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Global Climate Strike
2021-09-24
#UPROOTTHESYSTEM
Fridays For Future Canada
📢This September 24, 2021, our fight for genuine, intersectional climate justice continues with another Global Climate Strike.📢
The current way of things has systematically marginalized billions of people around the world. With our call to #UprootTheSystem, we seek to address ecological and social crises at their roots by placing MAPA at the center of our struggle and struggling for a society that places people and planet over profit.
Our fight is a fight for the present and the future, alongside the most impacted sectors of society. Join us!
Be sure to register your Friday actions on the official Fridays For Future map so that politicians and people know you care.

A Climate of Change: Climate Week with Katharine Hayhoe
2021-09-22 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist and professor of political science at Texas Tech University, where she is director of the Climate Science Center. She is one of the world’s leading climate science voices. Hayhoe’s book Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World is also scheduled for release in September, 2021.
This event is a coalition building collaboration between the Calgary Climate Hub and the Climate Hub of Southern Alberta. We’ll see you September 22nd, LIVE at 705 pm.

Building a Sustainable World: Our Diet and the Climate Crisis - Rotary Climate Action Talk
2021-09-16 17:00 - 18:00 | Online
“Global food production threatens climate stability and ecosystem resilience. It constitutes the single largest driver of environmental degradation and transgression of planetary boundaries. Taken together the outcome is dire. A radical transformation of the global food system is urgently needed. Without action, the world risks failing to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement.” – Dr. Johan Rockstrom, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
What we choose to eat has an enormous impact on planetary health. The IPCC’s recently-released report made clear that either we pull out ALL of the stops and drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions everywhere we can NOW (especially methane), or we accept responsibility for causing a climate catastrophe and bequeathing to our kids and grandkids a severely degraded planet, far less suitable for human habitation.
Dietary change is simple, fast, and effective. It doesn’t require political will, new technology, trillions of dollars of investment nor decades of implementation. It will unequivocally lead to improved human health and lower rates of chronic disease, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, some cancers and even Alzheimer’s Disease. Globally, it is likely that trillions of dollars will be saved in health care expenditures. And all it takes is a conscious choice by every single one of us to eat more plants and fewer animals starting today. Andrea and Ambaree, Co-Chairs of the Plant-Rich Diet Task Force under the Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG), have a mission inspire people around the world to shift to plant-rich diets to protect and preserve our planet. To that end they will share tips for how to successfully experiment with building a plant-rich diet that works for you.
Andrea Wotan
Andrea earned her Master of Public Health degree in Nutritional Sciences and completed her training to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Andrea founded an online plant-based nutrition coaching practice and just joined MasteringDiabetes.org as a Health coach working with individuals to improve and, in the case of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, reverse their condition. Andrea earned her BA in Economics from Stanford University and had a decade-long career as an investment banker, working with technology companies in Silicon Valley and around the world.
Ambaree Majumder
Ambaree is a second generation Rotarian, a member of the Rotary Club of Marina City in Singapore. She is an IT Business Analyst by qualification but for the past few years she has been spending most of her time as a Social Entrepreneur giving talks, writing and conducting workshops about how leading a lifestyle that is in-tune with the well-being of our planet also benefits our health and fellow human beings. She is certified in Plant-based Nutrition and Food Sustainability from Cornell.

Earth Jam 2021: Community and Practices for Stepping Up in a time of EmergencE/Y
2021-09-08 18:00 - 2021-10-08 13:30 | Online and in Lethbridge, Calgary, Canmore
Green Exodus and like-minded partners are coming together to host Earth Jam 2021 during the Season of Creation, an Ecumenical Celebration of prayer and action for the planet. The Season of Creation starts on Sept. 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and ends on Oct. 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
Opening and Closing Ceremonies: September 8 and October 8
20 Sits for the Planet: Making Space for EmergencE/Y through Meditation
Living in the Sacred Earth: Eight Discoveries and Conversations on Zoom

A Climate of Change: Elections with Brian Singh
2021-09-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Join the Hub as we head into a busy fall election season armed with a brand new poll from Calgary data scientist and behavioural economist Brian Singh and our ALL STAR PANEL including Alberta political scientist Melanee Thomas, retiring city councillor Druh Farrell and environmental leader Alberta Ecotrust’s Pat Letizia about the ever-evolving position of Calgarians on climate as an election issue. Let’s dig into it!

Climate Election
2021-09-03 17:00 - 2021-09-20 16:00 | elections.ca
Vote now at your returning office, until September 20, for your local climate champion to represent you as your Member of Parliament.

