Hope and Action Climate Change Symposium听听
On November 1st and 2nd, 糖心直播 (UTRCA) staff from across multiple units participated in the Hope and Action Climate Change Symposium hosted by Museum London. The Symposium was designed to help celebrate and share positive actions that organizations across London are taking to confront climate change. The event featured of two days of programming, with the first day involving close to one hundred secondary students from schools across the city. Students began the day with a keynote address from water protector and advocate Tia Kennedy, who is from Oneida Nation of the Thames and Walpole Island First Nation. Following the keynote, students participated in a series of activities that included a flood walk, gallery tour, writing reflection, zine-making workshop, and community-engagement fair. Enjoy a short video of the day:听
The second day of the symposium offered the public a free day of 鈥渨alks, talks, and family fun鈥� and included panel discussions, guided tours, and activities for all ages that promote climate change awareness and action. Over 600 people attended the event and took in a wide array of programming including panel presentations from Indigenous youth, health care professionals, city and UTRCA staff, Western University professors, and more. The London Cycle Link led a community bike ride and the London Bicycle Caf茅 offered E-bike demonstrations and a free bike valet. Museum tours and film screenings showcased both the nature-inspired work of Christina Battle in her exhibition Under Metallic Skies, and the storytelling of Summer Bressette and Katie Wilhem鈥檚 in their film听 Baapaagimaak: Weaving Endurance. Attendees also participated in creative activities designed to inspire and educate, from hands-on workshops to collaborative art projects. Special thanks to Crunican Orchards for the donation of apples and the City of London for the free tree give-away.听听听听
Partner organizations included: Museum London, ReForest London, Western University Sustainability, Thames Talbot Land Trust, Western University Geography and Environment, London Bicycle Cafe, London Cycle Link, London Environmental Network, Green Economy London, Climate Action London, City of London (CEAP), Project Neutral, and the London Public Library.听
A group of cyclists is about to set off on a tour with London Cycle Link at the Hope and Action Climate Change Symposium.