Climate Justice
Introduction to Sociocracy Workshop
| Climate Justice, Events, Get Involved, Past Events
Friday January 26th 2024, 1:30-4:30pm Register here Increasingly, organizations dedicated to community development are acknowledging that conventional top-down decision-making and centralized structures don’t align with their values of equity, shared leadership, and empowerment. Despite the seemingly entrenched operational paradigms of non-profits, numerous organizations around the world are challenging this perception. Sociocracy, a governance and organizational…
Read More Creating and Implementing Salt Spring Island’s Climate Action Plan
| Climate Justice, Resources, Videos
In this recording, we share with our Tamarack Institute cohort our impressive and inspiring journey towards developing and implementing a local climate plan, including a massive engagement effort; working with local politicians, Fire & Rescue, artists, and many others; integrating Indigenous knowledge; becoming a registered nonprofit and achieving financial sustainability; staying action focused; and ensuring accountability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVeBXwOA8gU
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Fracking the Peace – Film Screening
| Climate Justice, Land Use, Past Events
Fracking the Peace – Film Screening Join us on Tuesday, May 3rd for a community screening of Fracking the Peace, a powerful new documentary telling the story of residents in Northeastern B.C. whose daily lives, homes, environment and health have been changed by fracking in the region. The event is free and open to all,…
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Come Celebrate Our Earth! Postponed to April 23rd, 2022
| Climate Justice, Events, Past Events
Come Celebrate Earth Hour! Planned as a part of the globally celebrated “Earth Hour” event March 26th, our rain postponed event will happen April 23rd. Please come to the Meadow to celebrate our united purpose in protecting our earthly home in the fight against climate change. Live music by Barbara Slater and Kevin Wilkie followed…
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Nature-based Climate Solutions Report (sneak peek)
| Climate Justice, News, Resources
Nov 3 2021 This is a sneak peek of a full report on The Risks and Threats of ‘Nature-based Climate Solutions’ for Indigenous Peoples which will be released soon. We are releasing this Sneak Peek, just in time for the COP 26 climate negotiations in Glasgow, even before the rest of the report is complete.…
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INDIGENOUS CLIMATE ACTION
| Climate Justice, Resources
Please check out this great website for more info: https://www.indigenousclimateaction.com Climate Justice. Indigenous-led. What We Do Our work inspires, connects and supports Indigenous Peoples, reinforcing our place as leaders in climate change discourse and driving solutions for today and tomorrow. Our work is grounded in four main pathways: Gatherings, Resources and Tools, Amplifying Voices and…
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Free Live Streamed Event with Paul Hawken – Introducing Regeneration
| Climate Justice, Events, Past Events
Sunday, November 14 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Register Here
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Busting the Fossil Fuel Corridor Presentation
| Climate Justice, Events, Land Use, Past Events
You are invited to join RAVEN and the West Coast Climate Action Network (WE-CAN) on Wednesday, November 17 at 4pm, for the first in our 4-part series on Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Action, titled Busting the Fossil Fuel Corridor. Our presenters are Rueben George (Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh resistance to TMX), Chief Smogelgem (Wet’suwet’en resistance to Coastal GasLink)…
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Invitation to the Launch of the West Coast Climate Action Network
| Climate Justice, Events, Past Events
Join us at the Public Launch of the West Coast Climate Action Network. Tuesday October 5th, at 7pm. Live-streamed on YouTube. Register here. You can also watch on Facebook Join us as we work to promote and support the work of climate action groups all across BC, and to urge more rapid and urgent climate action,…
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