Summer Institute for Climate Change Education - A Regrounding in Truth - Alberta Cohort
2021-06-28 - 2021-06-30
Looking to include climate change in your classroom or education programs but not sure where to start? Join Alberta Council for Environmental Education and Climate Generation for the virtual 2021 Summer Institute for Climate Change Education. Gain the skills, tools, and resources to integrate climate change education into your teaching or education programs and empower students in all subject areas to engage in climate solutions. Receive on-going support throughout the year by being part of the Teach Climate Network and having access to resources and curriculum.
This three-day experience is full of powerful and engaging keynote speakers, meaningful discussion about the intersection of social justice and climate change, and collaborative conversations between a national network of climate change education leaders. Day two will consist of a regional workshop specifically for Alberta teachers and educators, led by Alberta Council for Environmental Education’s senior education advisor Dr. Marie Tremblay and climate education expert Dr. Melanie Hoffman. Leave feeling reinvigorated for the new school year and prepared to educate your students to be global citizens.
Details:
Date: July 28–30, 2021
Location: Virtual
Registration: $250 US. Alberta Council for Environmental Education is offering a $50 refund on the registration fee to the first 10 registrants – so don’t wait, register now!

Digital Rally: Say No to Coal
2021-06-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Join us for a digital rally on June 25th to learn more about the status of Grassy Mountain, hear from those on the ground about why we must continue the fight against coal, and come together to take action.
You will be invited to call Minister Wilkinson and ask that he and the Cabinet make the right decision and say no to coal in the Rockies by first saying no to Grassy Mountain. We will provide you with the link to call and a simple script to follow.
https://www.facebook.com/events/675354159995829/

Anti-Racism for Organizers
2021-06-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Online
Join the Future Ground Network community in a collective learning process to address the colonial and racist histories of environmental movements and how we can fight those legacies to build safer and anti-racist spaces in our organizing.
In this workshop (session 1 of 4), participants will understand the roots of systemic racism, settler colonialism and anti-Blackness, and begin to unpack how they participate in these systems. We will draw connections between the climate crisis and systems of structural oppression, clearly making links between them. In the workshop, we will use breakout groups to define the impacts of structural harm, and discuss how we participate in these systems.
Also available Monday June 28, 5-6:30 pm; Wednesday June 30, 4-5:30 pm, Monday July 5, 4:30 – 6 pm

TEDxYYC
2021-06-24 10:00 - 17:00 | Online
TEDxYYC: Reimagine will take place on June 24th. This full-day event will examine the question: how can we reimagine ourselves, our city and our future? Feature ten inspiring TEDxYYC talks, live performances and experiential activations like Indigenous storytelling, bollywood dance, networking, inspired cooking, body-positive yoga and so much more. This event will have you moving, shaking, contemplating, learning and using all your senses.
Get your ticket today at https://tedxyyc.ca/tickets

Engaging Women on Climate Workshop
2021-06-23 10:00
Across the political spectrum women consistently show up as more concerned, more motivated and more ready to act on climate than other audiences, yet we often neglect to design communications and campaigns with women in mind.
This workshop dives into the theory and practice of engaging women on climate. We will talk with leading researchers in Canada and the US, and campaigners behind Science Moms, Vote Like a Madre and Talk Climate to Me will share insights, strategies and successful tactics.
June 23 @ 12 – 3:45 pm EST
Key topics and takeaways:

An analysis of how women are similar and different from other audiences, including insights into mothers, women voters, conservative women, women of colour, and non-environmentalists.
Tips on how to design campaigns with women in mind
Insights into how women choose and use media
New relationships with practitioners working in similar areas

This workshop is open to all who are interested and all gender identities. Space is limited. Up to two people per organization may attend. You will be joined by other senior communications strategists, campaign and policy directors. Engaging Women on Climate Change has been made possible through the generous support of the Clean Economy Fund.
Full workshop schedule and speaker lineup to come.
Questions? E-mail maria@climatenarratives.ca
Register here: https://bit.ly/engaging-women-climate

