April is both Earth Month and National Poetry Month and is a busy time for many of us activists and creatives. The number of opportunities for engagement can become overwhelming, so I hope that you’ve been responding in ways that support your personal capacity for curiosity, creativity, and resilience. Besides strengthening our relationships and connectionContinue reading “Earth Month and National Poetry Month 2024: Two poems for the planet”
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Growing the Circular Cities Movement Through Cultivating Creative Climate Communication
For Canada’s inaugural Circular Economy Month this October 2022, I’m repurposing and updating my blog post about circular cities and creative climate communication, originally published in August 2021. Speaking of creative climate communication, I invite you to check out last week’s blog post celebrating Canada’s 21st Waste Reduction Week (October 17th-October 23rd) where I introduced a new 3Rs Workout!Continue reading “Growing the Circular Cities Movement Through Cultivating Creative Climate Communication”
“Living in Indigenous Sovereignty” Poetry Walk: The Self-Guided Edition
This self-guided edition of the “Living in Indigenous Sovereignty” Poetry Walk invites you to explore themes of Indigenous sovereignty and truth, justice and reconciliation through the poetry of five Indigenous authors and two non-Indigenous authors. This post also serves as an archival presentation of the poetry walk lead by me, Anna Nieminen, in Scarborough-Agincourt onContinue reading ““Living in Indigenous Sovereignty” Poetry Walk: The Self-Guided Edition”