Below is the Assignment Intro quoted from Ulmer's Electronic Monument book. Throughout the blog, I will provide these Assignment posts to record the tasks followed by my own thoughts and activities.
"design... a MEmorial - for a disaster, [an] event of loss whose mourning helps define a community. The long-range goal is to "improve the world"; or, if not to improve the world, then to understand in what way the human world is irreparable."
In this case, I am quoting directly from page xxxiii. In further Assignment posts, it may be my own interpretation of the questions to assist in creating guidance for those who will volunteer to undertake this task with me (and my heartfelt thanks to those lovely people :) )
As this is connected with the Carbon Conversations course, we are reflecting on the loss of something as a result of our actions. The course asks participants to reflect on what will change in the move to a low carbon lifestyle.
This activity asks you what you would miss most, perhaps what we have already lost, as a result of our behaviour as a species. This can be anything - that is what makes it so interesting, we'll get an amazing insight into what is important to each of us.
Each of these insights will act as a potential "hook" which may attract others to think about changing their lifestyles too. Every change, every step counts.
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