The original sin of our country's foundations was the idea that land could and should be owned. This process of disconnection and objectification has become encoded in our worldview as Americans and has allowed for destruction of the Earth and her rivers, forests, animal and plant beings. The taking of lands from indigenous peoples on this continent paved the way for enslavement and the cementing of racial hierarchy and apartheid here on Monacan land/Virginia soil. Our individual healing is inextricably tied to our healing as a collective and as a society. Below are resources at the intersections of justice work and spiritual (mostly Budddhist) practice. Please be in touch if you have additional resources!