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As the end of November nears, here are a few must-attend events in the next few weeks 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. |
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For over 20 years, Amnesty International's Write for Rights campaign has been a beacon of hope for those whose rights have been wronged. It's a global movement where individuals like you come together to use the power of their words to create positive change. To kickstart this year's campaign, Amnesty International is hosting a special webinar on Wednesday, Nov. 22nd at 4:30 pm PT. This webinar is for everyone, including individuals who haven't yet signed up but are curious about how they can participate and make a difference through Write for Rights. Register here for free |
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Bigger Than Us is the inspirational story of seven youths around the globe working to make the world a better place, including challenging the toxic use of land and improving food sustainability, but also reducing plastic waste, championing freedom of the press, preventing child marriages, improving education in the area of poverty and immigration, and helping rescue fleeing refugees in the Mediterranean. This screening at the Vic Theatre will help community group Victoria Shows Love bring a refugee family to Victoria. Learn more and get tickets 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. Get tickets here |
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Good Eats by Frances Litman |
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I recently attended an online Saturday Solutions Session hosted by two of Creatively United's board members, Sandi Goldie and Jim Bronson, who now reside in an intentional, low carbon footprint community in Oregon. I learned of this website from one of the participants that is well worth checking out. For anyone considering changing their diet to a more flexible, vegetarian or vegan diet for the sake of their health and Mother Earth, there are many fabulous recipes to explore and lots of resources here. |
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Integrated Resource Management in the CRD: A Progress Report by Jon O'Riordan |
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In 2018, the CRD established an Integrated Resource Management (IRM) committee and issued a Request for Proposals from practitioners to apply the approach to waste management throughout the Region. Despite receiving many valuable proposals, the CRD Board cancelled the Project and the committee has not met in over four years. Integrated Resource Management considers waste as a potential resource that has value in various uses. The approach is focused on obtaining optimum social, environmental and and economic benefits from reusing waste. It is directly aligned with the concepts of a circular economy where all resources are reused and with zero waste where less than 10% of all waste is diverted to the landfill. Both the CRD and most Greater Victoria municipalities have formally embraced these two concepts in various plans and policy statements. Read more here |
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Non-Profits Save Big with Fee-Free Service by Frances Litman |
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Do you know of a non-profit organization that could use a break when it comes to credit card, event and donation fees? Creatively United has saved a small fortune in these types of fees thanks to a wonderful service we discovered called Zeffy. Zeffy is the only zero-fee fundraising platform for non-profits. While we don’t typically promote these types of things, we wanted to share this good news and our gratitude for fee-free services. We have been using Zeffy for almost a year now in place of other event and donation services and are very pleased with the ease of use and everything Zeffy offers. If you have a tip about other fee-free apps or software of use to non-profits, please let our community know 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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