Edgar Xochitl – Decolonize your Flower

Business-Organization: PODER SF – Urban Campesinx

Edgar Xochitl works on cross-pollinating traditional ecological knowledge, queer politics, and indigenous philosophies to connect the dots between decolonial botany and queer liberation. Edgar actively nurtures ecological spaces to organize folx, raise awareness, sequester carbon, dissolve borders, and heal the bodies of Queer and Trans People of Color. Ze works on intercropping the Decolonization of Flowers and Queer Ecology into the discussion of sustainable agriculture, environmental justice and climate chaos. Xochitl is the Farm Manager at Hummingbird Farm a collective farm in the Excelsior, San Francisco

San Francisco, CA
USA

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Workshop(s)

Workshop 1: Decolonize Your Flower: Queer Ecology in the time of Climate Chaos

Decolonizing flowers gives us a framework to deconstruct the legacy of colonialism imposed on the natural world by the founders of western science. Queer ecology is a tool to help deconstruct the idea of what is considered “natural” and “unnatural” and the social consequences attached to that mode of thinking. Flowers, their pollination methods, and seeds help us deconstruct the gender binary, adapt to climate change, develop our seed sovereignty, and feed our physical and spiritual beings. This workshop will provide tools and examples in climate justice work for organizing inclusive movements to heal the bodies of Queer & Trans People of Color, heal the soil, capture carbon, and flower bend.