Intro -- _GoBack -- Backhouse Lecture Intro -- Backhouse Lecture List -- Inside Title -- Imprint -- Contents -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- First interlude: Callanish -- Earth: Being grounded and going deeper -- Second interlude: The 1,000-drum canoe -- Air: Vision -- Third interlude: Yambi -- Water: Relationships -- Fourth interlude: Bringing West Papua back to the family -- Fire: Nonviolent collective action -- Fifth interlude: The breadfruit tree -- The fifth element: Spirit and mystery -- Conclusion -- References
Summary
In th2 2019 Backhouse Lecture, Jason shares what he has learnt about accompanying West Papuans - and to a lesser extent Aboriginal people, Bougainvilleans and East Timorese - in their struggle for self-determination. Through personal stories, he tries to make sense of this experience in ways that might speak more broadly to Quakers. This lecture is a deeply personal reflection on what one person thinks it takes to animate freedom and accompany Indigenous peoples on a journey from empire to the 'good life.'
