Welcome to the Seattle Place and Peace blog, an exploration of how we find connection to our neighborhoods and communities within our city. This blog will focus on individual stories and experiences based on the concept of "ethic of place."
I first stumbled upon this concept in the (wonderful) book Emerald City by Matt Klingle. Ethic of place is artfully defined and articulated by Klingle as:
"We need to rethink what an attention to history, human and non-human, can offer. To do this we must fully understand the notion of an ethic of place. At its core, such an ethic links the necessity for social justice to the importance of protecting the environment. According to legal scholar Charles Wilkinson, this ethic rests upon the recognition that humans rely on 'the subtle, intangible, but soul-deep mix of landscape, smells, sounds, history...that constitutes as place, a homeland" (Klingle, 6).
So in a nutshell....how do we connect to Seattle and why? What is the significance and history of this place we call home?
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