Dear Reader

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​Solstice Season Greetings, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you walking alongside me this year!

I know this can be a busy, consumer-driven time, yet for those in the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter solstice reminds us that the living world’s rhythms encourage us to rest.
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​So I’ll keep this brief: thank you for your support and curiosity. Your deepening eco-creativity and interest in ecoliteracy hearten me as we face one of the greatest cultural shifts of our time—learning to create, teach, and live with Earth and social justice always in mind and heart.

On 3 January 2025, it’ll be exactly 30 years since I arrived in Ireland from Aotearoa New Zealand, the home of my maternal and paternal ancestors - they left in desperate times after the Great Famine. A friend once suggested my work in Ireland—healing relationships with forests, guiding creatives, educators, and cultural workers toward eco-social practices—might be a form of ancestral healing. It’s a thought that stays with me as I strive to be a good future ancestor.

Over the past year, many of you have supported me as I’ve moved from one-off ecoliteracy courses to creating a dedicated community for ongoing ecoliteracy learning and peer support. It’s been a major undertaking, supported by 30+ Founding Members and wonderful Honorary Haumea Ecoversity Members. Thank you!
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So it feels fitting that on my 30th Irish anniversary—Friday, 3 January—I’ll launch Haumea Ecoversity Community, a new, independent peer-to-peer membership for ongoing ecoliteracy learning and support.

Our community welcomes artists, architects, creatives, dancers, educators, filmmakers, crafters, makers, poets, rewilders, researchers, dramatists, writers, community and social practitioners, cultural leaders, and changemakers—anyone ready to inspire a brighter, wiser, and more compassionate future. Advocates and supporters for Haumea Ecoversity, we welcome your interest too.

Why create Haumea Ecoversity Community? When I first began teaching ecoliteracy in 2019, many of you asked for ongoing support—recognising this as a profound cultural shift. You wanted more ways to connect with like-minded people and find meaningful opportunities to collaborate. Some felt overwhelmed by eco-social challenges and needed a supportive space; others sensed a need for holistic values to guide their work amid today’s intersecting environmental and social crises. Together, the Haumea Ecoversity Community will help us navigate these complexities, inspiring and amplifying truly regenerative creativity for a wiser ecological era.

If you’d like to hear FIRST about the launch and how to join or support Haumea Ecoversity, please click here.

Wishing blessings to you, your friends, your families, and all the beings you share these solstice days with.