*Caring for All Creation: Land, Water and our Communities -- Mar 3/4: From Fear and Apathy to Active-Hope and Love

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All evenings run from 6-9 pm.

Whether we are of Indigenous, Immigrant or Settler story, spiritual, religious or not: we are called to care for our lands, waters, and our communities. 

The instability of our climate is by now undeniable. The contamination of land and water for unfettered resource extraction is proceeding at an extreme scale and pace. The economic inequality between rich and poor is growing. We have exceeded the safe limit of carbon in the atmosphere. And yet we hear the mantra that ongoing and rapid ‘economic growth’ will save us.

It is time to re-flect, re-imagine, and rework, together. So many of us care about our land, water, wildlife, communities and future generations. And so many of us have been working relentlessly to protect these gifts of life in different ways. Yet, so often we feel alone in our works. How can this be?

We are an invisible majority. Our works and stories are different, but we share a commonality: love for our Earth.  We must recognize this commonality in each other for, despite valiant efforts, we cannot realize the kinder future about which we dream if we do not do so together.

Many others care for these gifts also, but believe economic growth is the engine through which to do so. Although many of us see this engine as the very source of injustice, we cannot oppose each other. We are beginning to speak about others in war language. This is only increasing our alienation. We must oppose only the system that causes suffering – of which we are all a part – but never oppose each other.

Do you care about good water and soil? Do you care about right relationships with peoples and creatures? Do you care about someone? Do you care about something?

Gatherings (6-9 pm)

Caring for All Creation: From Fear and Apathy to Active-Hope and Love

Mar 3 (Victoria) Guest Speaker: Dr. Dittmar Mundel

Mar 4 (Vancouver) Guest Speaker: Dr. Dittmar Mundel

Theme 1: Mar 3 - Mar 16

Caring for All Creation: Re-Valuing Vocation in Land & Food Systems

Mar 17 (Victoria) Guest Speaker: Andrew Rushmere, Erika Mundel

Mar 18 (Vancouver) Guest Speaker: Seann Dory

Theme 2: Mar 17 - Mar 30

Caring for All Creation: De-colonization and Indigenous Wisdom

Mar 31 (Victoria) Sara Stratton

Apr 1 (Vancouver) Sara Stratton, other TBA

Theme 3: Mar 31 - Apr 13

Caring for All Creation: From Extractivism to a Gift Economy

Apr 14 (Victoria) TBA!

Apr 15 (Vancouver) Christine Boyle, Village Vancouver Founder Ross Moster

Theme 4: Apr 14 - Apr 27

Caring for All Creation: A Culture & Politics for our Land, Water and Communities

Apr 28 (Victoria) Dr. David Goa, Tiffany McNaughton

Apr 29 (Vancouver) Dr. Sven Wetering, Dr. David Goa

Theme 5: Apr 28 - May 11

Caring for All Creation: The Art of the Commonplace

May 12 (Victoria) No guest speaker - series celebration!

May 13 (Vancouver) No guest speaker - series celebration!

Online Series
Mon or Tue, 6-9pm
Or listen to recorded gathering at www.spiritoftheland.ca