Let's Talk Community! with Shani Graham from sunny Western Australia (formerly West Coast of Canada)
2021-06-22 18:00 | Online
Shani is going to talk to us about the The “West Beacy Bunch”, the community of 350 houses around her. The informal community group is “exclusively inclusive” – exclusive in that you can only “join” if you live in the defined Beacy Bunch area, but inclusive in that the group focuses on making sure that everyone in that area is involved. Like many groups, the Bunch is very active – with bonfires, movie nights, shared dinners, tree planting days, yoga, cooking classes, olive oil pressing, plant swaps . . . . . . . something at least once a month. But the difference is there are no committees, budgets or planning meetings – just passionate people wanting to do something to make their world more connected, sustainable and resilient.
Interested to hear more? – come join the conversation!
Before this workshop, you should check out Shani’s TED talk about her previous home in Hulbert Street
Take a street and build a community: Shani Graham at TEDxPerth – YouTube
Please join in 5 to 10 minutes early (bring your cuppa) as we will starting promptly on 22 June at 6 pm MST
Topic: Let’s Talk Community with Shani Graham
Time: 22 June, 6pm MST /Jun 23, 2021 07:45 AM Perth
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2021 Eco-Solar Virtual Tour - Lethbridge
2021-06-19 12:00 - 13:00
What interests you? Solar electricity or energy efficiency? Geothermal heating or permaculture landscaping? Retrofit or new construction? The Tour will have homes that showcase some of Edmonton, Calgary, and Lethbridge’s best examples of energy-efficient ideas to discover how you can take steps to reduce your gas, electricity and water use, save money and lower your environmental footprint! This year’s tour is going to be a virtual tour. We will be presenting our homes on the tour days using zoom. There will be a short presentation on each home and then we will have a question period with the homeowners. To see a particular home you will have to tune in during that home’s scheduled date and time. The scheduled times are listed on the Edmonton, Calgary, and Lethbridge tour pages.

Edmonton: June 5/6 (12 pm)
Calgary: June 12/13 (12 pm)
Lethbridge: June 19 (12 pm)

http://www.ecosolar.ca/

MECCE Project Canada Regional Hub Launch
2021-06-17 12:00 - 13:00
Monitoring & Evaluating Climate Communication and Education Regional Hub Launch
There is an urgent need to increase the quality and quantity of climate change communication and education (CCE) globally across education, government, civil society, business, media, and communications sectors.
The Monitoring and Evaluating Climate Communication and Education (MECCE) Project is an international research partnership advancing global climate literacy and action through increased quality and quantity of CCE. Our research targets education at all life stages, across sectors, and at local through to intergovernmental levels.
Our partnership team includes over 80 scholars and organizations, including an Advisory Committee comprised of GEM Report, IPCC, UNESCO, and UNFCCC. We are a project of the Sustainability and Education Policy Network (SEPN), an internationally recognized leader in sustainability and climate change education policy research. Visit www.sepn.ca for more information.
JOIN A MECCE PROJECT REGIONAL HUB
The benefits of being a member of the Hub for your region include:

Sharing your expertise on quality CCE in your national, regional, and cultural context
Contributing to CCE indicator development to enable greater CCE tracking and target-setting, in your country and globally
Participating in discussions with researchers, practitioners, and organizations active in CCE in your region
Being among the first to receive access to the MECCE Project’s data, online and print materials, and event invitations
We are launching the Canadian Regional Hub on June 17 at 2pm EDT.

Learn more about the MECCE Project and how you can get involved with our exciting, growing network! Membership is open to anyone with an interest in achieving the MECCE project goals.
Contact nicola.chopin(at)usask.ca if you have any questions.

Climate Change in the Canadian Media
2021-06-16 22:00
What’s the current state of climate coverage in the national media and what are the implications for communicators?
Join communications experts Cara Pike and Chris Hatch to hear the results of a spring 2021 media analysis. We’ll unpack the hot topics and emerging narratives, followed by a discussion about messaging and strategy. Attendees will get early access to the media analysis report.

June 16 at 12 pm EST
Register here: http://bit.ly/Canadian-media-analysis

2021 Eco-Solar Virtual Tour - Calgary
2021-06-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-06-12 12:00 - 13:00

Drawdown Alberta Orientation
2021-06-09 12:00 - 13:00
Meet folks from the Drawdown Alberta movement, learn who we are, what we’re doing, how & why and the ways in which you can get involved and start moving forward with us on action!
Sign up to get the Zoom link.

