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More Than Meetings: How Art and Young Adults Helped Build a Climate Movement in Vernon, BC
By Barry Dorval, Member of Stop Sprawl Vernon Coalition and Okanagan Climate Hub On many afternoons during the Stop Sprawl Vernon campaign, a large, old harvest table in a home on the outskirts of Vernon became an unlikely centre of climate action. Friends gathered there to carve images into linoleum blocks, share ideas, ask questions, laugh, and sometimes debate the best way forward. Drying posters hung from string stretched across rafters. Some folks were always there; othe
3 days ago6 min read


Reading Toward Reconciliation: Building a Community Through Indigenous Stories
By Tracey Davis, Okanagan Climate Hub In the book 52 Ways To Reconcile, by David A. Robertson, which I highly recommend everyone reads, #2 is Start an Indigenous Book Club. Never having occurred to me before, unlike many other suggestions in the book, I mulled it over and knew that I could start one, as I like reading and I enjoy discussing books. One of the hardest parts was choosing the titles, as there are so many that I wanted to include. One of the criteria I used was
3 days ago6 min read


From Climbing Trees to Suing the Government: Meet the Youth Activist Holding Canada Accountable
By Ashley Anthony, Education and Community Project Manager, The Climate Reality Project Canada. Photo credit: Justin Tang For many young people, a hobby might be soccer, gaming, or learning an instrument. For Shirley Barnea, an economics and political science student at the Université de Montréal and trained Climate Reality Leader, her hobby of climate activism has become something more unusual: helping take the federal government to court. Inspired by Greta Thunberg and the
Jul 205 min read


INTERSESSIONS DE BONN : Le bon, le mauvais et le stagnant
Pendant deux semaines, les délégué-e-s du monde entier ont tenté de faire progresser les dossiers les plus urgents : adaptation, finance, réduction des émissions, transition juste.
Résultat : plusieurs impasses majeures et de nombreux dossiers renvoyés à la COP31 à Antalya en novembre prochain, un signal sur l'état du multilatéralisme climatique dans un contexte de tensions géopolitiques croissantes.
Jun 258 min read


BONN INTERSESSIONALS: The Good, the Bad, and the Stalled
For two weeks, delegates from around the world attempted to make progress on the most urgent issues: adaptation, finance, emissions reduction, and a just transition.
The result: several major impasses and numerous issues deferred to COP31 in Antalya this November—a signal of the state of climate multilateralism in growing geopolitical tensions.
Jun 257 min read
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