Welcome to Breaking Down Patriarchy. I'm Amy McPhealybest. When I think about my childhood in Seattle,

Washington, the thing I remember most are the trees. My siblings and I had a forest in our backyard,

and we would climb to the top of what we called the umbrella tree when we were sad or we needed to be

alone to think. And we made villages for slugs

using leaves and petunia petals. We picked and ate wild berries that we never even knew the names of.

And we felt the peace and the joy and the freedom of growing up in nature. Perhaps because of these childhood experiences, there is still

nothing that makes me happier and more whole and at peace than being in the wilderness. And

it is deeply distressing to me to witness its destruction. On a broader scale, the thought that

our beloved earth is suffering from

human-created pollution and climate change is a problem of existential proportions, and this

catastrophe is actually linked to the system of patriarchy. I recently read a book called

The Story is in Our Bones, How World Views and

Climate Justice can remake a World in Crisis by Osprey Oriole Lake. And I am so excited to discuss

this topic and this book with Osprey today. Welcome Osprey. Thank you so much for inviting me.

I'm really glad to be here with you.

So excited to talk with you. As usual, I'll introduce you by reading your professional

biography first, and then I'll ask you to introduce yourself a little more personally to listeners

afterward. Osprey Oriole Lake is the founder and executive director of the Women's Earth and

Climate Action Network,

or We Can. She works internationally with grassroots, bi-Poc, and indigenous leaders,

policymakers, and diverse coalitions to build climate justice, resilient communities, and a just

transition to a decentralized, democratized, clean energy future.

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