Community Stories
The Case Against ‘Strategic’ Voting in BC
This video is a very good explanation of how the biggest political parties operate in BC and across Canada. Right now British Columbian voters have until Saturday, October 24th to decide who to vote for. Fear mongering and divisiveness is a hallmark of the status quo….
Esquimalt-Colwood Provincial Candidate Meeting Recording
Learn where the candidates for the Esquimalt-Colwood (including Vic West + View Royal) stand on a variety of issues. Hosted by the citizen-led South Island Climate Action Network (SI-CAN) and the Gorge Waterway Action Society. Moderator: Judith Cullington PROVINCIAL…
Call for Indigenous Artists
OPPORTUNITY for Indigenous artists to create art for the entrance to Sooke Region Museum. Artwork created by Indigenous artist(s) from the local communities of T’Sou-ke, SC’IȺNEW̱, and Pacheedaht located at the Museum entrance.
Bill-44 Should Be Front and Foremost During A Snap Election On Top Of An Election.
The Issue We the signed residents of British Columbia, call upon the Province of B.C. to repeal (or amend) BC Bill-44 (2023), in order to restore public hearings and municipal powers over zoning, which are being taken away by the bill. We do so, because Bill 44 is: 1….
Resources to Learn More About Truth and Reconciliation
Review the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action and the final report from the National Inquiry on MMIWG2S’s 231 Calls for Justice. Read a book written by an Indigenous author and watch CreativelyUnited.org’s Listening Once Again to Our Great…
La Rose v. His Majesty the King – A Canadian Climate Trial Worth Watching
On October 26, 15 young Canadians will attend Federal Court in Vancouver to ask the court to order Canada to produce a real, science-based Climate Recovery Plan – not just the legislated 2050 target, but a plan with actual mechanisms behind it. The trial is…
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January: A Time to Dream
“To Everything there is a Season and a Time for Every Purpose under Heaven…” Eccelesiastes 3:1-8. In this post we look at the purpose of January.
The Midwinter Solstice and Other Turning Points
On Sunday evening, I will gather with others in our neighbourhood at Lights on the Gorge, our annual event to mark the midwinter solstice. We will light some of the trees along Gorge Road, sing songs appropriate to midwinter and the solstice and have a lantern parade for the kids.
A Cellobration of Nature
Eight cellists from University of Victoria Cello class, under the direction of Pamela Highbaugh Aloni, recently debuted a new composition by Hollas Longton, featuring the poems of Creatively United’s Frances Litman. he commission, funded by the Gail O’Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Fund, is presented…
Black Friday is bad for the planet and our well-being
We have just witnessed another Black Friday and Cyber Monday, an orgy of consumerism that kicks off the Christmas shopping binge. Every year, it seems, the consumption-fest gets worse, hyped by a marketplace that encourages greed and over-consumption because it desperately wants us to purchase more and more stuff.
November 10th Elders for Ancient Trees December 7th Newsletter
December 7th Elders for Ancient Trees Newsletter
A Winters Rest
Seasonal Changes
Mother Nature has shown us that ‘business as usual’ is a disaster
Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General, has told us “humanity is waging war on nature.” The problem is that wars have winners and losers. But as the events this year have surely shown us, Mother Nature is more powerful than us, and bats last.
8 Apps to Combat Food Waste in Canada
Over 50 percent of the food waste in Canada is avoidable. This means that half of Canada’s food waste could have been saved and used to feed people. Not only is food waste a lost opportunity to feed someone, but rotting food in landfills emits methane and…
A Footprint
a poem about the impression that the first snowfall leaves on our relationship with the world…
BC Government issues permits to log forest for wood pellets as part of the so-called “bioeconomy”
BC government is issuing cutting permits to log primary forest for pellets in BC’s interior. This is being packaged as part of a ‘bioeconomy’, and is heavily subsidized by the people of BC. Watch Conservation North’s new video to find out more.
Elders for Ancient Forests Newsletter
December 1 – 7 Elders for Ancient Forest Newsletter
Transforming Communities Creatively Through Regeneration
Season 4 of Climate and Artists free webinar series premiered with positively uplifting and inspiring stories from eight fabulous guests committed to regenerating and transforming communities creatively. Learn how…
