Listening to Fire
About this Course
Listening to Fire invites you to explore your relationship with fire, air pollution, and nature through immersive experiences, Indigenous wisdom, and reflective dialogue.
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Fire is often understood through the lens of disaster: wildfires, haze, and air pollution. Yet for many communities, fire has long been a source of warmth, renewal, food, and care for the land.
Listening to Fire invites you to explore fire from a different perspective. Together with the S'gaw Karen community of Huai Hin Lad Nai, Chiang Rai, you will learn how fire has shaped landscapes, livelihoods, and culture for generations through forest walks, storytelling, community exchange, and experiential learning.
As the journey unfolds, you'll examine how fire, PM2.5, agriculture, consumption, and policy are interconnected. Rather than offering simple answers, the program encourages curiosity, dialogue, and systems thinking to help you better understand today's environmental challenges.
By the end of the program, you will have gained insight into Indigenous forest stewardship, reflected on your own relationship with nature and fire, and explored what shared responsibility might look like in creating a more balanced future.
Structure
DAY 1
Respect in Nature through Fire
Aug 14, 2026 • Meet in Chiangmai City travel to Hin Lad Nai
Meet at 9AM
Arrive to the community and settle in
Discover how the S'gaw Karen have lived with fire for generations
Hike through rotational farms and community forests
Gather around the hearth to hear stories of fire in everyday life
End the day with reflection, nature connection, and a campfire circle
DAY 2
Understanding the Present
Aug 15, 2026 • Hin Lad Nai
Explore the forest through Indigenous perspectives
Reflect on fire's place in your own daily life
Connect food systems, consumption, and air pollution
Exchange perspectives through dialogue and experiential activities
Close the day with reflection around the campfire
DAY 3
Living with Fire
Aug 16, 2026 • Hin Lad Nai
Explore pathways toward living with fire
Experience systems-thinking activities and discussions
Learn about community and policy responses
Reflect on your own role and future actions
Close the journey with a final sharing circle and community blessing
Back in CNX city by 6PM
Board & Overnight
What's Included
Shared accommodation with sleeping equipments in the community (with access to indoor restrooms and running water)
Lunch for all 3 days
Dinner for Friday and Saturday, Self Prepared breakfast for Saturday and Sunday
All workshop materials
First aid and Repair kit
Full facilitation, and YEP Accident Insurance coverage up to $5,000 USD
Not Included
Personal snacks
Breakfast on the first day, Dinner on the last day
Personal reusable water bottle, individual toiletries, and personal medications
Travel to/from the meeting point
Visa fees and vaccinations
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