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Q6. What legacy do you hope to
Q2. What have you found are the Q4. Is the diaspora community leave behind? What are your aspi-
most effective methods of inspiring something you have tapped into? rations for future generations?
ethnic minorities, particularly from Many younger diasporic commu-
urban environments, into working nities feel disassociated from their I hope that the work done through
with nature (whether as an employ- ancestral homes – learning of the the Black Environment Network in
ee in some way or as a volunteer)? backgrounds and behaviours of pioneering and establishing multi-
their ancestors (even a few gener- cultural environmental participa-
Simply expose them to the most ations back) could be eye-opening tion will endure, and that the rising
beautiful places for contact with na- and inspiring for them in terms of new generation of environmental
ture, for example our wonderful UK connecting with the environment activists will carry the torch into
National Parks. When you can get and nature. the future. Recently there has been
them there, nature does the rest. a project called Climate Reframe
These deep awakenings to beauty There is a rising awareness among (https://climatereframe.co.uk/)
and wonder inspire people to want both the older and younger genera- that identified and highlights 100
to do something for nature. tions of multicultural communities BAME environmental activists. The
Q3. Have you found younger peo- of the need to purposely address existence of this generation would
ple are harder to reach? If so, what the connection to their countries of never have been a reality without
methods have you found work best heritage. the work of BEN. I feel very proud
for approaching this demographic? indeed.
Q5. Tell me more about your inter-
The first generation of ethnic com- ests in psychotherapy – are your
munities often have a countryside methods linked with the arts and
background so for them seeing na- nature?
ture in the UK is a kind of reunion.
But for those born here in urban set- Psychotherapy leads one into a
tings, there is a disconnection. The deeper understanding and appre-
journey is the same- expose them to ciation of how we become who we
nature and inspire them. This actu- are. The active use of personal cre-
ally combines with the new environ- ativity and the fundamental need
mental awareness stemming from for nature are part of well-being.
school and society. MAGAZINE // 45