From Root to Sky Summer Programming

Youth Climate Lab

A climate-centred program created to foster kinship and community among racialized youth interested in climate justice & self-care!

From Root to Sky is a climate-centred program created by <a href="https://www.youthclimatelab.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Youth Climate Lab </a>to foster kinship and community among racialized and marginalized communities by promoting wellness and healing through art, storytelling, and other spiritual and land-based practices. The Summer 2023 program will include 2 sessions: an in-person workshop in Calgary and a virtual climate circle over Zoom. Our aim is to create a safer space for young BIack, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) youth to be free to express themselves while also building capacity for collective anti-racist climate action, through dialogue, networking, and learning opportunities. Drop in to our in-person event, our virtual session, or both!

<h2>Session 1: Planting Seeds to Bloom: A Conversation on Environmental Inequity with Black Eco Bloom (August 29th, 7-8:80pm MDT at Communitywise Resource Centre)</h2>

W﻿e are so excited to be collaborating with <a href="https://www.blackecobloom.org/about-us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Black Eco Bloom</a> to host an in-person workshop in Calgary this summer at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/CommunityWise+Resource+Centre/@51.0412425,-114.0698112,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x53717002cccd7e21:0xd40750b532806943!8m2!3d51.0412425!4d-114.0672363!16s%2Fg%2F1tlbtd8k?entry=ttu" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Communitywise in the Arusha Centre</a>!Join Black Eco Bloom and From Root to Sky for an illuminating workshop that examines environmental inequity in Calgary through a systems thinking lens. Our focus will be on hearing from participants about their communities and how they experience them at different levels. By exploring the various interconnections, we can begin to envision more sustainable communities. During the workshop, we will identify environmental inequities present in our communities and how they manifest. Finally, we will plant seeds for ways to combat, challenge and reimagine the ways in which our communities are developed!

<a href="https://www.blackecobloom.org/about-us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Black Eco Bloom</a> is dedicated to providing a dynamic platform for Black women, gender diverse individuals, and Black communities around the world.The organization aims to provide unique opportunities for personal and professional growth, contributing significantly to sustainability initiatives and green sector employment. With a shared vision, we are an unstoppable force for change, committed to redefining the narrative of environmental leadership, while learning and creating alternative solutions to climate change.

<h2>S﻿ession 2: Engaging with Climate Emotions with Bonita Ford (August 31, 7-8:30pm EST over Zoom)</h2>

From fear and anxiety to hope and healing, the living through the climate crisis can bring up a range of emotions for folks and it is important to take care of yourself. Join us over Zoom to engage in a casual climate circle to build community with other young BIPOC folks and engage with your climate emotions with Bonita Ford!

Bonita Eloise Ford is the author of the book “Embers of Hope: Embracing Life in an Age of Ecological Destruction and Climate Chaos.” Bonita supports people in coping with and addressing ecological and climate breakdown. She teaches permaculture, Nonviolent Communication, Reiki (energy work), and gardening, and she has facilitated groups around the world for 20 years. Bonita's ancestral roots are from China, and the land she calls home is 1/5 of an acre in Perth, Ontario, on unceded Anishinabe-Algonquin Territory. She loves eating wild foods, talking to the plants, and dancing barefoot on the Earth. To learn more about her work, <a href="https://www.livinghearth.net/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">visit www.livinghEARTH.net</a> and <a href="https://www.embersofhopebook.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.embersofhopebook.com</a>.

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