On December 13th we gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember those lost in fires, floods, and the heat dome. We’ve all had to learn some new weather vocabulary, like atmosphere river, atmospheric lake, heat dome, polar vortex, and many more. It’s important to address the damage and losses caused by our continuing dependence on …
Thank you from Workshop organizer and facilitator Meghan Wise for a meaningful workshop on December 6th. A small but committed group met to think about how community resilience can be cultivated and how we as a community can acknowledge and process our feelings and responses to climate change. Visit UBC Climate Hub’s Climate Well Being Toolkit. …
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Workshop and resources developed and shared by Meghan Wise If circulating, please credit source. Download Beautiful Version (pdf) IMPORTANCE OF ACKNOWLEDGING OUR CLIMATE EMOTIONS Acknowledging the mental health and wellbeing impacts of magnifying climate change is critical for helping people move through climate trauma. You are not alone in these feelings and emotions. But it’s …
Meghan Wise hosted our first Community and Climate Well Being Workshop in conjunction with GECCO (Global Empowerment Coalition of the Central Okanagan) with 20 attendees. Below Meghan summarizes the outcomes of the first workshop: Climate Through a Systems Lens: Climate change continues to subtly and dramatically impact community food, water, land, transportation, housing, power, and medical …
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The BC Government’s review of its Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy was very timely this year, given the emergence from a year-long state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a record-breaking heat wave, and multiplying forest fires and smoke pollution experienced in the province this summer. Citizens Climate Lobby – Okanagan and Okanagan Climate …
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A fun collection of climate and sustainability events – sorted by date with most recent first. Updated frequently. okanagan climate and sustainability postboard Ongoing Campaigns Kelowna Transit Community Report Petition Save Old Growth Information Slides Petition Bank Divestment & RBC Off-Campus (from First Things First OK) Information Booklet Petition Instagram accounts to follow: @decolonialsolidarity @bank4betterfuture …
21st Century Choices: Reflections on the McKinley Development Project Campaign The Okanagan is on the cusp of a time of transition – between ‘business as usual’ and a new, innovative and greener approach to development. While this is similar to what other cities around the world are facing, there are a few things that make …
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