.
Shauna Butterwick, Professor Emerita, University of British Columbia, Canada