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Audacity Works
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Audacity Works
Episode 199: The Racist, Classist History of Lawns
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Episode 199
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What you'll hear:
- "We do not rush." 1:55
- Asheville Butoh Festival! 3:00
- The waitlist for Creatrix 2027 is right here: https://poser.kit.com/creatrix3 May 9-17, 2027 4:30
- Why tf am I talking about lawns? 5:30
- The racist/colonial history of green lawns 11:00
- How I'm making efforts to decolonize the land we live on 15:00
- Further reading:
- https://bioneers.org/why-how-to-decolonize-your-yard-zmbz2206/
- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/31/this-heatwave-is-a-reminder-that-grass-lawns-are-terrible-for-the-environment
- https://www.history.com/articles/lawn-mower-grass-american-dream
- https://blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2021/09/29/the-american-lawn-a-harmful-invention/
Don't go back to sleep.
xoRachel
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