The Re-Connect Festival, presented by Creatively United and Climate and the Arts, continues with these special upcoming events: |
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Fingers That Fly! - Piano Recital Saturday, July 8, 4 pm PST, Christ Church Cathedral, 930 Burdett Ave |
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Pianist Sarah Hagen brings a cheerful program of piano works inspired by birds and birdsong to Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral. From Vancouver Island, Sarah enjoys a rich and diverse touring life across Canada and internationally as both soloist and humorist. This promises to be an afternoon of joyous music by Schumann, Messiaen, and Liszt, among others, and insightful commentary peppered with a dash of humour. Admission by donation, details here. |
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Save the date for the final event in the Re-Connect Festival: |
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An Afternoon with Nature
Featuring Robert Schumann's Spring Symphony
2:30 pm, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton St. Victoria Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Christian Kluxen |
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These community events 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. |
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Featuring Phillip Manning on violin and Hannah Craig on cello playing works by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Handel/Halvorsen. Get tickets here |
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Canada's largest Pride literary event, Pride in the Word brings together 2SLGBTQIA+ writers from across the province to discuss their work, their path as openly queer creators, and readings of their most recent publications. Get tickets |
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Visions art group will be hosting their annual studio tour in the beautiful Cowichan Valley. 18 Artists will be displaying their art in their gardens, studios, and galleries.
Download a map and learn more here |
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With as many as 120 entries and 40,000+ spectators, the Victoria Pride Parade is the largest display of PRIDE on the island! With a new route down Douglas Street before turning right onto Humboldt Street, left on Government Street and right onto Belleville Street, this year’s parade will be led by the Songhees Nation and Indigenous and Two-Spirit Guests of Honour. Following the parade, free Pride Festival in MacDonald Park, 212 Niagara Street, James Bay, a family-friendly festive atmosphere with over 150 vendors, food, a kids zone and main stage. Free. More info |
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Each year, artists from near and far, come together to share in a spirited creative exchange at Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts Summer Program. The 2023 Summer Program takes place on the beautiful campus of Shawnigan Lake School. The sprawling campus sits among forested trails and is next to 7-kilometre long Shawnigan Lake. This rugged natural environment is the perfect backdrop for artistic exploration and expression. Registration is now open to all, click here to learn more. |
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SKAMpede, Theatre SKAM’s annual performing arts festival in Victoria, returns this summer on July 14-16th. Now in its 15th year, SKAMpede festival has been a treasured part of Victoria since 2009. A dozen theatre companies, from Victoria to Paris, will perform in various venues spread around the Galloping Goose trail, Songhees Park, and Songhees Walkway. Festival attendees will take in a range of site-specific, family-friendly performances and live theatre in Victoria, including dance, puppetry, comedy, and more. Get tickets here |
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The TD Art Gallery Paint-In is the largest summer arts festival on Vancouver Island taking place Saturday, July 15 from 11 am-6 pm, bringing together over 160 Vancouver Island artists in celebration of art. This beloved festival draws 30,000 visitors annually to explore and experience art along Moss Street. |
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New Proposed Changes to Natural Health Product (NHP) Regulations |
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Health Canada has proposed a “fee recovery” programme that would make herbal medicines so costly for small to medium sized Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) distributors that they may not be able to sustain their herbal product business, forcing them to drastically reduce their product lines or even shut down this side of their business altogether. Learn more here |
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David Suzuki Foundation Counters “Natural” Gas, LNG Greenwashing in Advertising Campaign |
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“Natural gas” is a deliberately misleading marketing term used by the oil and gas industry. The vast majority of gas produced in British Columbia is fracked. Fracking is a dangerous process that uses millions of gallons of water and toxic chemicals, and the upstream and downstream emissions of fracked gas are massive — far from “natural.” Big oil and gas companies have spent millions in Canada and billions globally lobbying politicians and flooding the public conversation with misleading advertising about fossil fuels, including fracked (“natural”) gas and LNG. The fossil fuel industry has made more than $3 billion in profit every day for the past 50 years, totaling $52 trillion+.
See the ads here and read more here |
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Community Organizer Greater Victoria Acting Together is seeking a part-time Community Organizer to work with its experienced volunteer leadership team dedicated to building collaborative action in support of the common good. Details here |
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Golden Youth Climate Corps: Climate Action Technician, Crew Leader Wildsight is hiring their first-ever Golden Youth Climate Corps crew, starting late summer to work on projects that mitigate and reduce the effects of climate change, while bringing resilience to local community and ecosystems. Details here |
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Climate Change Interpreter The Gorge Waterway Action Society is seeking four outgoing and motivated individuals as environmental educators at the Gorge Waterway Nature House this summer. Responsibilities include the creation and delivery of youth-focused climate change educational programs. Apply ASAP here |
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Community Organizer, Howe Sound My Sea to Sky is seeking a community organizer for an 8-week project to engage in public outreach by clearly identifying outreach opportunities, recruiting and coordinating new and existing volunteers, and participating at outreach events over the summer. Apply here |
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350 Vancouver Coordinator 350Vancouver is seeking a Coordinator to work with volunteers on the design and delivery of climate action events and online content that build the power and leadership of our movement. The initial contract is for 25 weeks with the possibility of an extension at the end of the contract. See the full job description and apply 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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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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