Spring Season Highlights
Our Spring Season explored topics including climate justice, cultural storytelling, anti-racism, and much more. Check out our Spring 2023 programming below.
Session 2: Art Therapy and Climate Justice
In this creative session, participants explored art as therapy, activism, and as a tool for making sense of trauma and responding to crises through guided dialogue and activities. Olivia Onuk (she/her) helped facilitate emotional exploration for participants, and enabled them to further their connection with themselves and the natural environment.
Session 4: Climate Justice and Anti-Racist Action Panel
This special session was a panel discussion exploring the intersections of climate and social justice issues, and was followed by an audience Q&A session. Our panelists discussed how social injustices are influenced and perpetuated by the climate crisis, and how youth can take anti-racist action in their communities.This session was moderated by Kat Cadungog (she/her), the Executive Director of the Foundation for Environmental Stewardship. Our distinguished panelists included Julius Lindsay (he/him), co-founder of the Black Environmentalist’s Alliance, Lauren Castelino (she/her), founder of the Green Career Centre, and Sophia Yang (she/her), founder and executive director of Threading Change.
Session 1: Cultural Storytelling
In this writing workshop, participants examined the beautiful complexities of diasporic identity through writing prompts, storytelling exercises, and caring conversations. The workshop was facilitated by Justine Abigail Yu (she/her), an award-winning writing workshop facilitator and founder of Living Hyphen, a community and multimedia platform that explores what it means to live in between cultures as a hyphenated Canadian.
Session 3: Collective Healing and Justice
In this relaxing and engaging session, participants explored individual and community well-being through the lens of collective healing practices. Our guest facilitator Shully Sappire (they/she) helped participants examine how collective healing and social justice intersect within climate spaces and beyond.
Session 5: Indigenous and Black Solidarity in Climate Spaces
For the final session of our Spring Season, we discussed the importance of solidarity within climate action and the importance of building bridges between Black and Indigenous communities on Turtle Island and across the world. This space explored what Black and Indigenous solidarity in climate spaces can look like through a decolonial, queer, feminist, and pro-Black lens. This session was facilitated by Shanese Anne Indoowaaboo Steele, writer and equity educator.
Participant Testimonials
“I didn’t think I would participate as much as I did. But I felt comfortable and safe. I shared my thoughts and it was great.“
- Session 3 Attendee
“The facilitator was great. She was honest, transparent and kind.”
- Session 3 Attendee
“Very insightful and fun session, loved the panel and depth to the discussions!”
- Session 4 Attendee