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Happy November! Here is a sampling of the many events that can 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. |
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Forest Recovery & Climate Change Mitigation Friday, Nov. 17, 3:30 pm PT, Online Webinar |
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UNBC Senior Research Scientist Michelle Venter will present the conclusions of field studies that show that by significantly reducing clearcutting up to 80%, and only partially cutting, it can lead to biodiversity benefits and climate mitigation. Register here for free |
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Tell the B.C. Government: No More LNG Saturday, Nov. 18, 10 am PT, Victoria Conference Centre, 720 Douglas St. |
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Join Frack Free BC outside the B.C. NDP convention on November 18 to send a clear message that we all want a climate-safe future. The science is indisputable: For a climate-safe future there can be no more fossil fuel development. That means no more LNG! Liquefied natural gas isn’t “natural” — it’s a potent greenhouse gas. LNG in B.C. will be produced using fracked gas from the northeast corner of the province. Learn more here |
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This (climate) action-packed festival includes: A carefully curated selection of 2023 environmental documentaries from around the world An Indigenous environmental documentary shorts program Best Feature and Best Short film award screenin A Climate Action Now! panel discussion Filmmaker Q&A's and more
The event takes place in person at the University of Toronto, but is also available for free online between November 20th and December 17th. Register online free here |
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Join the German Embassy and Consulates in Canada and The Walrus for a timely online discussion about the lessons and challenges of climate and biodiversity-focused communication in Canada and Europe. As world leaders prepare to meet at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, our distinguished panel of environmental journalists and climate advocates gathers to exchange transatlantic perspectives on Canadian, German, and EU climate policies and to share how innovative journalism and biodiversity-focused communications can break down silos and bridge divides. Register here |
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Victoria Symphony Celebrates Nature Sunday, Nov. 26, 2:30 pm PT, Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. |
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The Victoria Symphony Orchestra will celebrate themes of regeneration and nature at 2:30 pm, Sunday, Nov. 26, at the Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. An illustrated pre-concert presentation on the Victoria Harbour Migratory Bird Sanctuary will be hosted by Jacques Sirois, chair of Friends of the Sanctuary, at 1:30 pm in the foyer of the theatre. Jacques will describe how bird, fish, mammals, mollusks, crustaceans and plants habitat in the sanctuary, which stretches for 30 km along the Victoria waterfront, have been brought back to life. The sanctuary turned 100 years old on October 27, 2023. The restoration of nature is being undertaken by 20 public, private and volunteer organizations in the Lekwungen Peoples (Songhees and Esquimalt) traditional territories known as "the place to smoke herring." The musical program that follows the presentation, will feature Robert Schumann’s Spring Symphony, Felix Mendelssohn’s Mid-Summer Night’s Dream, plus Bloom, a new work by Rita Ueda. Sponsored by the Gail O’Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Fund and Creatively United as the final performance of the Re-Connect 2023 Festival. |
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BC Hydro and the Loss of Trees by Sasha Izard |
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BC Hydro is planning to remove several hundred trees near Prospect Lake in Saanich in order to upgrade their power transmission lines. The Utility appears to have shown almost no interest in attempting to prevent, mitigate, or reduce the number of trees to be eliminated. Given the state of the environmental crisis, this flagrant attitude by the Utility towards trees, deserves serious questioning. Among a number of questions that come to mind, what is Hydro’s relation to the development/real estate lobby? Read more here |
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Update on Local Climate Action by Jon O'Riordan |
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On Wednesday Nov. 15, the CRD Environmental Services Committee will consider a staff recommendation to fund $50,000 to Esquimalt for testing municipal samples of municipal solid waste and biochar at an accredited advanced gasifier. Creatively United for the Planet Society will speak in support of this recommendation. Such testing is vital to verify the potential for the gasifer to capture up to 45% carbon, divert 94% of Esquimalt waste from Hartland landfill and determine the market for the biochar fertilizer produced by the gasifier. Esquimalt Council is to be congratulated on taking the lead for the CRD on thermal destruction of its waste stream and contributing to both zero waste and net zero carbon goals for the Township and for CRD as a whole. View that discussion here |
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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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