November 6: “Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits” – Travels in a Cold Heaven by Glenn Morris F.R.G.S

This illustrated talk describes the arctic, its people, its flora and fauna and the massive threat to its existence. It sheds light on what we can learn from indigenous cultures, the importance of our bonds with nature and how ‘western white colonialism has shaped our lives and, unless change happens, will continue to shape the future.

Glenn Morris F.R.G.S, has travelled extensively throughout Arctic regions and spent time living with the Inuit of Northern Greenland and Arctic Canada. He has participated in expeditions following in the footsteps of ‘explorers’ of the ‘Heroic Age’ and conceived the ‘Arctic Voice’ project, an environmental initiative designed to link young people throughout the Arctic north with children in the U.K. The talk will endeavour to shed some light on what we can learn from indigenous cultures, the importance of our bonds with nature and how ‘western’ white colonialism has shaped our lives and, unless change happens, will continue to shape  our future.