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Syris Valentine is a writer and journalist focused on climate solutions, social justice, and the just transition. Their work has appeared in The Atlantic, Grist, High Country News, Scientific American, and elsewhere, and you can follow them @ShaperSyris on social media and through their Substack newsletter, Just Progress.
In what ways does nature inspire or inform your work?
It’s a source of metaphors and imagery that I love to draw on, and often when I’m struggling with how to tackle writing a piece, I’ll take a long walk through one of Seattle’s many parks. Also, I love to seek out stories that try to speak to how human society can transform itself to adapt back to the natural rhythms and cycles of nature.
What does it mean to you to be part of a thriving ecosystem?
It means that you recognize and respect the differences between you and others and from those differences identify what it is that you are best situated and equipped to provide for the thriving of the whole.
