Ok folks~ I just launched People and the Planet on Kickstarter. I also mailed this little email to everyone I could think of:
Hello Good People!
Did you hear the news? It’s national “Lets makes good things happen together Day.”
I wanted to put an exciting project on your radar~ it’s called People and the Planet~ and chronicles 12 stories from around the world about people using the natural world and their relationships with wild animals to heal. Our first story is about a woman who heals people in the open ocean in the presence of whales.
I don’t know about you, but there are times when I get overwhelmed by the amount of news that delivers the message that people are bad for the planet. Our modern mythology focuses on how people have exploited, pillaged, and polluted our planet. And lets face it, we need those stories. They motivate people. But are those the stories that mobilize people?
We are missing the stories about how the planet is healing, satiating, and nourishing people. We need more in-depth stories that feature positive relationships with the natural world so we can counter balance and nourish people and remind them why they love and want to protect our planet.
Is this beginning to sound like a pitch to you? (YOU WIN!) That’s because it is. We just launched our fundraising campaign for the first story (about a woman who heals in the open ocean in the presence of whales) on Kickstarter. For people who donate, we’re offering copies of the book, signed posters, dinner with whale photographer Bryant Austin, an opportunity for your face to be in our video. The opportunities are endless.
So we hope that you join us, share this with everyone you know (and don’t forget your mother), and tell us more about what kind of stories you believe we need to mobilize people to protect the planet. GO NOW. Producers, writers, and photographers are waiting for your call at 1 800 (just kidding). But seriously, we’re anxiously awaiting your comments, thoughts, and of course, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
All the best,
Leah
