Happy Autumn! With municipal elections fast approaching this October 15th, we have compiled a number of key events and information to consider below. Your contributions are welcome for consideration to Creatively United's Community Blog and Event Calendar. Please be sure to visit CreativelyUnited.org to stay informed and enjoy many helpful resources. Creatively United is a free and inclusive registered non-profit society with no political or religious affiliation. |
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Opportunity to Support Hereditary Chiefs
BC Legislature, 501 Belleville St.
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 3 pm PST |
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This Tuesday, September 27th, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs will be in attendance to make an announcement in Victoria, BC about their response to CGL preparing to drill under the sacred headwaters of Wedzwin Kwa. Gidimt’en Checkpoint invites you to demonstrate your solidarity and support of Indigenous sovereignty and resistance by standing beside Chief Na'Moks, the Hereditary Chiefs, and Sleydo' at a rally at the BC Legislature. Gidimt’en Checkpoint has raised the alert that the Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline is ready to begin drilling under Wedzin Kwa, the river sacred to the Wet’suwet’en since time immemorial, located in central British Columbia. Unlike other pipeline construction work that can be healed and remediated, once the pipeline is in place under water, it is very difficult to remove. This is the moment to act. There will be more mobilization and guidance coming soon! Watch social channels for updates and the latest video of the militarized police repression happening on the Yintah. Follow @yintah_access on Instagram or @gidimten on Twitter. |
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Striking the Balance Between New Housing Development and Displacement
Wednesday, Sept. 28, noon-1:30 pm PST |
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In a push to increase housing supply, tenant displacement, increased rental costs, and decreased access are often unintended consequences. However, local governments can implement policies that help to minimize these negative effects. This is a chance for you to have your ideas heard and share in dialogue on an important issue facing our community. The objective of this conversation is to identify ways in which we can Speakers at this event will include Julian West, Missing Middle Housing & Sustainable Transportation Doug King, Together Against Poverty Society Aleida Blandford, Tenant Protections & Community Engagement Jordan Milne, Urban Land Economics, Rental Housing, & Mixed-Use Development
This event is part of the CSPC's continuing dialogue on Housing Affordability and is co-hosted by Livable Victoria. Click here to register for free |
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Liveable Victoria: 5 Big Ideas |
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Victoria is changing but where are we going? Why? How can we guide that change toward a more sustainable, vibrant, healthy, and equitable future? Livable Victoria's expert panel will share our vision for the region and help connect the dots between our housing, transportation, and neighbourhood design choices in making great places to live. This session will include a presentation of Livable Victoria's 5 Big Ideas and how they work together, followed by questions and answers. Livable Victoria aims to provide a balanced perspective, help foster thoughtful dialogue, advocate for positive change, and encourage bold leadership during this year's municipal election. We welcome community feedback, alternative perspectives, and tough questions during this session. Click here to register for this free, in-person event |
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Everyone deserves a home within their community. Municipalities play an important role in facilitating non-profit and affordable housing. That’s why we’re asking mayoral candidates in the region to embrace a human rights approach to housing, and to lead by committing to bold policies that preserve and create new non-profit and affordable housing for all of our neighbours. Civil society can and will shape housing decisions to ensure housing is treated as a human right. It starts with all of us coming together in big numbers to show all candidates that there is strong support for local governments in the region to champion bold, climate-friendly policies to accelerate development of non-profit and affordable housing. |
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It takes an entire community of dedicated people to cultivate safer neighbourhoods. In this webinar, local and national safety experts will discuss ways to make Victoria safer for all. There will be opportunities for questions and discussion. Pre-registration with Eventbrite is required. The forum will be recorded for later viewing. |
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Planetary Health with Suzanne Simard |
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This event is coordinated by the Lafayette String Quartet and will be its final health forum before the Quartet formally disbands after 37 years. The forum on Our Planet and Our Health will involve three extremely qualified speakers Katila Lafferty, Canada’s first Poet Laureate on Climate Change Dr. Valeria Stoynova, a foremost researcher on the effects of climate change on human health Dr. Suzanne Simard, author of Finding the Mother Tree; Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest who has researched the collaborative connections between trees and other living things
Click here for more information |
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Turn of the Tide
University Centre Farquhar Auditorium, 3800 Finnerty Road
Saturday, Nov. 19, 7:30-9:30 pm PST |
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Victoria Symphony presents a special concert on the climate emergency and loss of biodiversity. This concert, titled The Turn of the Tide, includes works by British composer Peter Maxwell Davis, an outspoken voice for protecting the planet and ensuring our children inherit a livable Earth. The performance will be conducted by Giuseppe Pietraroia, Associate Conductor of the Victoria Symphony, with young musicians from the Victoria Children’s Choir and the Victoria Conservatory of Music. Sponsored by the Gail O’Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Fund - dedicated to finding healthy solutions for the planet in conjunction with the performing arts. Click here for more information |
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Voice of the Unexpected
submitted by Icel Dobell |
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The October municipal election could determine the future of North Cowichan's forests, or, set a new course for their evolution for hundreds of years. For four years, public consultation about the future of the Six Mountain Forest has unfolded as the North Cowichan Forest Review. Where Do We Stand (WDWS) has just released Voice of the Unexpected, a video about the community forests, to remind citizens to get out to vote, to protect the forest ecosystems that are our backyard — the place where change in the world begins. Voice of the Unexpected tells the story of the past four years of the forest campaign and review, not as a forest documentary, more like a forest fairytale, allegorical, metaphoric, and also literal. Click here to watch and learn more |
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Trees Matter Questions for Candidates
submitted by the Community Trees Matter Network |
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The science is conclusive, trees matter! Not only can trees help regulate weather, filter smoke and pollutants, absorb stormwater runoff and prevent floods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide beauty, shade, and shelter for thousands of needed insects, pollinators and birds, but they also provide a calming influence that greatly contributes to the livability of cities. This list of questions was given to City of Victoria candidates running in this October 15, 2022 election by the Community Trees Matter Network. Individuals, groups, and organizations are encouraged to use these types of questions in their decision making and debates. Click here to see the questions and responses |
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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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