Julia Butterfly Hill brought international attention to the plight of the world’s last remaining ancient forests when she climbed 180 feet into the branches of a 1000 year-old redwood tree and refused to come down. Her historic protest of the environmental destruction caused by the clear-cutting of ancient redwoods culminated after 738 days with an agreement that provided permanent protection for the tree known as Luna and a 3 acre buffer-zone around it.
Julia Butterfly Hill is an activist, a writer and a poet. She is the author of the national best seller The Legacy of Luna and the co-author of One Makes The Difference. Julia founded the non-profit organization, Circle of Life to promote the sustainability, restoration and preservation of life, speaks regularly on university campuses, has addressed the United Nations and lobbied congress, and has continued to stand on the front lines of environmental and social justice issues all over the world.
Environmental and social justice activist Julia Butterfly Hill believes humanity currently stands simultaneously within a world of desecration and a world of possibility.
Environmental and social justice activist Julia Butterfly Hill feels that the ecological and social crises we currently face reflects a deeper spiritual crisis in people.
Environmental and social justice activist Julia Butterfly Hill explains that when we act from a consciousness of oneness we make mindful decisions that consider the whole rather than just ourselves.
Environmental and social justice activist Julia Butterfly Hill speaks passionately about the role of young people in today's world and the importance of intergenerational connections.
Environmental and social justice activist Julia Butterfly Hill feels that our belief that we are separate from the whole has created a disposability consciousness.
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"Clearcuts only appear on the planet because they exist in people first."
