A New Year of Possibilities |
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Happy New Year! Here are some of the many events that can also be found on Creatively United's free Event Calendar, your source for finding a wide variety of both online and in-person events of interest to the Creatively United community. Be sure to also visit our free Community Blog where new submissions are always welcome. |
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Within weeks, MPs will be voting on Motion M-86, calling on the Government to set up a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform. The NDP, Green Party and Bloc are already committed to vote for Motion M-86. To win this vote, we need about 110 Liberal and Conservative MPs to vote YES to this crucial next step on electoral reform. Join a special webinar discussion with MPs from three different parties about why they support a National Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform and what we as citizens can do to help win this vote. Register here for free |
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Online Course: Politics, Policies and Planning for Climate Action Monday, January 8 to Monday, April 8 |
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This online UVic course uses B.C. as a case study to introduce the policy and political contexts that shape climate action across scales from local to global, including institutional and governance innovations. Learn skills and strategies for engaging and overcoming stagnation and polarization. Learn more here |
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Upcoming Programs In Earth Literacies Courses |
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Feel The Love with Cassandra Wells, Ph.D. Four Tuesdays, January 9-30, 10 am - Noon PT, Online Zoom Event
Learn more here Harnessing the Energies of Love with Louis M. Savary, PhD, STD
Four Wednesdays, January 17 to February 7, Noon - 2 pm PT, Online Zoom Event
Learn more here |
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Orcas are one of Cascadia’s most iconic animals. One type, the Southern Resident killer whales, have even gained international fame and are among the most thoroughly studied orca in the world. Over the past 60 or so years, the general perception of these animals has changed from terrifying beasts to “sea pandas”. This exhibition explores the newly widespread feeling of humans towards orca—that of connection and empathy. The works in Orcaphilia are conceptually based on cetology (the study of whales, dolphins and porpoises). A combination of data and Natasha van Netten’s personal experiences on the water are at the centre of each drawing, painting and installation. Using art as a gateway to break down scientific information, such as population counts, pod composition and predation methods, Natasha seeks to poetically translate the data behind some of the reasons why she finds herself drawn to these creatures in a in a way that carries visual meaning and impact and highlighting the duality of strength and fragility found in orcas. Learn more here |
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Be a Better Birder Workshop - Gull ID Saturday, January 13, 9:30 am - 4 pm PT, Outerbridge Park, 1181 Royal Oak Dr. |
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Join Joachim Bertrands to learn about Gull identification, then practice your skills in the field. Enjoy a morning of theory, addressing all the confusing gulls our beaches have to offer, then head out in the field in the afternoon to put this theory to the test.
Register here |
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10,000 for Global Peace Initiative Continuing until January 13, 2024 |
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More than 10,000 practitioners of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s Transcendental Meditation programs have been meditating daily together since December 29, 2023 and are continuing until January 13th to create coherence in collective consciousness, the basis for world peace which is more critical now than ever. If you have a meditation or prayer practice, of any description, please join in this international peace initiative for as long as your practise allows starting at 5:30 am and 3 pm PST daily up to, and including, January 13, 2024. Learn more here about the science and effectiveness of group meditation in restoring harmony and defusing world crises. |
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Urgent Request For Strong Biodiversity Protection By Elders for Ancient Trees & Sierra Club BC |
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Your voice matters! Right now, the province is consulting with First Nations, industry, and the public about the fate of our old growth forests. Some industry reps would like to weaken government commitments. Please ask the government for a strong Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework with the power to protect endangered species. With the right commitments, the Framework could finally start to resolve the significant gaps in legislation and policy that are responsible for so many species and ecosystems being close to the brink of extinction. The Framework is open for public engagement until January 15th. Please send your email encouraging protection and preservation of our old growth forests to:
biodiversity.ecosystemhealth@gov.bc.ca |
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Creatively United for the Planet is a registered non-profit society. Since 2012, we have been leading, convening and amplifying ways to share how collectively we can reduce our ecological footprint and implement long-term sustainability solutions. Our mandate is to foster conversations, connections and create collaborative opportunities that bring individuals and organizations together in support of achieving common sustainability goals and accelerating climate action. Creatively United is a member of the Westcoast Climate Action Network and works collaboratively with numerous community organizations and in partnership with the Gail O'Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Fund, supported by The Victoria Foundation. The Gail O'Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Fund is dedicated to changing human consciousness towards global environmental change by combining science with the creativity of the performing arts. |
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Healthy, happy communities begin from the ground up. Help us inspire generations to protect and preserve the natural world and confront climate change, so families, communities and nature can prosper together. |
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