Indigenous Peoples: An Alberta Primer
2021-06-08 11:30 - 13:15
In this session, participants will gain an understanding of the societal and political landscape when developing relationships and partnering with Indigenous peoples.
Learning Objectives:

Introduction to the history and governance structures of Indigenous communities in Alberta
Learn about key events in Indigenous-Canadian relationships to appreciate the ongoing socio-political landscape
Develop a working knowledge and acquire greater insight into Indigenous understandings of good relationships
Increase your understanding of land acknowledgements – why and how they are meaningful

2021 Eco-Solar Virtual Tour - Edmonton
2021-06-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-06-05 12:00 - 13:00

Community Climate Conversation: Capitol Hill - Banff Trail
2021-06-02 19:00
Tune in to our Community Zoomcast from your own cozy space and engage in *real* conversations with our host of climate experts on topics like renewable energy, permaculture and building climate resilience (and pandemic resilience!) into GREAT Calgary communities like this one.
We’d love a great turnout from people within Capitol Hill and Banff Trail, but all guests are welcome. This Conversation goes from 7-9pm on June 2. RSVP for the link to join!

Big Thinking Series - Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences
2021-05-28 - 2021-06-03
The Big Thinking series is held throughout Congress and brings together leading scholars and public figures who present forward-thinking research, ideas and solutions to the critical questions and issues of our time. The series is open to all Congress registered attendees and to members of the general public registering with a community pass.
May 28, 2021 – 12:00 to 13:00 (MT)
May 29, 2021 – 12:00 to 13:00 (MT)
May 31, 2021 – 12:15 to 13:15 (MT)
June 1, 2021 – 12:00 to 13:00 (MT)
June 2, 2021 – 12:00 to 13:00 (MT)
June 3, 2021 – 12:00 to 13:00 (MT)
See the speakers and register.

Community Event - Climate Change and Calgary's Future
2021-05-27 19:00
Organized by Calgary Association of Lifelong Learners and Eco-Elders.
Eco-Elders is a node of the Calgary Climate Hub.
Panelists include:

Druh Farrell, Ward 7 Councillor since 2001, and advocate for civic sustainability, including Calgary’s Climate Resilience Strategy
Noel Keough, co-founder of Sustainable Calgary Society and CivicCamp Calgary, has researched and written about Calgary’s sustainability challenges for 25 years
Annalise Klingbeil, co-founder of Champion Communications and a former city hall journalist for the Calgary Herald
Melanee Thomas, Associate Professor of political science, University of Calgary, studying public opinion about energy transition

Moderated by Tom Kerwin, organized and moderated the CALL Climate Change Action series, and an energy-efficient housing expert
Topics to be discussed:

Municipal government’s role in addressing climate change
The most important climate change issues the City of Calgary could and should address
How the City of Calgary is tracking its goal of reducing emissions to 80 per cent of 2005 levels by 2050
Challenges in terms of jurisdiction, resources, logistics and finances

This panel discussion was organized because of the upcoming Calgary municipal election in October.

Coal and Communities Virtual Town Hall
2021-05-18 18:30 - 20:00
This event is part of an ongoing town-hall series that will feature a panel of speakers addressing the challenges coal mining poses to communities. The panelists are:

Latasha Calf Robe: Co-founder, Niitsítapi Water Protectors
Moira Williams: Tipping Point Australia, helping local communities oppose Galilee Basin Coal Projects
Heather Davis: Owner, Uplift Adventures, Crowsnest Pass
Stephanie Duarte-Pedrosa: University Student, Participant at Grassy Mountain Hearing

This is the third in a series of three Town Hall meetings developed by The Coal Policy Working Group (CPWG) – a collective of organizations and concerned citizens hoping to create better awareness about coal, its real costs and alternative forms of economic development through ongoing communication and educational opportunities.

Spruce Grove Climate Change Action Plan Survey
2021-05-18 - 2021-06-08
If you live within or nearby the city of Spruce Grove, west of Edmonton, fill out this survey asking about how much the city should work to prepare for the anticipated effects of climate change, and how the city and its citizens can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Link to the survey
All One Sky Foundation on behalf of the City of Spruce Grove

Workshop - Climate Grief: Tools for Coping
2021-05-17 19:00
Concern for the climate can be an emotionally exhausting experience. There always feels like more work to be done and not enough time to do it all. However, taking the time for self care and reflection is important for individuals and organizations involved in this work.
The Calgary Climate Hub invites you to join Jodi Lammiman and Amy Spark from Refugia Retreats for a workshop on climate grief and anxiety. This session will review current research and grieving styles before introducing frameworks to develop your personal grief toolkit.

Citizens Climate Lobby Edmonton May Monthly Meeting
2021-05-16 13:00
Citizens Climate Lobby Edmonton May Monthly Meeting, with a special presentation on motivational interviewing by Vince Schutt. His sessions are not only useful for effective communication, but also fun and enlightening!
Victor Dorian is hosting
Time: Sunday, May 16, 2021 01:00 PM Edmonton
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