Community Stories
The Garry Oak in Autumn: Foliage, Acorns, and Conservation
Recognized as the only oak species native to British Columbia, the Garry oak is soon to make its mark on the beauty of autumn.
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot like Nature
There’s something quite satisfying about restoring nature and making a very tiny part of the world better. I suppose I’ve always known that, but it really struck home when we purchased the place we were going to retire to 15-years ago. We were still working fulltime,…
Learn About People’s Action for US Issues
The news is heavy, and that’s intentional. The US regime is trying to inundate us with chaos so we become overwhelmed, tune out, and stop paying attention. Instead of turning away, we’re turning to each other. The People’s Tea , a biweekly, hour-long, virtual…
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Population Growth Only Part of Our Ecological Problem
My recent columns about the ecological crisis we face and the need to reduce our ecological footprint generated emails from several people saying I should address the issue of population growth. They have a good point, but the issue is complex, and the solution is not just a matter of family planning.
Environmental Lawyer to lead Sierra Club BC into 50th Year
Environmental lawyer Hannah Askew will be leading the Sierra Club of BC as its new Executive Director. She replaces Bob Peart, former Executive Director, who retired last year. 2019 will mark the 50th anniversary of Sierra Club BC’s founding. Confronting the climate…
Finding Hope For Our Planet’s Future
Finding hope can be challenging these days, what with the global ecological crisis, high levels of poverty and inequality, nasty xenophobic and nationalistic politics, and the general failure of governments and societies to respond effectively to these and other challenges of the 21st century.
One Planet One People Please!
The serious issues facing our world – climate change, pollution, ecological degradation, poverty, etc. are global in nature and require a global response. The challenge is how and when the peoples of the world will make this happen.
A Roman Catholic Response to One Planet
The ecological crisis that we are facing is the degradation of life as we know it. Our vary survival is at stake. It raises questions of meaning for us. Who are we, where did we come from and why are we here? These are questions that are central to all religious communities.
Films on Food Issues & Food Security
Enjoy a compiled list of films and documentaries related to food issues throughout the world.
Issue: Food Security
Food security can be described as the state of having reliable access to an adequate quantity of nutritious and affordable food, while food sovereignty is the right of communities to have authority over their own food systems, to produce food that is healthy, culturally appropriate, and ecologically sustainable.
National Indigenous People’s Day 2018
Creatively United was honoured to be invited to take part in the 2018 National Indigenous People’s Day at the invitation of the Victoria Native Friendship Centre (VNFC) at their fabulous Regina Avenue location in the Burnside/Tillicum area. The drumming, dancing,…
A Jewish Perspective for One Planet Region Conversation with Faith Communities
8 Jewish Practices to Help Mitigate Humanity’s Impact During the Anthropocene 1). Who is happy that tomorrow is Friday? TGIF! For Jews, it’s TGIS: Thank G-d it’s Shabbos (Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, runs from just before sunset Friday to an hour after sundown on…
One Planet Conversation
How is my faith tradition (the Christian tradition) equipping myself (and others) … to live into this vision of the Greater Victoria Region “achieving social and ecological sustainability, with a high quality of life and a long life in good health for all its…
Let’s Shed A Couple of Planets’ Worth of Ecological Footprint
The ecological footprint measures our impact in terms of the amount of biologically productive land and sea we need to provide the crops and fish we use for food, the grass and feed crops we use for livestock, the timber we use for paper and wood, and the land we need planted in trees to absorb our carbon emissions (“energy land”).
Mission Transition: Community Power – Taking Action
Canada’s postal worker union is at the bargaining table this year – with one major issue to negotiate. It’s not what you think: the only green they’re fighting for is the environment.
