Walking the Pilgrimage (2~17, Jan, 2010, Wakayama, Japan)
Environmental ethics enables us to find appropriate ways to articulate ecosystem values, which calls for nonlinear complex thinking beyond traditional scientific methods. Today, while the devastating effects of the anthropogenic climate crisis are clear, rich and diverse means exist for knowing, understanding, valuing the world and taking action. This calls for a powerful coalition of science, ecohumanities and arts with a solid foundation in environmental ethics. Through this course, we wish to learn and also communicate a profound humbleness and appreciation of the Planet Earth: “to underscore our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known (Carl Sagan)".

Jan 3

An orientation session after a good night's sleep at Wakayama University City Campus. Director and officials from the Wakayama Prefectural Office (Cultural & International Affairs) were there to welcome us. After a relaxing afternoon, we'll be ready for a 4-day walk across Kumano-kodo - like Basho, who read the country with his haiku as Prof Hatley described to us, like indigenous Australians who draw 'songlines' of their country, we'll be singing, reading and feeling the landscape of Kii mountains from tomorrow.

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