Since 2012, more than 10,000 people have attended Creatively United’s live zero-waste Earth Day events. Now, every day is Earth Day on CreativelyUnited.org’s free community solutions sharing hub where people can post and see events, information, resources, videos and learn about more than 176 local and BC organizations making a difference, plus enjoy a regular webinar series featuring world class award-winning authors, presenters and artists.

We have compiled a list of Earth Week events with thanks to community input. Here are a few featured listings, with more to enjoy on CreativelyUnited.org.

Tuesdays for Trees
Poems, Songs, Readings and Art

Hosted by the Poetry and Song circle at the Church of Truth Community of Conscious Living. Click here for registration details.

Cold Matters - Climate & Artists Series

In keeping with the “what really matters” theme, the next webinar in the Creative Solutions for a New World Climate and the Arts Series on Wednesday, April 21st (11 am - noon PST) will explore how much Cold Matters in terms of the roles in which snow, ice and permafrost play in the stabilization of the global climate system.

United Nations University Global Water Futures Chair and award-winning author, Bob Sandford, will share how winter snowfall extent, cover and duration impact water resources in Canada, and how important the Arctic is as a thermostat for weather not just in Canada but in the entire Northern Hemisphere. He will conclude with observations on the climate risk posed by permafrost thaw and the need for cooperation among all of the circumpolar nations, but especially between Canada and Russia, in addressing that risk.

Dr. Thomas Axworthy, one of the architects of The Arctic Council, a high-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the Indigenous people of the Arctic, will outline concerns associated with accelerating permafrost thaw and its impact on northern peoples and cultures in Canada and throughout the Arctic. As well, he will explore the cooperation needed within Canada and between Arctic nations that will be critical if we are to prevent the combined effects of sea ice loss, changes in the behaviour of the Northern Hemisphere Jetstream, and rapidly rising methane releases as a consequence of permafrost thaw from preventing Canada achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

One of the most remarkable elements of the Global Water Futures program is that it recognizes that art can make complex scientific issues relating to the value of water more compelling and understandable to the broader public. 

She will then introduce an expert on permafrost thaw and an artist with whom she works directly with to make scientific research findings more understandable outside the climate science community.

In closing, there will be a brief follow-on discussion on how the theme Truth Matters can be applied to the challenges posed by accelerating permafrost thaw and other climate threats will be led by Washington, DC lawyer, Mace Rosenstein.

Join us for this celebration of how we can use all the ways we have of knowing and caring to create the post-COVID world we want. Register now (includes video replays).

A Food System for a One Planet Region

Linda Geggie, Executive Director, Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CRFAIR) will be joining Pierre Iachetti, Agriculture and Food Security Planner for Saanich, to discuss, A Food System for a One Planet Region, April 22, from 5–7 pm. No charge.

Zoom Meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6550178914
Meeting ID: 655 017 8914

2020 EarthFest Live Webinar Series

Who would have thought that this would be the second April under lockdown due to COVID?

Last year at this time, Creatively United was scrambling to unwind a live community Earth Week festival in honour of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Earth Day and pivoting to online engagement. As a result, Creatively United for the Planet produced EarthFest 2020 – Creative Solutions for a New World, a free webinar series in partnership with the Gail O’Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Series, which continues to this day showcasing a multitude of transformational possibilities and creative solutions to

inspire and move us towards healthier, happier and more resilient ways of living.

Due to the popularity of EarthFest 2020, here are replays from this inspiring event featuring fabulous presenters, from Indigenous wisdom keepers to nine of western Canada’s top youth climate leaders. Please subscribe to Creatively United's YouTube Channel to see a wide range of free videos to enjoy.

About Creatively United & Our Community Partners

The Creatively United for the Planet Society is a registered non-profit society. Since 2012, we have brought together more than 10,000 people from throughout the region who care about happy, healthy, and resilient communities. We have done so through eight zero-waste sustainability showcases, numerous community events and educational talks, collaborative partnerships, a video series, and the CreativelyUnited.org free community information network, resource and solutions sharing hub. 

The Gail O'Riordan Climate and the Arts Legacy Fund, supported by The Victoria Foundation, is dedicated to changing human consciousness towards global environmental change by combining science with the creativity of the performing arts.

Creatively United and Climate and the Arts both appreciate the support of the Polis Foundation for its assistance in the production of these webinars.

Under the Distinguished Patronage of:
Her Honour,
The Honourable Janet Austin, OBC
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

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